About the University of Sheffield
The University of Sheffield has an extensive source of expertise and facilities to help your organisation develop its people, products and services. With a central office co-ordinating activities, a network of business-focused individuals across faculties and a portfolio of collaborative opportunities, working with business and the wider community is at the heart of the University's mission.
The University of Sheffield at a glance
- A dynamic institution with over 24,000 students
- With over 6,000 staff we have a wealth of expertise
- £300m p.a. turnover
- £100m p.a. research income
- Top 10 UK research institution
Our track record
We have a long history and a solid track record of service to business, industry and the public sector. Our expertise across a broad field of subject areas makes us an ideal partner, and over the past few years we have collaborated with over 2,000 organisations keen to harness our expertise, technology, and insight. These have ranged from some of the world's largest corporations to smaller regional companies and not-for-profit organisations.
Our popularity as a partner is shown in:
- No.1 in the UK for Collaborative R&D grants, with 21 projects totalling over £30m.
- No.2 in Great Britain for Knowledge Transfer Partnership (KTP) awards.
- £30m of our research income last year was from industrial partners.
- £4.2m of consultancy support provided last year.
- £5.6m of testing and analysis in the last year.
- 16,000 learner days of Continuing Professional Development (CPD) provision provided in 2006/07.
- Over 70 spin-out companies created in total.
What we offer
- A proven track record of research with a wide range of organisations.
- World-class research expertise, from pure, blue-sky thinking to applied research.
- A dedicated team of professionals able to assess your business needs.
- Excellent graduates.
- A range of opportunities for training and CPD.
- Testing and analysis using state-of-the-art equipment and facilities.
- Acting as an unbiased and knowledge-based partner to industry and the public sector.
- Provision of excellent conference and meeting venues.
Your gateway into Sheffield
The Office of Corporate Partnerships offers organisations an informed gateway into the University. Our team of business support staff, each dedicated to a particular industry sector, are available for businesses to contact to discuss their needs, whatever stage these might be at, and to put them in contact with academic colleagues who can assist them.
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