English Language Teaching Centre
The University of Sheffield is a research university based in the city of Sheffield in South Yorkshire, England. It is a member of the Russell Group of research intensive universities and also one of the original 'red brick' universities. In 2012, QS World University Rankings placed Sheffield as the 66th university worldwide. The year before, Sheffield was also named 'University of the Year' 2011 in the Times Higher Education awards.
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