A school for the future
Established in 1986, Sheffield University Management School is in the global elite of business schools worldwide, having been awarded Triple Crown accreditation by the three most influential accreditation bodies – AMBA, EQUIS and AACSB.
This places us firmly in the top one per cent of business schools in the world, enhancing our global position and putting the school on a path to meeting its long term ambitions.
We are the largest department in the Faculty of Social Sciences at the prestigious University of Sheffield, a Russell Group establishment renowned for its excellence in research and teaching.
Our facilities
As a complement to our cutting-edge knowledge and courses, Sheffield University Management School moved to a newly refurbished building in 2013. Its new facilities, which are close to the Students’ Union, Sheffield city centre and the Peak District, act as a dynamic hub which will stimulate study, thought and the proactive exchange of ideas. Its new facilities are of a very high calibre and are designed to benefit students in their taught and independent study at every level.
See an album of photographs of the new school on Flickr, or explore a few of our outstanding facilities below:
- Lecture Theatres: We have four modern, comfortable lecture theatres. The Fretwell-Downing lecture theatre accommodates 200, and two smaller ones take 60 and 100 respectively. However, Sheffield University Management School’s stand-out space is certainly our Middleton lecture theatre with its plush leather chairs, fitted with the most contemporary communications technology including microphones and ICT sockets at each desk. It is a very appropriate venue for our lively programme of external guest speakers.
- The Employability Hub: A dedicated careers service is on hand to support students and put you in touch with organisations. The Employability Hub acts as a key interface between Sheffield University Management School students and the external world. It will help you to access employability support, skills development and opportunities in the following areas: undergraduate projects, postgraduate projects, internships, postgraduate international summer schools, professional bodies and jobs.
- Seminar Rooms: Spiralling up one of the School’s distinctive hexagonal turrets, our collection of seminar rooms provides the perfect learning environment for groups of varying sizes. They all boast flexible seating, whiteboards and huddle boards to enable multi-purpose usage for break-out space, teaching and learning as well as providing a venue for smaller networking and business engagement events.
- Attractive gardens surround the school, flooding indoor educational spaces with light and fresh air. Our Courtyard has attractively decked and planted areas – it is the perfect break-out space and has been known to host meetings on sunny days
Research and Teaching
As part of a Russell Group establishment, Sheffield University Management School has a research-led academic/teaching staff. Regularly published and always research-active, students benefit from being taught by individuals at the top of their field. Recent research is integrated into teaching so you are always subject to the most up-to-date knowledge and skills.
To find out more about the school’s research institutes, centres, groups and clusters, visit our Research pages.
Sheffield University Management School has seen significant development in the last five years. The School improved its research output and quality over the last decade, moving from 23rd position in 2004 to 14th in 2014 (Research Excellence Framework 2014). As this has increased, student numbers have followed suit.
Eighty-one per cent of our research is considered world leading or internationally excellent, and we are top five in the Russell Group for Research Impact.
Meet a few of our outstanding staff on our profile pages or in the media library, or for a student’s perspective read a collection of testimonials here.
Shaping the Future
The future is bright for Sheffield University Management School, as we set about meeting our ambitious plans to be one of the best business schools in the world. Focus will be on consolidating student numbers, raising our international profile and delivering quality.