International students Global impact in the UK's greenest city Our global reputation for teaching and research attracts more than 29,000 international students from over 150 countries. We're among the top 50 most international universities in the world, according to the 2022 Times Higher Education World University Rankings.

The University’s research partners and clients include: Boeing, Rolls Royce, Unilever, Boots, AstraZeneca, GSK, ICI, Slazenger, and many more household names, as well as UK and overseas government agencies and charitable foundations. Research-led teachingįocused on equipping students for life after Sheffield, the outstanding research-led teaching is empowering the next generation of global citizens. In 1930, it pioneered the very first medical use of penicillin, while more recently researchers developed a lifesaving drug for the treatment of ovarian and breast cancer. With six Nobel Prize winners among its former staff and students, Sheffield has a proud history of discovery, innovation and social change. In the most recent UK Research Excellence Framework, 99 percent of Sheffield’s research was assessed as world-leading or internationally excellent.

The University’s life enhancing research, innovation and education not only transforms the lives of its graduates, but shapes the world we live in. Renowned for its student experience, Sheffield’s Students’ Union is regularly voted as the best in the UK, with over 330 societies and nearly 60 sports clubs. Sheffield’s outstanding performance for excellent teaching and research is consistently confirmed by international independent assessments.

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