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School of Education

Our academic community brings together the expertise, teaching and research from across education, lifelong learning and the Sheffield Methods Institute.

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Education

Our forward-thinking teaching and influential research are respected globally.

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Lifelong learning

We offer degrees with a foundation year for mature students who are returning to education. We value life and work experience, and lack of traditional entry qualifications is no barrier to entry.

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Sheffield Methods Institute

Investigate, analyse, evaluate, understand and explain. We're using research to tackle the big social science challenges.

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16 August 2024

Celebrating 10 years of success for the University of Sheffield’s mature students

Not all students start their journey straight from school, and a University of Sheffield programme designed to support mature students to return to higher education, is celebrating a decade of success this year for its students past and present.

18 July 2024

Professor Dan Goodley elected as Fellow of the British Academy

Congratulations to Dan on this prestigious award in recognition of his contribution to critical disability studies.

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20 June 2024

Maker{Futures} Team Hosts International Networking Event for Maker Practitioners

On 10th June the Maker{Futures} team, based in the School of Education, hosted their inaugural international networking event, drawing together a global community of makerspace, education and industry partners for a three-day programme.