Our University Campus
Research facilities alongside green spaces, places to eat and a gym. We’ve invested nearly £156 million in campus development, and have fantastic facilities including specialist laboratories, studios, and performance spaces. One of our most recent initiatives includes the opening of our impressive Daphne Steele Building, as part of the National Health Innovation Campus.
We have a working canal that runs through the heart of our campus which boasts a tree-lined towpath, perfect for those downtime moments. Take a look round our campus, using our Virtual Campus Tour.
Discover more about what our campus has to offer by clicking on the headers below.
Places to Eat and Drink
We have 12 outlets available across the University offering a fantastic range of food and drink options, including our International Kitchen, Eco Eats and Café Central – Starbucks.
The Library
Our Library is available for staff to access and is open seven days a week during term time and round the clock for most of the year, plus our computer labs are open 24 hours a day all year round.
Active Hud
Staff can access fitness classes and gym facilities on campus and at KAL Fitness Centres across the district. These provide 7 day a week access to gym, class and swim facilities to suit your working patterns on campus and at home.
Outdoor Facilities
Our campus has a selection of green outdoor spaces, including a working canal that runs through the heart of our campus with a tree-lined towpath.
Our Campus Support and Grounds Maintenance team plan, design and tend to these areas over the various seasons of the year, so the areas are always visually interesting, contain native, insect attracting plants and are biodiverse. The University also has gardening spaces on campus available for use to all staff and students. These gardens consist of:
- Allotment spaces with individual planters
- An orchard
- An edible fruit garden
- The Kitchen Herb Garden
To find out more visit our Sustainability webpage
More In Common Centre
Our brand new More In Common Centre contains prayer and community rooms for the use of staff and students across the University, of all faiths and none. The centre is open from 7am-10pm on weekdays and 8am-9pm at the weekends.
Car Parking
We offer flexible permit parking options across all our seven campus car parks.
Students' Union Shop
Our onsite Student Union shop, located in Student Central, offers a wide range of refreshments, stationary and University branded merchandise.
Our Inclusive Facilities
We aim to make our campus welcoming and inclusive to all students, staff and visitors.
Our University Campus Map display accessible routes, disabled entrances, gender neutral and accessible toilets. To download a copy, please click here.
Did you know, we also have the following facilities available on campus:
Staff Wellbeing Room
Our Staff Wellbeing Room offers a quiet and relaxing space for staff members to take time out during their working day.
It also hosts a selection of wellbeing books for staff members to borrow. There is no need to book, staff are welcome to turn up.
Valli Opticians
Our onsite Valli Opticians, located in the Joseph Priestley East building, offers free eye tests and contact lens appointments for all staff members. Staff members can further benefit from discounts of up to 20% on all glasses.
Bike Storage
We offer a variety of cycle parking across campus, this ranges from sheltered Sheffield Stands to swipe access storage shelters, and individual lockers.
We have two cycle repair areas available on campus. These can be found at the Harold Wilson cycle parking area and the Sparck Jones cycle parking area. The kits contain:
- Bike pump
- Multi-tools (such as screwdrivers, allen keys and spanners)
We also have a small pool of emergency bike maintenance equipment including:
- Bike Pumps
- Puncture kits
Learn more about our campus buildings
Our buildings range from an historic 19th century church through to modern buildings including the home of Art, Design and Architecture, the Barbara Hepworth building. The University has a long history from its founding as the Young Men’s Mental Improvement Society in 1841 through to the present day.
