University of Sheffield
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The University of Sheffield was originally formed in 1897 as the University College of Sheffield. The university got its present name after it received its own Royal Charter in 1905 to become the University of Sheffield. The university is one of the six original red brick universities. The university has maintained an international reputation for high quality teaching and research excellence. It has grown from catering to 200 students in 1905 to a premier-league, research-led institution with a population of over 25,000 students including more than 3,700 international students from 120 countries.
Sheffield is the greenest city in England with 150 woodlands and 50 public parks within the city. The greenery is throughout the city from the centre, where the ‘Winter Gardens’ is Europe's largest city centre temperate glasshouse, to the countryside, where ‘The Peak District’ national park is only 10 minutes away from the University.
University of Sheffield (Main Campus)
The University of Sheffield is not a campus university, though most of its buildings are close together. The centre of the University's presence lies one mile to the west of Sheffield city centre, where there is a mile-long collection of buildings belonging almost entirely to the University. This area includes the students' union (housed in University House), the Octagon Centre, Firth Court, the Geography and Planning building, the Alfred Denny Building (housing natural sciences and including a small museum), the Dainton and Richard Roberts Buildings (chemistry) and the Hicks Building (mathematics and physics). The Grade II-listed library and Arts Tower are also located there. The Arts Tower houses one of Europe's few surviving examples of a Paternoster lift. A concourse under the main road (the A57) allows students to easily move between these buildings. The Information Commons is the newest building. The Information Commons is a new library, coffee shop and cafe, with a digital and computer infrastructure, lounge areas and flexible learning space. The university also provides for accommodation for its international students through a number of residence halls. The university also has a music department based in the area of Broomhill.
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Sheffield S10 2TN
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