University of Sheffield ranked within top 100 universities in QS World University Rankings

• The University of Sheffield has been ranked 13th best university in the UK, 78th in the world and top in Yorkshire and the Humber

• The global ranking is the world’s most-consulted, independent university evaluation

The University of Sheffield has been ranked within the top 100 universities in the world in the QS World University Rankings 2020, reaffirming its position as a leading global university for teaching and research.

The results rank the University 13th best in the UK, 78th in the world and top in Yorkshire and Humber.

The global ranking is the world’s most-consulted independent university evaluation and provides a definitive guide to the world’s 1,001 top universities.

The expert opinions of 94,672 academics and 44,884 employers contributed to this year’s rankings. Over thirteen million research papers and 93 million citations were analysed to measure the impact of the research produced by the universities ranked.

Using these measures, the QS Rankings 2020 placed the University of Sheffield 10th in the UK for research impact. The University’s research strives to change lives and influence policy by addressing some of the world's most pressing challenges, from developing new treatments for life-threatening diseases to solving the problem of feeding a world of 10 billion and driving low-carbon technology.

The QS World University Rankings 2020, which are in their 16th year, also measure academic standards, employability records, research quality, teaching capacity and internationalisation.

The University’s highest scores came in the two internationalisation indicators: 94.1/100 for international student ratio and 87.9/100 for international faculty ratio, demonstrating the University’s diverse community.

Our University has been committed to research and teaching which improves lives, solves global problems and leads the way in influencing policy and I’m grateful to all those whose hard work has made this possible.

PROFESSOR KOEN LAMBERTS, PRESIDENT AND VICE-CHANCELLOR OF THE UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD 

The University of Sheffield has already received significant recognition for providing outstanding support for international students. It has shown its longstanding commitment through its award-winning global #WeAreInternational campaign, which highlights the crucial value of international students to the UK and is backed by more than 150 universities and international organisations.

President and Vice-Chancellor of the University of Sheffield, Professor Koen Lamberts, said: “We’re delighted that the University of Sheffield has received recognition for being a world-leading university.

"Our University has been committed to research and teaching which improves lives, solves global problems and leads the way in influencing policy and I’m grateful to all those whose hard work has made this possible.

"I’m also really proud that our diverse community, which includes over 140 nationalities represented here on campus, has been recognised in the rankings. Our international students and staff play a crucial role in expanding the University's vibrant and dynamic cultural environment, and they make a huge contribution to academic life, knowledge and our economic growth as a nation. We’re committed to ensuring our city continues to make staff and students from around the world feel welcome."

Earlier this year, the University of Sheffield celebrated success in the QS World University Rankings by Subject, in which 17 subjects were ranked in the top 100 in the world. The University of Sheffield’s Students’ Union also recently accepted the Whatuni Student Choice Award for Best Students’ Union, rooting the organisation firmly in the top spot.

Additional information

The University of Sheffield
With almost 29,000 of the brightest students from over 140 countries, learning alongside over 1,200 of the best academics from across the globe, the University of Sheffield is one of the world’s leading universities.

A member of the UK’s prestigious Russell Group of leading research-led institutions, Sheffield offers world-class teaching and research excellence across a wide range of disciplines.

Unified by the power of discovery and understanding, staff and students at the university are committed to finding new ways to transform the world we live in.

Sheffield is the only university to feature in The Sunday Times 100 Best Not-For-Profit Organisations to Work For 2018 and for the last eight years has been ranked in the top five UK universities for Student Satisfaction by Times Higher Education.

Sheffield has six Nobel Prize winners among former staff and students and its alumni go on to hold positions of great responsibility and influence all over the world, making significant contributions in their chosen fields.

Global research partners and clients include Boeing, Rolls-Royce, Unilever, AstraZeneca, Glaxo SmithKline, Siemens and Airbus, as well as many UK and overseas government agencies and charitable foundations.

Contact

For further information please contact:

Shemina Davis
Media Relations Manager
The University of Sheffield
0114 222 5339
shemina.davis@sheffield.ac.uk

Colin Angus to present at the Health Economics & Evidence Synthesis (HEES) Group Seminar Series

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Dr Praveen Thokala to present at Vanderbilt University Medical Center Institute for Clinical and Translational Research - 'Measuring Value in Health Care'

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Dr Lesley Uttley invited scientist to the World Health Organisation (WHO), International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC)

Dr Lesley Uttley

Dr Lesley Uttley was recently invited as visiting scientist to the World Health Organisation (WHO), International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC) in Lyon 3-6 July 2018, to attend and observe the editorial board meetings for the WHO Classification of Tumours of Digestive System and Breast.

Lesley had been invited by Professor Ian Cree, the Head of the WHO Classification of Tumours Group, to act as a Visiting Fellow and provide expertise in systematic review methods which will update the WHO Blue Books using an evidence-informed approach. 

The WHO books are used globally by pathologists to classify tumours using the International Classification of Diseases for Oncology (ICD-0) and set the international standard for diagnosing cancers. The aim of the visiting role will be to work alongside WHO IARC staff to develop an approach which synthesises expert opinion and consensus with systematic evidence assessment.

Delegates at the editorial board meeting in France

Above is a picture of delegates at the editorial board meeting in France which comprised expert and standing committee members who are leading in pathologists from all over the world. Lesley will visit IARC again for two weeks in August 2018 to plan the development of methods, training and evidence-standards for WHO Blue Books using systematic review methods.

HEDS Andy Tattersall named as a Jisc Social Media Superstar for 2017

Andy Tattersall has been named in Jisc's top ten HE Social Media Superstars of 2017. Andy was nominated for the award after his work creating ScHARR’s YouTube channel, Andy’s video series’ include ScHARR Bite Size series – which teaches the viewer “something new in 20 minutes”.  His Research Hacks series contains 44 helpful videos, and the more recent Cite Hacks series features engaging illustrations and information – such as this video that covers blogging about your research.  

Judges’ comments: Andy’s use of YouTube playlists to give bite-sized information is a really effective way to share knowledge simply with colleagues and peers across the world.  We thought the Cite Hacks series was particularly is good.

© Jisc

Andy said about social media

“Higher education is now in a continual state of change thanks to the web and social media, it offers a wealth of new opportunities for teaching and learning, knowledge sharing and opening up of our resources across the globe. Video plays an important part of that change as it allows bite size, cheap, accessible knowledge that is shared on all platforms and in the classroom, lab, or even on the bus.”

As well as @Andy_Tattersall, Andy can be found tweeting from @ScHARRSheffield and @MultiMediaIT . Each winner not only makes the top ten list, but also wins an edtech experience for their class, robot and virtual reality included. The competition sets out to celebrate the innovative ways in which social media is being used in HE to add value to sector-practice.

The final line-up was chosen by a panel of HE and social media experts, including; Jisc’s social media team, Sarah Knight (head of change – student experience), and award-winning social media editor for Times Higher Education, Chris Parr.

Richard Tatnall, digital communications manager at Jisc said:




“What really impressed me was the impact our superstars are making with their social media activity. We saw great examples of reaching vast audiences with a single message on platforms such as Twitter and Instagram, as well as making big impacts on a small, defined audiences in closed and private networks. There’s no question that social media can be highly resource intensive so being able to demonstrate the value it delivers is vital and our superstars were able to do this in spades.”

Professor John Brazier makes it onto the Web of Science Highly Cited Researcher List (Again)

Professor John Brazier

Professor John Brazier has once again made it onto the Thompson Reuter's Web of Science List of Highly Cited Researchers for 2016. Professor Brazier who is also our Director of Research at ScHARR was one of only three esteemed colleagues from The University of Sheffield to make the list and one from just a quartet of researchers in the area of Economics and Business based in the UK. 

His most cited work according to WoS was as lead author on the paper The estimation of a preference-based measure of health from the SF-36 which has 1287 citations and can be downloaded as an Open Access pre print from here: http://eprints.whiterose.ac.uk/474/1/brazierje10.pdf