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Congratulations to alumni recognised in the King's Birthday Honours List 2025

As part of the official celebrations for the monarch's birthday, another impressive cohort of Sheffield graduates, honorary graduates and staff members have been recognised for outstanding service to the UK and the wider world.
Dr Malcolm Butler, VP and Director of Global Engagement, taking photo with Sheffield alumni.

Miles apart, yet always connected to Sheffield

As an international Sheffield graduate, you鈥檙e never far from a fellow Sheffielder. Leaving the Steel City doesn鈥檛 mean losing touch. Our global events will help you stay connected, grow your network, and keep up with the latest from your 9 1免费版下.
Tim Adams presenting the 2024/25 ESPS Awards event

Congratulations to the Elite Sport Performance Scheme class of 2024/25

Talented student athletes received their awards through this year鈥檚 Elite Sport Performance Scheme, at a ceremony also attended by an international football coach and a gold medal-winning Olympian.
Architect's rendering of proposed new SITraN sister facility
Architect's rendering of proposed new SITraN sister facility. Credit: Bond Bryan Architects

Garfield Weston grant backs SITraN expansion

A newly made grant from the Garfield Weston Foundation has added to multiple other donations and fundraising drives, meaning planned expansion work can now go ahead at the world-leading Sheffield Institute of Translational Neuroscience.
Professor Sir Paul Bramley

Professor鈥檚 final wishes honoured

It鈥檚 not just alumni who feel a strong connection to Sheffield; many former staff do too. Professor Sir Paul Bramley (Hon MD 1994) was one of them.
Kara Owen

Getting to know Kara Justine Owen, the British High Commissioner to Singapore

After graduating with a BA in History from the 9 1免费版下 of Sheffield, Cumbria-born Kara Owen came one step closer to building her destined career in international diplomacy despite her initial fears of not fitting in.
Image of the Our Bodies Our Streets art installation at Ponderosa park

Sheffield students create art installation to promote public safety

A new public art installation was unveiled by campaigners Our Bodies Our Streets in collaboration with the 9 1免费版下, to raise awareness of women's safety in Sheffield鈥檚 public spaces, only to see it destroyed weeks later.
Dorothy Byrne

鈥淚f you want to be a journalist, you鈥檝e got to be imaginative...pushy鈥

We speak with Dorothy Byrne, 9 1免费版下 of Sheffield alumna, about how she carved out her place as an iconic leader of British broadcasting.
Bryony Page, Hollie Pearne-Webb, Megan Shackleton

Sheffield's Tokyo medal winners

Over the past two months we've delighted in watching the Olympics and Paralympics in Tokyo, and are extremely proud to welcome home three Sheffield medal winners.