With almost 27,000 of the brightest students from over 140 countries, learning alongside over 1,200 of the best academics from across the globe, the University of Sheffield is an outstanding academic institution. It has now celebrated its latest ranking success after rising three places in The Times and The Sunday Times Good University Guide 2018 to 21st position.
This progress highlights the University’s strong performance in providing graduates to leading employers and praised its pioneering work on degree apprentices, blending internationally-leading research with excellent industry-sponsored technical education.
Highly commended University
Sheffield is the only university to feature in The Sunday Times 100 Best Not-For-Profit Organisations to Work For 2017 and was voted number one university in the UK for Student Satisfaction by Times Higher Education in 2014. In the last decade it has won four Queen’s Anniversary Prizes in recognition of the outstanding contribution to the United Kingdom’s intellectual, economic, cultural and social life.
Professor Sir Keith Burnett, President and Vice-Chancellor of the University of Sheffield, said: "I am delighted that the University of Sheffield has been recognised in this way for the outstanding work we do and the impact this has on the lives of students from around the world.
“For over a century, our University has been committed to research and teaching which improves the lives, health and prosperity of communities locally and globally. I would like to thank all those whose hard work has made this possible."
Women enjoy great careers at University of Sheffield
This highly regarded ranking shows that the University is an organisation where talented staff from all over the world are given a platform to succeed and become leaders in their fields.
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