University of Sheffield - Notable Academics

Notable Academics

• Francis Berry, poet and literary critic
• Peter Blundell Jones, Professor in Architecture
• Sir Anthony Bottoms, Professor of Criminology
• Angela Carter, author (1976–1978)
• Henry Coward, conductor
• Sir Bernard Crick, former Professor of Politics
• Sir Graeme Davies, Vice-Chancellor University of London
• Charles Eliot, diplomat, Vice-Chancellor
• Sir William Empson, poet (The School of English names its facilities after him)
• Lilian Edwards, Professor of Internet Law
• Dr Matthew Flinders, political scientist
• Lord Florey, Nobel Prize winner, Joseph Hunter Professor of Pathology
• Andrew Gamble political economist, Professor of Politics.
• Joanne Harris, author (2000; was also a student)
• Colin Hay, Professor of Political Analysis
• Peter Hill, well-known pianist and expert on the works of Olivier Messiaen
• Sir Robert Honeycombe, metallurgist
• David Hughes, Award winning astronomer. Asteroid 4205 is named in his honour.
• Richard Jones (academic) FRS, Professor and Pro-Vice Chancellor for Research and Innovation
• Dame Betty Kershaw, Dean of the School of Nursing
• Sir Ian Kershaw, historian
• Sir Hans Adolf Krebs, Nobel Prize-winning biochemist (1935–1954)
• Stephen Laurence, philosopher and cognitive scientist
• Sir Colin Lucas, historian, Chair of the Board of the British Library
• Peter Maitlis FRS, Professor of Inorganic Chemistry
• David Marquand, politician
• Edward Mellanby, Professor of Pharmacology, discoverer of Vitamin D
• Lord Morris, Professor of English
• Douglas Northcott FRS, Professor of Mathematics
• Lord Porter, Nobel Prize-winning chemist (1955–1966)
• Sir David Read, Emeritus Professor of Plant Science
• Lord Renfrew, archaeologist
• Sir Gareth Roberts, Vice-Chancellor
• William Sarjeant, geologist
• Prof. Noel Sharkey, broadcaster, Professor of Artificial Intelligence and Robotics, Professor of Public Engagement
• Sir J. Fraser Stoddart, chemist
• Stephen Stich, Honorary Professor of Philosophy in the Philosophy Department
• Charles Stirling FRS, Professor of Chemistry
• Grenville Turner FRS, Professor of Physics
• W E S Turner (1881–1963), Professor of Glass Technology and founder of the Museum which bears his name
• Sir James Underwood, Joseph Hunter Professor of Pathology and Dean of the Faculty of Medicine
• Professor Peter Willett, Professor of Information Science
• Sir Michael Woodruff, Transplant surgeon