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Full-time3 YearsPlacement YearYear AbroadSubject: Biological Sciences
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The University of Sheffield (informally Sheffield University or TUOS) is a public research university in Sheffield, South Yorkshire, England. The university is one of the original red brick universities and a founding member of the Russell Group. It is also part of the Worldwide Universities Network, the N8 Group of the eight most research intensive universities in Northern England and the White Rose University Consortium. There are six Nobel laureates affiliated with Sheffield, as either the alumni or former long-term staff of the university.

Sheffield is formed from 21 academic schools which are organised into five faculties. The annual income of the institution for 2024–25 was £845.2 million, of which £355.8 million was from tuition fees and education contracts (£401.8 million in the year prior), £204.2 million was from research grants and contracts, with an expenditure of £847.7 million. Sheffield's research projects benefit from 150-acre Advanced Manufacturing Park and 100-acre Runway park.

In recent years, the University has faced criticism over several issues. The institution has been subject to industrial action due to disputes over proposed job cuts and management decisions. In 2022–2023, student protests led to controversy when it was reported that the University had hired a private investigator to monitor participants. Additionally, staff members have reported experiencing a culture of racism, particularly affecting individuals of African and South Asian origin.

In 2016, the University used a student's Facebook posts expressing Christian views on homosexuality as grounds for expulsion from his social work course, the Court of Appeal overturned the decision in 2019

.The Court ruled the University's disciplinary process was inappropriate calling it an "extreme penalty" and found that the University's disciplinary procedures were flawed and unfair to

the student.

Local Community Integrity

Moving to a new city can be daunting. Based on official Government data, here is the demographic reality of the tight-knit neighbourhood immediately surrounding Main Campus.

Community Safety5/10
Relative safety and crime rates
GP & Healthcare Access2/10
Proximity and access to local GPs
Air Quality2/10
Local air quality and emissions
Housing Quality3/10
Condition of local housing stock
Economic Health3/10
Local income and poverty levels
Overall Deprivation2/10
UK Indices of Multiple Deprivation

*Data represents the Lower Super Output Area (LSOA) indices immediately contiguous to the campus perimeter.

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Yorkshire and The Humber
Est. Annual Total
£8,940
*Based on NatWest Student Index
Monthly Breakdown£745
Rent£500
Groceries£95
Bills & Transport£150
Average Pint£4.00

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