The University of Leeds is one of the UK’s leading universities, world famous for its teaching and research and located in the heart of a vibrant, affordable and student-friendly city. We are first choice for more than 33,000 students from over 151 different countries and offer an exciting choice of over 500 undergraduate and 300 postgraduate courses.
We were delighted to have been named University of the Year 2017, awarded by The Times and The Sunday Times Good University Guide, which recognises the outstanding student experience at Leeds.
University catered and self-catered accommodation is guaranteed for the duration of your studies if you are an international student and is available on campus, close to the city centre or further afield.
When you join the University of Leeds you join a vibrant student community. At its heart is Leeds University Union (LUU). With over 300 student societies dedicated to social, sporting, cultural, religious and international interests – from skydiving to student radio – it’s a great way to develop your interests, meet like-minded people and try out something new.
The University is acclaimed worldwide for the quality of its teaching at undergraduate and postgraduate level. Our staff have been awarded one of the highest numbers of National Teaching Fellowships in higher education, reflecting the high quality of our teaching and our commitment to making it even better.
We are investing £150m in our people to further boost our research excellence, developing a vibrant PhD and postdoctoral community and attracting new senior researchers. We have the strength and facilities to contribute distinctive research to help tackle seven global challenges - cities, culture, energy, food, water, health and high value engineering.