The University of Sheffield is a public research university in Sheffield, South Yorkshire, England. Its history traces back to the foundation of Sheffield Medical School in 1828, Firth College in 1879 and Sheffield Technical School in 1884. University College of Sheffield was subsequently formed by the amalgamation of the three institutions in 1897 and was granted a royal charter as University of Sheffield in 1905 by King Edward VII.
William Mitchinson Hicks was the founding vice-chancellor of the university
Firth Court on Western Bank is home to the biomedical sciences department and remains the main administrative centre of the university.
Former St George's Church, now a lecture theatre
One of the university's Advanced Manufacturing Research Centres in Rotherham
Sheffield is a city in South Yorkshire, England, whose name derives from the River Sheaf which runs through it. The city serves as the administrative centre of the City of Sheffield. It is historically part of the West Riding of Yorkshire and some of its southern suburbs were transferred from Derbyshire to the city council. It is the largest settlement in South Yorkshire.
Image: Hillside below the Cholera Monument (geograph 7356804)
Image: Sheffield Town Hall (geograph 6354874)
Image: The Moor Market, Sheffield (geograph 6580271)
Image: Sheffield Cathedral (geograph 6906981)
