[[Fil:Sheffield Uni.jpg|thumb|University of Sheffields bygning Firth Court.]]
'''University of Sheffield''' (uformelt '''Sheffield University'''<ref>{{cite news|title=MAJOR SPACE DISCOVERY: Sheffield University helps unlock new wonders of the universe|url=http://www.thestar.co.uk/news/major-space-discovery-sheffield-university-helps-unlock-new-wonders-of-the-universe-1-7728577|accessdate=23. Februaryfebruar 2016|work=The Star|publisher=Johnston Publishing Ltd.}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Mobile phones are 'cooking' men's sperm|url=http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/health/news/12167957/Mobile-phones-are-cooking-mens-sperm.html|accessdate=23. Februaryfebruar 2016|work=The Telegraph|publisher=Telegraph Media Group Limited}}</ref>) er et [[universitet]], der ligger i [[Sheffield]] i [[South Yorkshire]], [[England]]. Det modtog [[royal charter]] som universitet i 1905, efter at været '''University College of Sheffield''' siden 1897, da [[Sheffield Medical School]] (grundlagt i 1828), Firth College (1879) og Sheffield Technical School (1884) blev slået sammen.<ref>{{cite web|title=Facts and figures|url=http://www.sheffield.ac.uk/about/facts/index|website=About us|publisher=University of Sheffield|accessdate=1. Februaryfebruar 2016}}</ref>
Sheffield har flere [[campus]], men de ligger hovedsageligt på to områder; Western Bank og St George's.<ref name=cmpart2>{{cite web|title=The Campus in Context|url=https://www.sheffield.ac.uk/polopoly_fs/1.405399!/file/CM-Part2.pdf|publisher=University of Sheffield|accessdate=3. Februaryfebruar 2016}}</ref> Universitet er organiseret i fem akademiske [[fakultet (universitet)|fakulteter]], der hver har flere afdelinger. I 2014/2015 gik der 18.975 [[bachelor]]studerende og 8.220 [[kandidat]]studerende.
Universitet er vidt anerkendt for at være blandt de ledende forsknings- og læringsuniversiteter i både [[Storbritannien]] og i verden.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.theguardian.com/education/2013/jul/22/russell-group-universities-in-clearing|title=Russell Group universities prepare to do battle for top students|author=Janet Murray|work=the Guardian|accessdate=16. Julyjuli 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.sheffield.ac.uk/news/nr/times-higher-student-experience-sheffield-university-tops-rusell-group-and-region-1.174528|title=University of Sheffield top of Russell Group and region for student experience|author=University of Sheffield|publisher=|accessdate=16. Julyjuli 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.telegraph.co.uk/education/educationnews/8635891/Top-students-concentrated-in-just-12-elite-universities.html|title=Top students concentrated in just 12 elite universities|date=13. Julyjuli 2011|work=Telegraph.co.uk|accessdate=16. Julyjuli 2015}}</ref> På ''[[QS World University Rankings]]'' 2015-16 var Sheffield placeret som det 80. bedste på verdensplan og det 16. bedste i Storbritannien.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.topuniversities.com/university-rankings/world-university-rankings/2015|title=QS World University Rankings® 2015/16|publisher=QS|date=10. Decemberdecember 2015}}</ref> I 2011 blev University of Sheffield udnævnt som "University of the Year" ved ''[[Times Higher Education]]'' prisuddeling.<ref name=THE2011>{{cite news |url=http://www.timeshighereducation.co.uk/story.asp?sectioncode=26&storycode=418247&c=1 |work=Times Higher Education |date=25. Novembernovember 2011 |title=Sheffield named 'University of the Year' at annual THE Awards}}</ref> The Times Higher Education Student Experience Survey 2014 rangerede University of Sheffield på førstepladsen for de studerendes oplevelse, socialt liv og faciliteter blandt flere kategorier.
Det er et af de oprindelige [[red brick universities]], medlem af [[Russell Group]]s forskningsintensive universiteter, [[Worldwide Universities Network]], [[N8 Group]] af de otte mest forskningintensive universiteter i [[Nordengland]] og [[White Rose University Consortium]]. der er seks [[nobelpris]]tagere blandt Sheffields [[alumni]] og ansatte.<ref>{{cite web|title=Nobel Prize winners associated with the University|url=https://www.sheffield.ac.uk/about/nobel|publisher=The University of Sheffield|accessdate=23. Februaryfebruar 2016}}</ref>
