Highlights of the year
Our outstanding achievements over the past year.
August 2023
We officially , built from recycled and leftover materials, designed to bring nature to the doorstep of the University campus.
Our University was placed , in which we received the highest positive responses from students about their higher education experience.
September 2023
Along with Sheffield Hallam University, we joined forces with the South Yorkshire Mayor, Sheffield MPs, council leaders and business leaders to .
We were once again recognised as , developing IP, commercialising research, and public and community engagement.
October 2023
Following the success of the BetterPoints scheme at our University, the , rewarding sustainable travel for more users across the city.
Our scientists which helps pneumonia bacteria become resistant to antibiotics.
We announced a pioneering £4 million that will drive development of innovative digital technologies to improve the way diseases are treated and diagnosed.
November 2023
A using 100 per cent Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF) took off on 28 November 2023 with the help of our engineers.
We were in recognition of our support for displaced people.
We launched the new , which aims to discover new treatments that could ultimately mean MND becomes a curable condition.
Our , was officially opened by Will Hutton, President of the Academy of Social Sciences.
December 2023
Jointly with Sheffield Hallam University, we were awarded r at the Times Higher Education Awards 2023 for the Sheffield: Your University City campaign.
We were ranked , out of more than 1,400 institutions in the 2024 QS World University Rankings, as well as 7th in the UK and 12th in Europe.
We reflected on the , which was led by our University in 1923. One hundred years on, Sheffield remains at the forefront of innovative diabetes research today
January 2024
Our biologists discovered that as opposed to in dramatic ‘monster’ steps, answering the long-debated question as to how innovations like flight, vision, and the bearing of live offspring came to be
February 2024
The South Yorkshire Digital Health Hub announced to tackle inequalities and upskilling for the region.
March 2024
We were to train the next generation of engineers, highly skilled in digital manufacturing.
A new report, commissioned by our University, revealed that Sheffield has retained its position as the , with the thriving brewing industry driving tourism and regeneration in the steel city.
April 2024
We were voted , Best Students’ Union, and Best Student Life at the Whatuni Student Choice Awards (WUSCAs) 2024.
We were delighted to to lead our new Centre for Machine Intelligence (CMI).
May 2024
Our students raising vital funds for UK charities.
A , aimed at supporting career progression for technicians and celebrating their vital contributions, was launched at the University
June 2024
aiming to address the challenge of commercialising early stage research within key areas of manufacturing, such as aerospace, medicines and semiconductors, were launched in collaboration with our academics.
We who have blazed a trail for colleagues and students in a portrait exhibition held at the University.
Our scientists discovered a new piece of the puzzle in .
Our students became the , breaking a series of UK and European altitude records.
July 2024
We retained our .
Three of our academics were - the highest honour bestowed by the UK’s national academy for the humanities and social sciences.
England footballer in recognition of her amazing success in the world of women’s football and her place as a key figure in the promotion of women’s sport