W100 Representative
Steve ThompsonInterim Deputy Director of Corporate Communications and Head of Digital
Steve Thompson is the Interim Deputy Director of Corporate Communications and Head of Digital at the University of Sheffield, with a focus on digital communications and showcasing research and its impact. He and his team are behind the re-launched University-wide campaign #WeAreInternational which aims to ensure International students and staff are welcome in the UK post-Brexit.
Since joining the University of Sheffield, his team has won several CASE and Heist awards such as the Best Use of Social Media and the CASE European District Circle of Excellence award for Best Practices in Communication and Marketing.
Previous roles include eBay Enterprise where he led the implementation of the digital communications for the Times newspaper paywall launch and delivered global email marketing communications for British Airways.
Founded in 1905, the University of Sheffield has grown in reputation and size to become one of the UK’s leading universities with a global reputation for teaching and research. As part of the UK Russell Group, the University is a premier-league, research-led institution with over 26,000 students including more than 7,000 international students from 121 countries and over 7,000 members of staff.
The University of Sheffield was voted number one in the UK for accommodation, social life, and community atmosphere in the 2015 Times Higher Education Student Experience Survey. Its Students’ Union was also voted number one in the UK for the seventh year running. The University is renowned for its friendliness and sense of community; an experience which students enjoy so much that many settle in Sheffield after they graduate.
The University has produced a number of leading figures in the area of research including six Nobel Prize winners, 12 fellows of the Royal Academy of Engineering, and 18 fellows of the Royal Society, and many of our alumni have gone on to hold positions of great responsibility and influence around the world.
The Latest from The University of Sheffield
Very pleased to feature in this interview with @Mental_Elf about the @NIHRresearch Mental Health Research Initiative @sheffielduni @PennineCareNHS #MentalHealthAwarenessWeek Lots more we can do to bring Mental Health Research to underserved areas.
Oli has seen first-hand his sister-in-law’s journey with MS. In support of everyone living with neurological conditions, he’s taking on his fourth Big Walk to help fund vital research here at Sheffield.
He’ll be walking with purpose - will you join him?
https://cstu.io/f57895
✂️The Wright family have been making scissors in Sheffield since at least the 1800s. Our Faculty of Engineering experts are working with the Ernest Wright company to understand and continue to refine the craftsmanship behind generations-old techniques.
Read more 👇🏽…
We speak over 120 languages in Sheffield! Now, the vibrant multilingualism of the city where they call you love has been recognised as part of the City of Languages initiative.
Read more 👇
Sheffield declared a UK City of Languages
Sheffield is the latest city nationally to be declared a ‘City of Languages’, in a new initiative aimed at p...
www.sheffield.ac.uk
🗣️@sheffielduni international graduate & COO of Future Greens Gabrielė Barteškaitė:
“We’re inventing a new way to grow food, independent of the climate”
Find out more:
https://www.russellgroup.ac.uk/impact/future-greens-transforming-sustainable-farming
#WeAreInternational
🗣️We’ve been declared a city of languages (more on this coming up) but can you guess how many languages are spoken in Sheffield? #WeAreInternational
We speak over 120 languages in Sheffield! Congrats to everyone who guessed correctly.
Find out more about Sheffield being Sheffield being declared a ‘City of Languages' below 👇🏽
Sheffield declared a UK City of Languages
Sheffield is the latest city nationally to be declared a ‘City of Languages’, in a new initiative aimed at p...
www.sheffield.ac.uk
Congratulations to Dr. Christopher McDermott, co-recipient of the 2025 Sheila Essey Award for ALS Research, presented earlier this month at the AAN Annual Meeting.
For over two decades, Dr. McDermott has led groundbreaking work to make ALS a livable disease through meaningful…
We couldn’t go a day without semiconductor materials - they’re the computer chips that power the technology we rely on, from smartphones to medical devices.
A £7 million investment to fund new equipment will revolutionise semiconductor R&D in the UK:
UK’s discovery of new semiconductor materials to be revolutionised by University of Sheffield
New AI-driven equipment will transform the UK’s semiconductor R&D, following a £7 million award in investment to the University of Sheffield.
www.sheffield.ac.uk
We are delighted to announce @sheffielduni has been awarded a £7 million investment to fund new MBE equipment, which will be installed at the National Epitaxy Facility!
Read the full article here: https://shorturl.at/DyC9F
Ranked in top 50 most international universities in the world
The University’s research partners and clients include: Boeing, Rolls Royce, Unilever, Boots, AstraZeneca, GSK, ICI, Slazenger, and many more household names, as well as UK and overseas government agencies and charitable foundations.
We work with partners that are recognised as excellent in their regions, and who recognise educational values and systems operating in those regions without compromising the values of our guiding principles. The expertise of our partners complements our own knowledge, creates increased value and strengthens our collaboration. These strategic partnerships will help us to develop teaching and research activities at a scale that could not happen otherwise, by adding value to our own knowledge through the collaboration and thereby extending our global reach and reputation.
Mission and vision
- To educate others and ourselves and to learn through doing so, thereby improving the world.
-
That research, teaching, and learning together create a positive culture of higher education.
Ranked in the top 1% of world universities
1,476+
Research staff
£197.5m
Income from research grants and contracts (17/18)
Researchers at the University of Sheffield are passionate about tackling the great global challenges of our time.
The key issues facing humanity are embedded within complex systems, which cross the boundaries of academic disciplines. They recognise that effectively addressing these challenges means working together across the traditional boundaries of our research fields.
Tackling complex issues requires interdisciplinary and translational research – taking academic research and turning it into real-world solutions.
Our researchers are making life-changing discoveries and solving problems that have a global impact.
From developing treatments for neurodegenerative diseases and making our energy sources sustainable, to addressing the challenges of food security and an ageing population, we’re finding ways to improve our world.
Become a Member
The World 100 Reputation Network is a group of the best universities in the world, delivering research that enhances reputation and offering leaders the chance to develop their own careers on a global stage. Members benefit from events and study tours, training, monthly media monitoring, and unique reputation research to provide institutional advantage.