The Jessop Hospital for Women, on Leavygreave Road in the Portobello area of the city, will be renamed the Jessop Building.
Office space for staff and postgraduate students, along with a computer studio for the Department of Music, will be provided over three floors.
Teaching spaces for the Faculty of Arts and Humanities will also be available in the building.
Original crafted features on the outside of the historical construction, such as brick and stonework, have been cleaned, replaced, or repaired, as recommended by the council.
On the inside of the building decorative Victorian ceilings and walls have been renovated.
Ornate stone staircases and dark corridors have been transformed, creating a more spacious environment.
An entrance and bronze cladding are new to the rear of the building, as well as replacement sash windows, an access ramp and a bay window on the ground floor.
Professor Tony Crook, Chair of the University’s Project Executive Group that is overseeing the redevelopment, paid tribute to all those involved in the project, and to those who "have now enabled us to realise our vision."
University Vice-Chancellor, Professor Keith Burnett, said: "We feel extremely proud to be unveiling the carefully restored and renovated Jessop Building.
"This is a building that is close to many people’s hearts and is an important part of Sheffield’s history."
Natalie Thomas
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