University of Sheffield
Also known as Sheffield University, The University of Sheffield
university in Sheffield, United Kingdom
Key facts
- Motto
- Rerum cognoscere causas ( Latin )
- Motto in english
- To discover the causes of things
- Type
- Public research university
- Established
- 1905 ( 1905 ) – University of Sheffield, Predecessor institutions:, 1828 ( 1828 ) – Sheffield Medical School , 1879 ( 1879 ) – Firth College, 1884 ( 1884 ) – Sheffield Technical School , 1897 ( 1897 ) – University College of Sheffield
- Affiliations
- ACU AMBA CESAER EQUIS EUA N8 Group Russell Group Sutton 30 Universities UK White Rose WUN
- Endowment
- £59.0 million (2025)
- Budget
- £845.2 million (2024/25)
- Chancellor
- Andy Haldane
- Vice chancellor
- Koen Lamberts
- Academic staff
- 3,865 (2024/25)
- Administrative staff
- 4,640 (2024/25)
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The University of Sheffield (informally Sheffield University or TUOS) is a public research university in Sheffield, South Yorkshire, England. Its history traces back to the foundation of Sheffield Medical School in 1828, Firth College in 1879 and Sheffield Technical School in 1884. The University College of Sheffield was subsequently formed by the amalgamation of the three institutions in 1897 and was granted a royal charter as the University of Sheffield in 1905 by King Edward VII.