Studying Biomedical Engineering
What is Biomedical Engineering, and what is it like to study it? This page explores student life, the exciting projects you’ll work on, and the supportive community at Sheffield. Find out if it’s the right place to begin your journey as a biomedical engineer.
What is Biomedical Engineering?
Have you ever wondered how prosthetic limbs work, how we can grow new tissues in the lab, or how we design tools that help surgeons save lives? The answer lies in the exciting world of biomedical engineering.
Biomedical engineers bring together engineering, medicine and biology to solve some of the most pressing health challenges of our time. From designing next-generation implants and wearable health monitors to creating new drug delivery systems and medical imaging technologies – this is where innovation meets healthcare.
At the University of Sheffield, you’ll join a vibrant research community at the cutting edge of medical technology. Our students and researchers are helping to create life-changing solutions.
A degree in Biomedical Engineering opens doors to a wide range of careers – from the NHS and MedTech industry to research and start-ups shaping the future of personalised medicine. If you're excited by the idea of using technology to improve lives, this could be the path for you.
Biomedical Engineering undergraduate courses
All our courses offer the opportunity to take an industrial placement year or a year abroad. These options provide practical work experience or international exposure, helping to enhance your skills, broaden your perspective, and improve your career prospects.
Accredited
All our undergraduate courses are accredited by the Institute of Physics and Engineering in Medicine (IPEM) and the Institution of Engineering and Technology (IET)on behalf of the Engineering Council for the purposes of fully meeting the academic requirement for registration as an Incorporated Engineer and partially meeting the academic requirement for registration as a Chartered Engineer.
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Student led activities
Biomedical Engineering students have the opportunity to take part in competitions and other practical activities to hone their skills in preparation for their careers. Here are just a few of the teams and societies that you can be a part of at Sheffield.
Bionics Society
Sheffield Bionics is an engineering project run by students for developing skills and experiences with medical devices. We have teams working with upper and lower limb prostheses, brain-computer interfaces, and customised disability aids. It provides excellent opportunities for up and coming engineers to practise the theory taught to them in lectures and gain experience working with likeminded colleagues from across the faculty. All students are welcome to join in with the work they are doing.
Sunride
Sunride is the University of Sheffield’s student-led rocketry team, designing and building record-breaking high-powered rockets. Sunride currently holds many accolades and awards: most notably winning first place at the Orbex National Rocketry Championship 2021. The team recently made UK history by successfully testing SunFire — the first 3D-printed, liquid-fuelled rocket engine built by students, and the most powerful of its kind. Their ultimate mission? To become the first UK student team to launch a rocket beyond the Kármán line into space.
How to apply
You can apply for an undergraduate course at Sheffield via UCAS (the Universities and Colleges Admissions Service): How to apply
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Results and Clearing 2025
The University of Sheffield has some places for additional high achieving students available through Clearing this year.