Sheffield Business School

What Sheffield Business School does

Sheffield Business School is the business and management faculty within Sheffield Hallam University, a public university in South Yorkshire, England with origins dating to 1843. The school delivers undergraduate, postgraduate taught, postgraduate research, and degree apprenticeship programmes across business, management, marketing, economics, accounting, finance, and law. It operates as part of a larger university serving approximately 30,000 students through multiple campuses in Sheffield, including the City Campus at Howard Street and the Collegiate Campus. The school's revenue is derived from tuition fees (UK undergraduate £9,535/year for 2025-26; international £17,155–£19,155/year), degree apprenticeships, research grants, and commercial enterprise services. Distribution is channeled primarily through UCAS for undergraduate applications, a dedicated online masters portal, and direct employer partnerships for apprenticeships.

The underlying research and teaching infrastructure is asset-heavy and physical rather than digital: the Advanced Wellbeing Research Centre (£15.7m investment), the Sheffield Multi-Modal Imaging Centre (£2.7m, jointly funded with a £1.6m ERDF grant), the Materials and Engineering Research Institute, and the Biomolecular Sciences Research Centre. Notable proprietary assets include a first-of-its-kind-in-UK Radiotherapy 3D Surface Scanner used for NHS breast cancer radiotherapy training and Mass Spectrometry Imaging equipment used in collaboration with Labskin UK. The school operates the National Centre of Excellence for Degree Apprenticeships (NCEDA), supporting over 3,000 degree apprentices, and runs the Wellbeing Accelerator, which provides up to £20,000 to 12 health-tech SMEs per cohort.

The business model is a hybrid public-funder/consumer-payer model: the university is funded by the Office for Students and statutory tuition fees, with additional revenue from research grants (UKRI, AHRC, ERDF, Department for Transport), enterprise services to SMEs via SMIC and AWRC, and commercial partnerships (e.g., Santander Universities, Labskin UK, SYNETIQ, Tempus Novo). GTM is primarily direct-to-consumer via UCAS, open days, postgraduate events, and clearing, supplemented by B2B channels for degree apprenticeships and research commercialization. The institution is governed by a Board of Governors (Tim Smith CBE appointed Chair Designate in 2023) and holds Gold TEF 2023, Top 5 UK university (Whatuni 2026), and multiple chartered accreditations including Athena Swan Bronze, Race Equality Charter, Disability Confident Leader, and University of Sanctuary.

Name

Sheffield Business School

Legal name

Sheffield Hallam University

Website

https://shu.ac.uk

Company type

Public

Founded year

1843

Operating status

Operating

Short description

Sheffield Business School is the business faculty within Sheffield Hallam University, a UK public university serving 30,000+ students with undergraduate, postgraduate, and degree apprenticeship programs across business, management, finance, and law, supported by major research centres in health, imaging, and sustainability.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Higher Education (Business and Management)

NAICS

Business and Secretarial Schools (611410), Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools (611310), Professional and Management Development Training (61143)

SIC

Services-Educational Services (8200), Services-Engineering, Accounting, Research, Management (8700)

akta.pro primary industry

Undergraduate Business Schools (BBA/BSBA Programs) (EDAHAHAA)

akta.pro secondary industries

Online Professional Schools (MBA/MPA/MPH/Etc.) (EDAHALAE), Career Readiness & Employability Skills (Resume, Interview, Networking) (EDAMAKAG)

Keywords

• Higher education
• Business degrees
• Degree apprenticeships
• Postgraduate programs
• Management courses

Headquarters

HQ city

Sheffield

HQ country

United Kingdom

HQ region

Europe

Offices4 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Undergraduate Tuition Fees: Full-time undergraduate courses with tuition fees paid by students or funded through student loans. Fee: £9,535 for 2025-26 (home students), £17,155-£19,155 for international students.
2. Postgraduate Tuition Fees: Postgraduate taught and research degree courses with tuition fees varying by program.
3. Student Accommodation: Guaranteed affordable accommodation close to campus in first year for students.
4. Degree Apprenticeships: Supporting over 3,000 degree apprentices through National Centre of Excellence for Degree Apprenticeships (NCEDA).
5. Professional Development and Short Courses: Help to Grow: Management course and other professional education programs.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels7 records

Marketing channels8 records

Core offering

Sheffield Business School delivers undergraduate and postgraduate business and management degrees, fully online masters programmes, and higher/degree apprenticeships through the National Centre of Excellence for Degree Apprenticeships (NCEDA). It also provides applied research and knowledge exchange services through the Sheffield Mercury Innovation Centre (SMIC), the Advanced Wellbeing Research Centre (AWRC), and the Biomolecular Sciences Research Centre, plus short courses such as Help to Grow: Management.

Product overview

Sheffield Business School is a department within Sheffield Hallam University, offering a comprehensive range of higher education programs including undergraduate degrees, postgraduate taught courses, online masters degrees, and higher/degree apprenticeships. The school operates across multiple disciplines including business, management, marketing, economics, accounting, and finance. It is part of a larger university that provides world-class teaching, research facilities, and student support services across its campuses in Sheffield.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Advanced Wellbeing Research Centre (AWRC): Research centre dedicated to improving health and wellbeing through innovations that help people move, forming the centrepiece of the Sheffield Olympic Legacy Park.
• Sheffield Multi-Modal Imaging Centre (SMIC)
• National Civic Impact Accelerator
• South Yorkshire Sustainability Centre
• Wellbeing Accelerator

Products and services

• Undergraduate Business and Management Degrees Full-time on-campus undergraduate programmes across business, management, marketing, finance, accounting, HRM, tourism, hospitality and events, with optional placement year, aimed at UK and international school-leavers applying through UCAS.
• Postgraduate Business and Management Degrees On-campus postgraduate taught programmes in business and management disciplines, aimed at graduates and early-career professionals seeking a masters-level qualification.
• Online Masters Degrees Fully online postgraduate masters programmes across business, management, finance, marketing, HRM, hospitality, tourism and events, designed for working professionals and international students who need flexible study.
• Degree Apprenticeships (via NCEDA) Employer co-designed higher and degree apprenticeships co-delivered with UK employers through the National Centre of Excellence for Degree Apprenticeships, combining on-the-job training with academic study.
• Help to Grow: Management Course A short, government-subsidised management and leadership development programme for UK SME owners and senior managers, delivered in partnership with the Department for Business and Trade.
• SMIC Research and Imaging Services Specialist research services and access to advanced mass spectrometry imaging technology through the Sheffield Mercury Innovation Centre, available to academic and industry partners.
• AWRC Research and Innovation Services Applied research, innovation and knowledge exchange in physical activity and health delivered through the Advanced Wellbeing Research Centre, with industry and public sector partners.
• Biomolecular Sciences Research Centre Services Research and collaboration services in biomolecular and biomedical sciences delivered through the Biomolecular Sciences Research Centre.

Quantifiable outcome

• 95% of graduates in work or further study (graduate outcomes survey)
• +5 more outcomes

Named customers8 records

Segments6 records

Ideal customer profiles5 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

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Core technology

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App detail

Feature4 records

Partnerships

21 partnerships are on record, tiered core, strategic, major and minor.

• Sheffield Chamber of Commerce and IndustrycoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerLouisa Harrison-Walker and Alexis Krachai (Interim Executive Directors) officially opened SMIC facility, representing ongoing partnership supporting regional business innovation.
• National Literacy TrustcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerNew partnership to extend shared book reading programme helping address inequalities, with celebrated illustrator Nick Sharratt celebrating the launch.
• South Yorkshire Mayoral Combined Authority (SYMCA)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerKey civic partner through Civic University Agreement; collaborated on Howard Street opening with Lord Blunkett; supports Sheffield Innovation Spine and Health Innovation Campus developments.
• Travel South Yorkshire (TSY)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerUp to 400 students working on creative improvements to Sheffield's bus station interchange over 12 months, making it a more attractive gateway to the city.
• Sheffield City CouncilcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership on food waste trial scheme, city-wide sustainability initiatives, and community support programmes including Ukrainian refugee laptop donations.
• SYNETIQstrategicStrategic or Co-development PartnerMaster's students collaborated with UK's leading vehicle salvage, dismantling and recycling company to help achieve net zero ambitions for HGV fleet.
• Tempus NovostrategicStrategic or Co-development PartnerInnovate UK-backed Knowledge Transfer Partnership with charity supporting ex-offenders into employment, with six-figure funding to continue work with serving prisoners.
• Santander Universities UKcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerThree-year funding agreement creating support for student scholarships and enterprise through Santander Universities programme.
• Council for At-Risk Academics (Cara)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership with UK charity helping academics identified as at-risk of violence, persecution or repression in their home countries to pursue research through fully funded PhD scholarships.
• University of SheffieldcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerJointly launched South Yorkshire Children's University partnership and Innovation Network to boost growth and innovation throughout South Yorkshire.
• National Civic Impact AcceleratormajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerLed CiviCon25 annual conference; received £3.7m funding to support universities across country to develop civic leadership; distributed £60,000 innovation funding to six partnerships.
• ShefFood PartnershipcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCross-sector partnership bringing locally sourced, sustainable, and affordable food to campus and surrounding community, involving public agencies, businesses, and community organisations.
• Department for Transport (DfT)majorStrategic or Co-development Partner£1.2m commission for five-year project to evaluate active travel portfolio funding supporting local authorities across England implement cycling and walking schemes.
• Labskin UKstrategicStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaboration using mass spectrometry imaging equipment to analyse absorption, metabolism and wound-healing properties of skincare products on artificial skin models.
• South Yorkshire Sustainability CentrecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPioneering sustainability centre helping South Yorkshire meet climate emergency challenges while providing opportunities for people, places and businesses in the region.
• Bluebell Wood Children's HospicestrategicStrategic or Co-development PartnerHallam academics partnered with hospice for solar racing project, creating mini solar powered race cars with young people from the hospice.
• St Luke's Hospice SheffieldstrategicStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaborative projects through Future Now programme to help enrich student learning beyond the classroom.
• Sheffield Lakeland Landscape PartnershipstrategicStrategic or Co-development Partner10-year commitment to nature recovery through one of the biggest conservation and nature recovery projects in the area.
• Arts Council EnglandcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerChief Executive joined special event highlighting vital role of partnership in arts and culture to support positive change in communities.
• British Academy of ManagementminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerResearch on sustainable fashion presented at annual conference at Alliance Manchester Business School.
• Nexus Multi-Academy TruststrategicStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership to support young people with autism gain work experience through structured programme.

Scale indicators19 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• Nottingham Trent University (Nottingham Business School): Post-92 university with a large business school, sharing Sheffield Business School's positioning around employability, vocational pathways, and degree apprenticeships.
• Alliance Manchester Business School (University of Manchester): UK business school providing undergraduate, postgraduate, MBA and executive education comparable to Sheffield Business School, and able to compete for the same domestic and international student pool.
• Leeds University Business School (University of Leeds): Russell Group business school in the Yorkshire region offering undergraduate and postgraduate business programmes, directly competing with Sheffield Business School for talent and employer partnerships in the North of England.
• Aston University (Aston Business School): UK post-92 university with a triple-accredited business school emphasising employability and professional placement, comparable to Sheffield Business School's real-world vocational focus.
• Oxford Brookes University (Oxford Brookes Business School): Post-92 university with a substantial business school, sharing Sheffield Business School's positioning around employability, vocational pathways, and applied research.
• Manchester Metropolitan University (Manchester Business School): Large post-92 metropolitan university with a substantial business school, directly comparable in scale, mission, and student demographic to Sheffield Hallam.

Emerging players

• BPP University: For-profit provider of professional and degree apprenticeships with strong vocational and online delivery, increasingly competing with post-92 universities for professional-pathway students and employer partnerships.

Regional players

• University of Bradford: West Yorkshire post-92 university competing in similar catchment and funding pools, with overlapping business and management programmes.
• University of Salford (Salford Business School): Greater Manchester post-92 university offering comparable business degrees and apprenticeship pathways, competing in the North West for similar student and employer demographics.
• University of Huddersfield: Nearby Yorkshire post-92 university competing with Sheffield Hallam for regional undergraduates, apprenticeship levy funding, and South Yorkshire employers.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat6 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/sheffield-hallam-university

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Number of profiles

Profiles3 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

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