University of Sheffield climbs to 11th best in the country in The Times Good University Guide 2027
“Sheffield is student-centric as well as budget-friendly”
The University of Sheffield was named the University of the Year runner-up in the North and North East in The Times Good University Guide 2027.
The Times and Sunday Times Good University Guide 2027, published today, (September 19), has also rated the Russell Group uni as the 11th best in the country.
It means the UoS has climbed two places on The Times’ ranking and places it tantalisingly close to the Top 10, after it placed 13th in last year’s accolades.
Meanwhile, Sheffield Hallam University rose in The Times’ rankings from the 95th best nationally to 83rd.
The guide reads: “Home to two large universities in a city of a manageable size, Sheffield is student-centric as well as budget-friendly.”
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The University of St Andrews is the No 1 university in the UK in the main rankings, while for the second time in the guide's 33-year history both the University of Cambridge and University of Oxford have dropped out of the top three, ranking fourth and fifth respectively.
It comes after UoS also returned to the QS 100, a ranking of the world’s top 100 universities.
Professor Koen Lamberts, President and Vice-Chancellor of the University of Sheffield, said: “Maintaining our position in the UK’s top 15 universities reflects the strength of Sheffield as a world-leading destination for education, research and student experience. This recognition demonstrates the dedication of our University community in creating a vibrant environment where groundbreaking research and transformative education thrive.
“We are proud to deliver an education that challenges, inspires and prepares our graduates for success.”
Meanwhile, tensions continue between both of Sheffield’s universities and their unions.
Both universities have seen hundreds of roles cut and departments slimmed through voluntary redundancies as both seek to find tens of millions in savings.