What we have achieved so far…
We are recognised as a leading international university that delivers learning, teaching, research and knowledge of the highest quality.
Learning and teaching
Applying research processes and principles to learning and teaching, we have evolved a distinctive learning and teaching environment.
We excel at developing talent and equipping our students and alumni to succeed throughout their professions and careers.
Research
Our outstanding performace in peer review assessments testifies to the strength, high quality and wide range of our internationally recognised research activities.
Our research is amongst the world-leading in, for example, materials engineering, bioscience, regenerative medicine, advanced manufacturing, aerospace engineering and nanotechnology. Its quality has led to partnerships with leading global companies including Rolls-Royce and Boeing.
Our reputation for, and approach to, translating research into practice distinguish us in the Higher Education sector.
One example of our success is a unique research facility in South Yorkshire, where our research staff are working with global companies to develop world-leading, innovative advanced manufacturing solutions.
We contribute to global research themes including new initiatives on environmental change, identities (digital, national, social, political) and energy. Each of these demands a multi disciplinary approach for maximum impact.
A number of Queen's Anniversary Prizes – most recently for research on ageing – have publicly recognised our significant contribution to the intellectual, economic, cultural and social life of the nation.
Crossing boundaries
We have significant research strengths in multi and interdisciplinary research, in which researchers from different departments and academic disciplines join forces in new approaches to discovering and understanding research questions.
Our research infrastructure includes three Research Institutes, each leading the way in interdisciplinary
research and boasting facilities unique in the UK. They
are:
- the £20 million North Campus, a major new multidisciplinary complex (which includes the Kroto Research Institute for Nanoscience and Technology),
- the Informatics Collaboratory for the Social Sciences and
- the Humanities Research Institute.
Business, industry and enterprise
We have a long-standing reputation for sharing our research discoveries with local, regional, national and international partners.
As a result we attract to the city and the region world-class organisations that want to benefit from our excellence and expertise. Their presence is an important example of our tradition of working in partnership with the local economy.
The success of companies such as Biofusion, launched to commercialise the practical business and industrial applications of University research, demonstrates our entrepreneurial strengths; and we have developed new approaches to nurturing entrepreneurial skills in our students.
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