Rotherham Investment & Development Office - Universities & Research
Sheffield Universities
The University of Sheffield is among the top ten in the Russell Group, the association of leading UK research-intensive universities, according to results of the 2008 RAE. 41 out of the University`s 49 submissions had 50% or more of their work assessed as 4* or 3* (which recognises world leading or internationally excellent in terms of originality, significance and rigour). Ranked first in the UK: Information Studies, Politics and Town and Regional Planning. Ranked Top 5 in the UK: Architecture, Automatic and Control Systems Engineering, Biological Sciences, Clinical Dentistry, French, Human Communication Sciences, Landscape, Mechanical Engineering, Music, Philosophy and Russian and Slavonic Studies.
Sheffield Hallam University is considered one of the leading new universities in the UK, with 16 research centres and institutions, two Yorkshire Forward centres of Industrial Collaboration and several specialised research groups. Each of the University`s four faculties were found to have world-leading research, with 68% of research activity rated at international quality or above. The four faculties are: Arts, Computing, Engineering and Sciences; Development and Society; Health and Wellbeing and the Sheffield Business School.
The University`s 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.
Barnsley University
The University Centre is a campus of the University of Huddersfield which was opened in 2005 for both part and full-time higher education courses covering a wide range of subjects. There are over 20,000 students and the University has recently received government recognition for the high quality of its courses and teaching.
