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Architect's rendering of proposed new SITraN sister facility
Architect's rendering of proposed new SITraN sister facility. Credit: Bond Bryan Architects

University of Sheffield reaches £14m to further groundbreaking neuroscience research

Fundraising success as University of Sheffield reaches £14m to further groundbreaking neuroscience research.
A group of six diverse women, standing inside a large frame with the text 'Women in Engineering'

AESSEAL gives a boost to Women in Engineering

The University of Sheffield’s Women in Engineering initiative has received an incredible contribution thanks to local engineering company AESSEAL who since 2016 have donated £100,000 to support efforts in the areas of gender equality in Engineering.
Arts tower view sheffield campus

Congratulations to alumni recognised in the 2026 New Year Honours

From Sheffield to the world stage. Meet fellow alumni whose incredible work has earned them one of the nation’s highest honours.
Group of Sheffield alumni during an event in China smiling at the camera.

Wherever you are, Sheffield is never far away

As a truly international community, the University of Sheffield’s alumni network has grown to 10,000 members across 35 groups, proudly connecting alumni from all corners of the world. Discover how the Sheffield spirit shines across continents.
Hilary Mantel

Hilary Mantel in interview with Brendan Stone

Law alumna Hilary Mantel, the first woman, and the first Briton, to win the Man Booker Prize twice, shared her memories of The University of Sheffield and the discovery of the ‘noise’ inside her head.
Rosemary Boucher, Donald Tomlin and Professor Sir Keith Burnett

Alumnus Mr Donald Tomlin receives the Professor Robert Boucher Distinguished Alumni Award

The Development and Alumni Relations Office were delighted to award alumnus Mr Donald Tomlin (1940, BSc Physics) the Professor Robert Boucher Distinguished Alumni Award at the annual Meeting of Court on Thursday 1 March.
Rosemary Boucher, Professor Sir Keith Burnett and Dave Wickett

Sheffield brewer receives first ever Distinguished Alumni Award

University of Sheffield alumnus and much loved local businessman Dave Wickett has received the first ever Professor Robert Boucher Distinguished Alumni Award.
Her Majesty The Queen with Professor Dame Pamela Shaw at the opening of SITraN in 2010

The Queen visits University to open Sheffield Institute for Translational Neuroscience

Her Majesty The Queen, accompanied by His Royal Highness The Duke of Edinburgh, officially unveiled a new state-of-the-art £12 million research institute at the University of Sheffield on Thursday 18 November 2010, which is set to make Sheffield a world leader for research into motor neurone disease (MND).
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Sheffield students' charity bid for Christmas number one

Students from the University of Sheffield are aim to raise thousands of pounds for charity after gaining permission to re-record Band Aid's 1980s hit Do they know its Christmas?