The
University of Sheffield (informally
Sheffield University) is a research university in the city of
Sheffield in
South Yorkshire, England. It received its
royal charter in 1905 as successor to the University College of Sheffield, which was established in 1897 by the merger of Sheffield Medical School (founded in 1828), Firth College (1879) and Sheffield Technical School (1884). As one of the original
red brick universities, it is also a member of the prestigious
Russell Group of research-intensive universities.