School establishment time
University of Sheffield, a world-famous university, has a long history, which can be traced back to the establishment of Sheffield Medical College in 1828. From 65438 to 0897, Sheffield Medical College merged with two academic institutions, Foss College and Sheffield Technical College, to form Sheffield University College. 1905 was approved by the royal charter, and the university was formally established and named as the University of Sheffield. At that time, King Edward VII and Queen Alexandra personally came to the University of Sheffield to hold a ribbon-cutting ceremony for the opening of Firth Court, an executive office building. On this basis, after more than a century of development, the University of Sheffield has been expanding in scale and academic reputation, and has gradually become a top research institution in Britain and even the world.
geographical position
Although most of the buildings of the University of Sheffield are built nearby, it is not a campus university. The main campus is located about one mile west of the center of Sheffield, and almost all the buildings within one mile of Fiona Fang in this area belong to Xieda. Including Sheffield University Student Union, Oktogan Center (a conference hall), Firth Court, Geography Department Building, Auferil Denny Building (for teachers and students of Natural Science Department, with a small museum inside), Dayton Building (Chemistry Department) and Hicks Building (Mathematics and Physics Department). The secondary library * and the Faculty of Arts building are also located in this area. In the central hall under the main road, students can easily move between each building. East of the city center is St. George's campus, named after St. George's Church (now used as a lecture hall). Our school is located in the center of Ma Bin Street, including Engineering College (some departments are located in Ma Bin Building, Grade Two), Management Department and Computer Department. There is also the Tanner Glass Museum held by Xie Dawei in this area. Sheda is trying to buy the nearby Jessop Hospital and HSE Building and use it in other colleges. Built in 1905, west of Firth Court Campus, the principal's office building is a public place, including Sheffield City Museum, Ma Bin Art Museum, stadium, and law school and medical school located in Kuruksme District (located in the municipal teaching hospital). In the west, Bruhill District and Kuluk District are student dormitories, and Lunmo Building, Sobai, Earnshaw, Halifitz, Stephenson and Topton Dormitories, as well as the Music Department are all nearby. Manweisi Campus between Lodhan District and Basri District is the main place for nursing department to attend classes.
College characteristics
1. University of Sheffield * * * has more than 60 departments and 900 high-quality teachers. 57% of undergraduate graduates have reached the highest honorary degree or 2: 1 degree.
2. The University of Sheffield has become a famous university for international students and one of the five most popular universities for international students in Britain. At present, about 3,200 students from more than 100 countries live and study in Sheffield.
3. The University of Sheffield was founded in 1905, which was formed by the merger of Sheffield Medical College and Sheffield Technical College. Harry burrell, a metallurgical student at the University of Sheffield, invented stainless steel. Professor EDWARDMELLANBY discovered in 1920 that vitamin D can cure rickets. 1930, Dr. Cecipane recorded the first document using penicillin. AMYJOHNSON flew over Australia alone at 193 1. 1953 professor Hans Reebs was awarded the nobel prize in chemical physics. Professor george porter was awarded the Nobel Prize in Chemistry. 1967 Helen Sharman, a student at the University of Sheffield, became the first British astronaut. Professor RICHARDROBERTS 1993 won the Nobel Prize in Chemical Physics. 1996 Professor Harry Kroto was awarded the Nobel Prize in Chemistry. 1998 The Institute of Anthropology was awarded the Queen's Memorial Award.
4. Excellent research and teaching environment. In the recent professional research evaluation, the University of Sheffield 18 Department was rated as above 5 points. 2 1 department was rated as the best in teaching quality. The average annual research expenditure exceeds 70 million pounds. The University of Sheffield has 68 disciplines and is in a leading position in a wide range of academic fields. The University of Sheffield has three technical research centers, and this number alone exceeds that of Oxford and Cambridge. The University of Sheffield will devote itself to research and development in the fields of biology, animal and plant science and physics, and the university has specially allocated about 30 million pounds of research funds.
5. The University of Sheffield has established a partnership with famous universities in Britain and America, aiming at establishing mutual assistance and cooperation in the field of teaching and research.
6. The University of Sheffield has excellent artistic and social studies. The Institute of Anthropology was awarded the Queen's Memorial Award for its innovation in human development research. The Department of Archaeology and the Department of History are the largest universities in Britain, and were rated as the first in Europe by the French Liberation Daily. The school enjoys a high reputation in music, language research and sociological research.
7. The University of Sheffield has always been a leader in medical research. We maintain extensive and in-depth contacts with our counterparts in the field of biomolecular research and biotechnology in the United States. The medical school's education expenditure exceeds 6,543,800+million.
8. The Institute of East Asian Studies has always enjoyed a high reputation. It has had active exchanges with top universities in China and East Asia and has jointly carried out many scientific research projects.
Departmental setup
The University of Sheffield has six colleges: Engineering College, Science College, Social Science College and Medical College. Dentistry and Health), College of Arts and Humanities, and International College of City College of Thessaloniki, Greece.
Among them, the School of Social Sciences includes School of Law, School of Management, School of Architecture and School of East Asian Studies. The medical college has the following departments: dental college, medical college, nursing and midwifery college. The College of Arts and Humanities includes the College of English and the College of Modern Languages.
The University of Sheffield offers more than 250 bachelor's degree courses, 65,438+065,438+00 master's degree courses and more than 50 master's and doctoral degree courses in its departments and research centers. Its wide range of disciplines and specialties, cutting-edge and high-end, make it a veritable world-class university.
Excellent courses include civil engineering, applied social work, architecture, political science, East Asian studies, electronic and electrical engineering, English, geography, history, law, linguistics, material technology, mechanical engineering, music, physics, astronomy, Russian and Eastern European languages and their research, social policy and administration, urban and rural planning and beautification.
As a century-old prestigious school in Britain, the University of Sheffield has always been the dream of many outstanding students around the world. The University of Sheffield has grown from 65,438+065,438+04 students in four colleges to more than 24,000 students in six colleges today. Its excellent teaching quality and scientific research environment have cultivated many outstanding talents in the world, including five Nobel Prize winners and many famous people with important influence in the world. In the "All-England Student Survey" in 2007, five departments of the University of Sheffield ranked first in the UK in terms of student satisfaction, including the Department of Dentistry, the Department of Electronic and Electrical Engineering, the Department of Philosophy, the Department of East Asian Studies and the Department of Language.
University facilities
The university has first-class facilities, including 4 main libraries and 7 branch libraries, with a collection of1300,000 volumes; Fast and convenient online catalogue and electronic inquiry book database; Many computer rooms inside and outside the school that students can use for free have more than 1000 computers, most of which are connected with universities and libraries. The remote control network enables students to use electronic equipment nationwide. The computer network center is a UNIX multi-processor combined workspace with great energy. The University Library of Sheffield is one of the largest libraries in Britain, with a rich and varied collection of books. There are 6.5438+0.4 million books, more than 2,200 study seats and extensive electronic resources. The number of computers exceeds 1000. Times Higher Education 20 1 1 shows that the University of Sheffield has the best library in Britain, which is tied for the first place with Oxford University.
Accommodation condition
First-year foreign students can live on campus, and the school can help students contact low-cost accommodation in the next few years. The university has first-class dormitory, including kitchen, TV room, bar, laundry room and parking lot. There are three ways of accommodation in this school, namely: (1) double student dormitory with catering service, 2 130 pounds per academic year; 2) A two-bedroom student dormitory that can cook by itself, at 1.070 per academic year; (3) Apartment shared by several people 1, 100 per academic year. Traditional teaching buildings and self-service apartments can provide 5000 places, and all freshmen can live in them.