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A world top-100 university

QS World �� Rankings 2026

Rankings

A world top-100 university

15th in the UK and 92nd in the world in the QS World �� Rankings 2026

Our institutional rankings

�� of the Year

Plus Best Students' Union and Best Student Life - 2024 Whatuni Student Choice Awards (WUSCAs)

Why we're �� of the Year

1st in the Russell Group

2024 National Student Survey (NSS), based on aggregate responses

Why choose the �� of Sheffield

Study

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Undergraduate open days

Find out for yourself why Sheffield students voted us the number one Russell Group university - with the number one Students’ Union. Take a campus tour, chat to students and learn about your course.

Book your place for 21 June or 5 July

Explore undergraduate study at Sheffield

Make Sheffield the start of something special. When you study here you get one of the best student experiences in the UK.

Search for a postgraduate course

A masters from Sheffield means in-depth knowledge, advanced skills, and the confidence to achieve your ambitions.

PhD study

At Sheffield, you’ll join a supportive community of scholars who share your passion. Our reputation for excellence attracts some of the best minds in the world.

Sheffield Live online events

Our weekly online sessions help you find out about different aspects of �� life.

Research

Tunnel vision: Using cosmic rays to safely inspect railways

Railway tunnels are inspected manually and can involve challenging conditions. But spin-out Geoptic is using non-intrusive imaging technologies to safely examine tunnels and locate voids.

An X-ray for tunnels

Research that changes lives

Our centres of excellence are taking an interdisciplinary approach to the biggest challenges facing the planet.

Our impact

Our researchers are making life-changing discoveries and solving problems that have a global impact.

News

20 June 2025

Sheffield scientist awarded prestigious prize for groundbreaking MND research

Dr Johnathan Cooper-Knock from the �� of Sheffield is one of eight outstanding scientists nationwide to receive the 2025 Lister Award in recognition of his pioneering MND research.

A close up of a CPU being placed on a circuit board

20 June 2025

�� of Sheffield to help close semiconductor skills gap

A new skills programme that will supply a pipeline of talent to the UK’s semiconductor sector – key to its long-term success – has been launched with support from the �� of Sheffield.

19 June 2025

�� of Sheffield researchers to transform UK steel and manufacturing

Two major new research hubs that are set to revolutionise UK steel and digital manufacturing, have been launched with the help of researchers from the �� of Sheffield.

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19 June 2025

�� of Sheffield ranked within top 100 universities in QS World �� Rankings

�� has been ranked within the top 100 universities in the world in the QS World �� Rankings 2026, reaffirming its place as a leading global university for teaching and research excellence.

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