Why Save Biblical Studies?
* The department of Biblical Studies should be saved because it has a worldwide reputation for being one of the finest places to engage in the discipline anywhere in the world as the staff are some of the leaders in the field (such as Dr James Crossley, Professor Hugh Pyper, Professor Cheryl Exum and Professor Keith Whitelam).
* In the recent Research Assessment Exercise, all members of staff were recognized as producing international quality research and 65% of all work submitted was assessed as 'world-leading' (4*) or 'internationally excellent' (3*). The Department is ranked third in the country on the basis of its 4* and 3* publications.
* On international ratings alone the department is ranked joint first.
* It boasts having some of the finest Biblical scholars in the world.
* The closure of the undergraduate degree program would not only affect the University of Sheffield, but the discipline worldwide.
* In the National Student Survey the department comes out as one of the best departments in the country. Graduating students always rate the department very highly.
* It is the only place left in the UK where you can study Biblical Studies.
* In the recent Research Assessment Exercise, all members of staff were recognized as producing international quality research and 65% of all work submitted was assessed as 'world-leading' (4*) or 'internationally excellent' (3*). The Department is ranked third in the country on the basis of its 4* and 3* publications.
* On international ratings alone the department is ranked joint first.
* It boasts having some of the finest Biblical scholars in the world.
* The closure of the undergraduate degree program would not only affect the University of Sheffield, but the discipline worldwide.
* In the National Student Survey the department comes out as one of the best departments in the country. Graduating students always rate the department very highly.
* It is the only place left in the UK where you can study Biblical Studies.
