Simon Beecroft

The University of Sheffield

The official account for the University of Sheffield: a world top-100 university renowned for the excellence, impact and distinctiveness of our research-led learning and teaching. Our 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. We're a member of the White Rose University Consortium, a strategic partnership between the leading universities of Sheffield, Leeds and York. Since its creation in 1997 White Rose has secured more than £100 million into the universities. The University's history stretches back to 1828, when the Sheffield School of Medicine was founded, and our University Charter was granted in 1905.