Students at the University of Sheffield finished 12th in UK Movmeber rankings after raising over £70,000 for men’s mental health charity Movember, smashing previous £50,000 record.
Students smashed this year’s initial target and last year’s record of £50,000 during the third week of the event leading the university to increase the target to £65,000.
This was then broken as the university finished having raised a whopping £70,977 putting 12th overall in UK rankings and 5th in university rankings.
University of Sheffield Movember Ambassador Harry Tuvey, said: “It’s an absolute delight to have smashed our £50,000 and £65,000 target and now push onto over £70,000.
“We are incredibly proud and thankful to everyone who has got involved! Every effort, little or large, has played a massive part in the university’s fantastic effort this Movember.”
Over 920 students raised money for the charity, with many more growing a moustache in support.
A whopping 82 teams took part in the event with the university cricket team, coming out on top having raised £19,534 for the cause.
The top-raising individual was Harry Tuvey who sponged just over £2,400.
More information on how much was raised can be found here.
