In the Times Higher Education World University Rankings 2012, University of Sheffield, UK is ranked # 13 in the UK and # 66 worldwide. it’s also ranked among UK’s top 10 research-intensive varsities by RAE University of Sheffield (estb. 1905), one of Britain’s six ‘red brick’ varsities, has acquired an international reputation for excellence in teaching and research. In the Times Higher Education World University Rankings 2012, University of Sheffield, UK is ranked #13 in the UK, 38 in Europe and 66 worldwide. Moreover, UK’s Research Assessment Exercise (RAE) 2008 ranked Sheffield among the Top 10 research-intensive universities, with 93 percent of its research assessed as world-leading and internationally excellent. “From modest beginnings when Sheffield admitted its first batch of 114 students, this university has grown to include 25,000 students from 125 countries and 6,000 staff on its musters. It is regularly ranked among the Top 100 universities of the world, distinguished by its world-leading research conducted across all disciplines and outstanding quality of teaching and learning for students. In 2011, the University of Sheffield was named the Times Higher Education University of the Year. From Nobel Prize winners to prestigious partnerships with global companies, from life-changing research to student achievement and charitable volunteering, the University of Sheffield, UK continues to make a real impact for the good,” says Sir Keith Burnett, vice chancellor of the university. A member of Britain’s elite Russell group of 24 research universities, University of Sheffield, UK offers over 400 undergraduate and postgraduate programmes across six faculties — arts and humanities, engineering, science, medicine and dentistry, social sciences and its International Faculty City College, whose faculty is based in Greece from where it also offers study programmes to students in South-east and Eastern Europe. Sited in the eponymous town, the university’s history dates back to 1828 to the Sheffield School of Medicine. In 1905, the school was conferred its university charter. Sheffield. An industrial hub of Yorkshire county, Sheffield (pop. 500,000) is UK’s fourth largest city, with almost a third of its city limits spilling into the scenic Peak District National Park, a natural reserve which attracts more visitors than any other park in Britain. In addition, Sheffield boasts over 50 parks and 150 woodlands, making it Britain’s greenest city in its own right. Also widely reputed as the epicentre of British sport, it boasts an excellent county cricket team and the Sheffield Wednesday and Sheffield United football clubs. With arguably the lowest cost of living in the UK — 40 percent lower than the national average — it’s unsurprising the city hosts a student population of over 50,000. Shopping and nightlife are exciting in this bustling city which offers a plethora of shopping complexes, restaurants, pubs, bars and nightclubs. London is two hours by train while Manchester and Leeds are an hour away. Campus facilities. The Sheffield University campus hosts over 440 buildings with a built-up area of 407,000 sq. metres. However the campus is split into five zones with most buildings located in close proximity…
