School profile, University of Sheffield, UK

The University of Sheffield has developed from three local colleges: Sheffield Medical College (founded in 1828), Harbour College (1879) and Sheffield Technical College (1884). 1897, the three colleges merged to form the University College of Sheffield. 1905 was granted a royal charter and promoted to the University of Sheffield. For more than a century, the reputation and scale of the University of Sheffield have been continuously improved, and now it has become an internationally renowned educational institution. There are more than 25,000 students in the school, of whom more than 3,200 are international students from 1 15 countries. Sheffield is a big city with all kinds of facilities, but at the same time it is very small, because the city is compact and friendly. According to the official statistics of the British government, it is the safest city in England. Sheffield is located in the center of Britain, and the transportation to other major cities is very convenient. China restaurants and Asian food are everywhere in the city, and food from other countries is not uncommon.

The University of Sheffield has eight faculties: architecture, art, education, engineering, law, pure theory, social science and medical school, including dentistry and nursing. The University of Sheffield offers more than 250 bachelor's degree programs, more than 65,438+090 master's degree programs and more than 65,438+000 master's and doctoral degree programs in its departments and research centers. In the evaluation activities of British universities' teaching and scientific research carried out by the Higher Education Funding Committee of the British government, 60% of the departments of the University of Sheffield obtained excellent evaluation at home and abroad in research, and 17 of the 22 departments participating in the evaluation obtained teaching quality? Excellent? Evaluation.

The Institute of East Asian Studies has always enjoyed a high reputation, having active exchanges with top universities in China and East Asia, and jointly carrying out many scientific research projects.

Features of colleges and universities:

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. 19 17 Harry Bourelly, a metallurgical student at the University of Sheffield, invented stainless steel. Professor Edward Melanby discovered in 1920 that vitamin D can cure rickets. 1930, Dr. Cecil Paine recorded the first document using penicillin. Amy Johnson 193 1 flew over Australia alone. Professor Hans ·REBS 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 richard roberts won the Nobel Prize in Chemical Physics with 1993. Professor Harry clotho 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.

Student services:

The University Library of Sheffield is one of the largest libraries in Britain, with140,000 books, more than 2,200 study seats and abundant electronic resources. The number of computers exceeds 1000.

After paying a certain fee, students can attend the pre-semester language courses provided by the English Language Education Center. Registered students can participate in all kinds of English remedial classes of the school free of charge. These language courses cover all aspects of English and are held all year round.

Students can enjoy the accommodation service of the school during their stay at school. The staff of the Accommodation and Campus Service Department are specially trained and have rich experience in dealing with student accommodation problems. The student union has been rated as the best student union in British universities for many times. There are more than 60 sports clubs and more than 20 clubs/kloc-0, and their student counseling centers are responsible for providing various consulting services such as life and law.

Contact information of colleges and universities:

Address:

University of Sheffield,

Sheffield West Bank

S 10 2TN, UK

Tel: +44 1 14 222 2000

Website: http://www.sheffield.ac.uk.