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A world top-100 university - QS 2027

University of Sheffield strengthens top 100 global standing with 10-place rise in QS World University Rankings 2027

The University of Sheffield has risen 10 places in the QS World University Rankings 2027 to be ranked 82nd in the world and 14th in the UK, reinforcing its position as a world-leading university.
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Register to help shape Sheffield’s nature recovery partnership

Be part of a new interdisciplinary partnership for nature recovery. This hybrid Deep Dive Day brings together research, practice and policy to explore current challenges and identify opportunities for collaboration.
A world top-100 university - QS 2026

The University of Sheffield’s Faculty of Arts & Humanities ranked in top 100 in the QS World University Rankings by Subject

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Dr Alex Stamatiadis Wins British Council’s 2026 Business & Innovation Award

Research from a University of Sheffield PhD has led to award-winning music technology, with Dr Alex Stamatiadis recognised by the British Council for innovation in algorithmic music generation.
Adam Stanović

Music lecturer receives prestigious commission from GRM

Senior lecturer in music, Adam Stanovic, has been commissioned to work in the GRM studios to ultimately produce a new piece of music to be performed in concert.
The '88 Pianists' Project

88 Pianists: University of Sheffield researchers help school children set new Guinness World Record

Primary school children from across the UK have set a new Guinness World Record for the most people playing one piano after teaming up with engineers and musicians from the University of Sheffield.
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Hello, Barbra! How Streisand’s Broadway-to-Hollywood adaptations reveal the unique pull of her star persona 50 years on

Three popular film adaptations of Broadway musicals reveal Barbra Streisand’s unique influence as an artist in 1960s Hollywood, according to a musicologist from the University of Sheffield.

Sheffield’s forgotten castle brought to life by virtual model

Sheffield’s lost castle – which held Mary Queen of Scots prisoner for 14 years – has been brought to life once again via a collaboration between researchers from the University of Sheffield and the National Videogame Museum.
Roman wooden arm artefact

Honorary Research Fellow Michael Bamforth discovers an unusual Roman artefact

Honorary Research Fellow from the University of Sheffield, Michael Bamforth, demonstrates a post-excavation analysis which uncovers something rather remarkable.