University of Sheffield
(http://www.shef.ac.uk/) - an older "red brick" university spanning part of the city centre and most of the suburb of broomhill.
Though Sheffield's past was largely based in the manufacturing sector, the emphasis has moved to services. A number of government offices and large businesses Insight, Dixons Group and Freemans operate their headquarters or regional centres in Sheffield. There are a large number of call centres in and around the city eg Virgin Media & Ant Marketing.
There are two major universities in Sheffield:
Sheffield Hallam University
(http://www.shu.ac.uk/-) a modern ex-polytechnic and focuses on engineering, management and computing courses. it is also one of the largest universities in the country, with nearly 30,000 students.
Also, Sheffield College (http://www.sheffcol.ac.uk/) is the largest college in the country.
Sheffield is a vibrant, cosmopolitan city and boasts a large range of shopping. There are a large number of cinemas, pubs and night clubs.