Our Visitors’ Guide.

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The University of Sheffield Sheffield Visitor Information This publication is available in Visitor Information service 0114 221 1900 alternative formats. University House Find out more about the city, To request an alternative format, Your on-campus point of and download a city centre map: telephone: 0114 222 1303 contact. For help and advice www.sheffield.gov.uk/out--about Email: on any aspect of visiting the disability.info@sheffield.ac.uk University, pop in and see us, National Rail Enquiries or call: 0114 222 1255 0845 748 4950 ©The University of Sheffield 2006 www.sheffield.ac.uk/visitors Textphone: 0845 60 50 600 MC0196 www.nationalrail.co.uk Transport Student Recruitment Admissions Executive Traveline National Express and Marketing For information on buses, Booking: 08705 80 80 80 The University of Sheffield trains, and trams in the South Disabled customers: 0121 423 8479 8 Palmerston Road Yorkshire region. www.nationalexpress.com Sheffield S10 2TE 01709 51 51 51 Tel: 0114 222 1255 www.sypte.co.uk www.sheffield.ac.uk/asksheffield USE YOUR GUIDE TO EXPLORE

You may be coming to an Open Day, an interview, or just for a day out. Your guide will help you make the most of your day. It includes information on how to get here, how to get around, places to eat and things to see on campus and in the city. “It was the only place I looked around where something just instantly clicked.” Claire Fittes French and Hispanic Studies

“I love Sheffield, it’s absolutely amazing.” Emma Stephens Economics

VISITING US

If you can’t make it to one of our Open Days, there’s a regular campus tour departing from the Visitor Information Service in University House (map ref 119) every Monday, Wednesday and Friday. Book a place online at www.sheffield.ac.uk/opendays/alternatives

“The city itself is brilliant.” Sarah Barker Physics and Astronomy

“It just clicked there and then, and I thought yeah I’m going to Sheffield.” Will Davies Theoretical Physics

Additional support requirements If you have any additional support requirements, you can arrange an individual visit. Please book in advance by telephoning 0114 222 1241. EASY TO REACH

By air Manchester, Leeds/Bradford and Nottingham East Midlands and Doncaster Robin Hood airports are all one hour from Sheffield. Manchester Airport has a direct rail link to Sheffield day and night.

By train Regular services operate between Sheffield and St. Pancras, Birmingham, Leeds, Manchester and Nottingham. You can get a tram to the University from the station. Take the blue route towards Malin Bridge. The University tram stop is six stops from the station. For the engineering departments, Archaeology or the Management School, get off at the fifth stop, West Street.

By coach National Express operates coach services from most parts of the country to Sheffield Transport Interchange, Pond Street. The 60 bus runs from the interchange to the campus roughly every ten minutes.

Taxis There are taxi ranks at the railway station and beside the City Hall at Barkers Pool. The journey to the University should only take five minutes, but can take longer if traffic is heavy. Expect to pay about £6.

By car Parking on campus is extremely limited. As with all major UK cities, parking in the centre of Sheffield can also be difficult. If you do come by car, we recommend using the Supertram park and ride system. From the M1, take exit 33 for the Nunnery Square park and ride site, or exit 34 for the Meadowhall Interchange park and ride site. From either site, take the yellow route towards Middlewood. If you’re coming to Sheffield from the west, for example via the A628 Woodhead Pass or the A61, use the Middlewood park and ride site. Take the yellow route towards Meadowhall.

Tesco Abbeydale Road park and ride Just off the A621 to the south of the city. Handy for local visitors. Buses leave for campus every 30 minutes between 06.30 and 09.00. The journey takes 25 minutes. In the afternoon, buses leave campus for the park and ride site every 30 minutes between 15.35 and 17.35. Return tickets are £1.50 each. Pick up/drop off point at the University is the (map ref 121). The service operates Monday to Friday, but not on public holidays. Personalised directions for drivers, and detailed information on park and ride locations, tram times and journey durations are at www.sheffield.ac.uk/visitors/ HISTORY 1828 The School of Medicine founded.

1884 Sheffield Technical School founded to support industry, particularly steelmaking.

1879 Following the success of the Cambridge University Extension Movement, a scheme designed to bring university teaching to the larger towns and cities of England, local steel manufacturer Mark Firth establishes Firth College as a centre for arts and sciences.

1905 The three institutions are amalgamated. The University of Sheffield is granted a Royal Charter, and is officially opened by King Edward VII and Queen Alexandra. There are 114 full-time students, reading for degrees in arts, pure science, medicine, and applied science. 2005 There are 25,526 full-time and part-time students, across 70 academic departments. Throughout the year, staff, students, alumni and the city itself take part in a programme of events to celebrate our centenary.

2006 New students coming to the University this year join us during one of the most exciting periods of our history. Work gets underway on the new Information Commons (map ref 133), a £23 million state-of-the-art learning resource centre, and our new Student Residences Strategy raises the bar for student accommodation in the UK. CAMPUS LANDMARKS

Our campus extends over a mile from the city centre into the leafy suburbs. Its blend of architectural styles reflects the University’s growth and development over the last 100 years.

Firth Court1 (map ref 105). Opened by King Edward VII in 1905, and named after local steel magnate Mark Firth, the building housed all the University’s departments except those in the Faculty of Engineering. Today it is occupied by just two – Molecular Biology and Biotechnology, and Biomedical Science.

The 22-storey Arts Tower2 (map ref 104), opened by the Queen Mother in 1966, is one of the UK’s tallest academic buildings. Other distinguishing features are the glass and aluminium curtain walls and the Paternoster lift. A Grade II* listed building, the houses the Modern Language departments, East Asian Studies, Biblical Studies, Philosophy, Landscape, and the School of Architecture.

The Main Library3 (map ref 103), a Grade II* listed building with over one million books and periodicals, was opened by TS Eliot in 1959.

The Edgar Allen Building (map ref 106) was one of the earliest purpose-built university libraries in the country. Opened in 1909 by the Prince of Wales (later King George V), it is linked to Firth Court by an open-sided corridor, originally designed to reduce the risk of fire spreading to the library from the main building.

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3 The Grade II* listed Sir Frederick Mappin Building (map ref 170) was opened in 1904, extended in 1913, and is now home to the departments of Mechanical Engineering, and Electronic and Electrical Engineering. Worth seeing are the John Carr Library and Mappin Hall.

The 13-storey Sir Robert Hadfield Building (map ref 172) houses the Department of Engineering Materials. Opened in 1965, it includes a 1,000-ton press and state-of-the-art furnaces, as well as the nationally recognised Turner Glass Museum. www.sheffield.ac.uk/turnermuseum

ICOSS Building (map ref 197). Opened in 2004, the Informatics Collaboratory of the Social Sciences is the first large scale facility of its kind in the UK. This five-storey building accommodates up to 100 researchers in fields such as Criminology and Health and Social Care. Their work informs social policy at regional, national, and European levels.

Bioincubator (map ref 183). Opened in 2005, this £6.9 million centre provides cutting-edge lab and office space designed to help new bioscience companies develop and prosper in the city.

St George’s Church (map ref 164) at Portobello was converted by the University in 1994 to provide a state-of-the-art lecture theatre and self-catering accommodation for 50 students.

The Union of Students’ Building (map ref 120), is notable for its imaginative combination of red brick, glass panelling and exposed steel support structures. Facilities include a 400-seat cinema, the WorkSpace for student clubs and societies, numerous bars and catering outlets, and two live music venues – Fusion and The Foundry.

The original Union premises, the red-brick Graves Building (map ref 120), now accommodates the popular Interval Bar.

The (map ref 30) has undergone a major redevelopment programme and its facilities are now among the best in the UK for student sport. These include a 150-station fitness centre, three floodlit synthetic turf pitches, an indoor swimming pool, a multipurpose sports hall and The Matrix bouldering wall.

The Drama Studio (map ref 74). The Glossop Road Baptist Church was opened in 1871, and converted into a theatre in 1970. It is now a 200-seat venue, with rehearsal and pre-production facilities, staging over 50 productions and concerts a year. The Studio is for the recreation and benefit of students, staff and local community groups. Everyone has the chance to get involved, and gain experience in a professional theatre environment.

The (map ref 118), opened in 1983, is the University’s major event venue, hosting a programme of live music as well as motor and art shows, exhibitions and fashion shows. LUNCH Heart of the city Sheaf Street Continue along West Street or Division Street for a further five minutes.

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High Street The Blue Moon cafe, next to Sheffield Cathedral is busy, friendly, Leopold Street for vegetarians and vegans. The Ha!Ha! bar and canteen

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Division Street and West Street area Br walk back to campus, but trams Ten minutes’ walk from campus, in Chur and buses (60, 52) are every the direction of the city centre. ten minutes. Italian, Spanish, Chinese, Mexican, Thai, Indian, Lebanese, traditional Carver Street pub food. The Frog and Parrot is a Sheffield legend. So is Nirmal’s Indian restaurant. The Devonshire Cat and Red Deer guarantee a warm Rockingham Street welcome. The Forum is spacious and well liked. The East One noodle bar in the complex is good value. Division Street West Street

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Northumberland Road ossop R Campus Gl Coffee Revolution: Fairtrade ad products, sandwiches and cakes. o The Interval Bar: sandwiches, meals, beers, wines. Whitham R Broomhill Ten minutes’ walk from campus. Head up Whitham Road or Glossop Road, away from the city centre. Thyme cafe, has variety and atmosphere. Vegetarians well catered for. Manchester Road The Fox and Duck student pub is so friendly you can bring your fish and chips inside and take a plate from the bar – ad o as long as you’re having a drink.

ood R www.broomhillonline.org/eats w ul F For full details on any Sheffield restaurant: www.bbc.co.uk/southyorkshire/greedycow PLACES AND SPACES Sheffield Theatres 55 Norfolk Street S1 Arundel Gate The largest and arguably the most important theatre complex outside London recently enjoyed a renaissance under the direction of honorary Sheffield graduate Michael Grandage. Current artistic director Sam West is taking the olk Street Crucible, Lyceum and Studio Norf High Street theatres to new heights. Student discounts available. www.sheffieldtheatres.co.uk Winter Garden Surrey Street S1 Daily 8am–6pm. Admission free. The largest temperate glasshouse in any European city. Home to more than 2,000 plants from around the world, te

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Peace Gardens Pinstone Street S1 Open 24 hours. Admission free. An award-winning public square, overlooked by the striking Victorian Town Hall. A great place to soak up Sheffield’s friendly atmosphere, especially in the summer. The city’s more relaxed inhabitants have been known to cool off under the water sculptures. PLACES AND SPACES Showroom Cinema Paternoster Row S1 Student nights every Monday and Tuesday. Student tickets £2.50. The biggest independent cinema complex outside London (there’s a complex in the capital that has one more seat). Excellent programme of classic, modern and foreign film. Major film festivals are Millennium Galleries held here every year. Arundel Gate The Showroom bar is a S1 popular meeting place. Monday–Saturday: 10am–5pm. www.showroom.org.uk Sunday: 11am–5pm. Admission free but charges apply w te for touring exhibitions o Linked to the Tate and the V&A. undel Ga Four galleries showcasing visual Sheaf Street Ar Howard Street ternoster R arts, craft and design in a striking a P new complex opening into the Winter Garden. www.sheffieldgalleries.org.uk

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Clubs

Sheffield is home to some of the best club nights in the country, Shoreham Street many of them – Fuzz, Tuesday Club – hosted by our Students’ Union. The legendary Gatecrasher night is based in the city, and runs popular student nights. PLACES AND SPACES ad o Weestern Bank ossop R Gl

Botanical Gardens Glossop Road Clarkehouse Road S10 Opened in 1836. Recently restored to their former glory with support from the Heritage Lottery Fund. The 19-acre ad o site is a short walk from campus, and a prime picnic spot. The Grade II* listed glass pavilions are some of the earliest

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Br Meadowhall Junction 34, M1 Retail heaven is a short tram ride from campus. Serious shoppers only. YOUR UNION www.sheffield.ac.uk/union

The heart of student life at Sheffield, winner of countless accolades, and generally held to be the “Excellent.” The Virgin best Students’ Union in the UK. Our award- 2005 Alternative Guide winning programme of events, entertainments to British Universities and services covers the things you need, and the things you don’t, including:

Practical Fun

Live music, and a 400- seat cinema

Shops, a launderette

Information and free advice

Club nights – every night 100s of clubs and societies

A 24-hour revision centre

Cafes and bars

For the full picture, drop in and pick Jobshop up a Union Building Guide. LIVING HERE

Most of our accommodation is in the leafy suburbs to the west of the city, within easy walking distance of the campus. On Undergraduate Open Days you can take a tour of our accommodation sites. Buses leave from the (map ref 112) continuously between 10am and 3pm.

An increasing amount of our self-catering accommodation is close to the heart of the city. A good example is the Victoria Hall development overlooking . It’s just off Division Street, next to The Forum.

Find out more at www.sheffield.ac.uk/housing MAP INDEX Careers Information Centre . . 103 Electronic & Electrical Human Communication Cash Office ...... 119 Engineering...... 170, 177 Sciences ...... 52 Catering Services ...... 119 Engineering Materials ...... 172 Human Resources ...... 148 Central Annexe...... 151 English Language & Linguistics. 70, 77 Humanities Research Institute. . 195 Central Mechanical Workshop . . 121 English Language Ceremonies Office ...... 118 Teaching Centre ...... 146 Chaplaincy ...... 135 English Literature ...... 70, 75 ICOSS (Informatics Collaboratory Charles Clifford Dental Hospital. 46 Enquiries (Firth Court for the Social Sciences)...... 197 Chemical & Process Porters' Lodge) ...... 105 Information Commons ...... 133 Engineering ...... 171 Enterprise Unit ...... 143 Information Studies...... 166 Chemistry ...... 117 EPSRC Central Facility for Innovation Centre ...... 155 Child Health ...... 64 III-V Semiconductors...... 170 Institute for Lifelong Learning . . . 178 Children's Hospital ...... 65 Estates Services ...... 161 International Office...... 58 Acute & Critical Care Nursing . 101 CiCS (Corporate Information European Framework 6 Office . . 174 Islamic Centre ...... 40 Addison Building ...... 113 & Computing Services) . . . . . 137, 134 Examinations Office...... 105 IT Centre – Education Building . 138 Admissions Office ...... 66 CILASS (Centre for Inquiry-based IT Centre – St Georges' ...... 170 Adult Dental Care...... 47 Learning in Arts & Social Aerospace Engineering...... 170 Sciences) ...... 143 Facilities Management Directorate Alfred Denny Building ...... 111 City Museum ...... 38 (FMD) ...... 106 Japanese Studies ...... 104 Amy Johnson Building ...... 173 Civil and Structural Engineering . 170 Finance Department ...... 139 Jessop Wing ...... 86 Animal and Plant Sciences . . 111, 110 Clinical Psychology...... 34, 35 Firth Court ...... 105 Journalism Studies ...... 26, 163 Antibody Resource Centre . . . . . 108 Clinical Sciences (South) ...... 87 Firth Hall ...... 105 Archaeology & Prehistory . . 179, 180 Club 197 ...... 126 Florey Building ...... 114 ARCUS (Archaeological Research Computer Science...... 166 Forensic Pathology ...... 150 Korean Studies...... 104 & Consultancy at the University Corporate Partnerships Office . 174 French ...... 104 Krebs Institute for of Sheffield) ...... 179 Counselling Service ...... 122 Biomolecular Research...... 107 Architecture...... 104 Kroto Research Institute ...... 192 Arts Tower ...... 104 Genomic Medicine ...... 87 Audio Visual Services ...... 128 Dainton Building ...... 117 Geography ...... 102 Automatic Control Dental School Office ...... 47 Germanic Studies ...... 104 Landscape ...... 104 and Systems Engineering. . . 173, 176 Development & Goodwin Sports Centre ...... 30 Law. . . . see University Location Map Alumni Relations ...... 123 Graduate Research Office ...... 147 Learning Media Unit...... 127 Development & FMD Strategy . . 161 Leisure Management ...... 167 Bartolomé House ...... 101 Developmental Genetics ...... 109 Library (Main)...... 103 Biblical Studies ...... 104 Drama Studio ...... 74 Harley Hotel ...... 136 Bioincubator ...... 183 Hawley Building...... 182 Biomedical Science . . . . 108, 109, 112 Henry Wellcome Laboratories . . 88 Blackwell's Academic East Asia Business Services . . . 146 Hicks Building...... 121 Bookshop ...... 175 East Asian Studies ...... 104 Centre...... 112 Broad Lane Court...... 169 Economics...... 167 Hispanic Studies...... 104 Brook Hill Hall ...... 125 Education ...... 138 History ...... 92, 69

Management...... 167 Oral Health Development ...... 47 S10health ...... 30 Union of Students...... 120 Management Research School . 159 Oral Pathology...... 47 Safety Services ...... 160 University Health Service ...... 154 Mappin Art Gallery ...... 38 Outreach & Access Office...... 58 St George's Flats...... 164 University House ...... 119 Mappin Court ...... 168 St George's Lecture Theatre . . . 164 USport ...... 30 Mappin Hall ...... 170 St George's Library ...... 175 Marketing & Communications. . . 72 Perak Laboratories ...... 110 St Mark's Church...... 90 Mathematics ...... 121 Personnel Services ...... 139 School for Health & Related Vice-Chancellor's Office ...... 106 Mechanical Engineering ...... 170 Philippa Cottam Communication Research (ScHARR)...... 166, 177 Victoria House Flats...... 162 Medical & Dental Library...... 87 Clinic...... 51 Security Adviser ...... 160 Visitor Information service...... 119 Medical Illustration Unit ...... 50 Philosophy ...... 104 Senior Common Room ...... 119 Medical School Office ...... 88 Physics & Astronomy ...... 121 Sheffield Centre for Medical Society ...... 88 Politics ...... 31 Sports Medicine ...... 94 ...... 41 Medico-Legal Centre...... 150 Portering & Security Services . . 158 Sir Frederick Mappin Building . . . 170 White Rose Centre for Medilink...... 149 Portobello Centre...... 177 Sir Henry Stephenson Building . 176 Enterprise...... 159 Midwifery & Children's Nursing. . 101 Postgraduate Student Enquiries Sir Robert Hadfield Building . . . . 172 White Rose CETL ...... 143 Molecular Biology and Research ...... 141 SISA (Sheffield Institute for Biotechnology ...... 107, 108 Taught Programmes...... 119 Studies on Ageing) ...... 31 Modern Language Print Services ...... 151 Sociological Studies...... 31 Teaching Centre ...... 104 Psychology ...... 34 Sorby Centre for MRC/ESRC Social and Applied Public Relations ...... 71 Electron Microscopy ...... 192 Psychology Unit ...... 37 Procurement & Supplies ...... 139 Sports Centre (Goodwin) ...... 30 Music . . see University Location Map Staff Development Unit ...... 149 Stage II Building ...... 190 ...... 166 Student Reception...... 120 Nanoscience & Technology Registrar & Secretary's Office. . 106 Student Recruitment Centre ...... 191 Research Office...... 174 Admissions and Marketing ...... 58 National Centre for English Research Strategy & Student Services...... 119 Cultural Tradition and Language. 76 Development Unit ...... 106 Student Services National Fairground Archive . . . 103 Robert Hill Institute ...... 110 Information Desk (SSiD) ...... 120 North Campus...... 192 Rolls Royce UTC (Advanced SUEL (Sheffield University Nursery ...... 145 Electrical Machines & Drives) . . 170 Enterprises Ltd) ...... 155 Nursing & Midwifery ...... 101, 149 Rolls Royce UTC (Control & Synthetic Turf Pitches ...... 33 Systems Engineering) ...... 173 Rolls Royce UTC (Materials Occupational Health Unit . . . . . 148 Damping Technology) ...... 170 Teaching & Learning Octagon Centre...... 118 Rolls Royce UTP Support Unit ...... 124 Office of Corporate (Engineering Design) ...... 37, 170 Town and Regional Planning . . . . 102 Partnerships ...... 159 Royal Hallamshire Hospital ...... 87 Transport Services ...... 85 Officers' Training Corps ...... 157 Russian and Slavonic Studies. . . 104 Travel Office...... 120 Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery . . . 47 Rutland Hotel ...... 91 Taught Programmes...... 119