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University of Sheffield

University information
NameUniversity of Sheffield
Motto 
Motto in EnglishTo discover the causes of things
Established1905
1897 - University College of Sheffield
TypePublic
Endowment£29 million
ChancellorSir Peter Middleton
Vice-ChancellorProf. Keith Burnett
Staff5306
Students25700
Under graduates18,480
Post graduates7,225
CitySheffield
StateSouth Yorkshire
CountryEngland, UK
CampusUrban
ColoursBlack & Gold   
AffiliationsRussell Group, WUN, EUA, ACU, N8 Group, White Rose, Yorkshire Universities
Websitewww.sheffield.ac.uk

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The University of Sheffield is a leading research university based in the city of Sheffield in South Yorkshire, England. It is one of the original 'red brick' universities and is a member of the Russell Group of leading research intensive universities. It was ranked 40th in the world's top 100 universities by the Global University Ranking Study 2009, and 17th in the United Kingdom in the 2008 Research Assessment Exercise (RAE) and is consistently ranked amongst the top 20 universities in the United Kingdom and Europe according to The Good University Guide. It was the Sunday Times University of the Year in 2001. In 2011, QS World University Rankings placed Sheffield as the 72nd university worldwide.

Furthermore, the university is ranked amongst both the UK's and world's Top 100 universities by the Shanghai Jiao Tong (SJTU) and Times Higher Education (THE) World University Rankings, and the 2008 Research Assessment Exercise found 41 submissions out of 49 of Sheffield's research to contain more than 50% of "world-leading" and "internationally excellent" research, which made Sheffield among the Top Ten in the Russell Group. The university has produced five Nobel Prize winners so far.


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