A popular university in the UK
tHE University of Leeds is acclaimed worldwide for the quality of its teaching and research. One of the largest universities in the United Kingdom, Leeds is also popular among students applying for undergraduate courses.
Emphasis on innovative research and investment in high-quality facilities and firstrate infrastructure means that no fewer than 35 departments are rated internationally or nationally “excellent”.
Its size and international reputation enable the university to offer one of the widest ranges of academic courses in the United Kingdom. During the current academic year, over 32,241 students are attached to 700 different first-degree programmes and 474 postgraduate degree programmes.
A further 32,062 people are enrolled on short courses with the university.
In almost a century of teaching, the university has played a leading part in the development of modern higher education in this country.
Besides strengthening core academic disciplines (Leeds has more undergraduates studying languages and physical sciences than any other UK institution), the university has also developed distinctive areas of specialist expertise in rarer subjects such as Colour Chemistry and Fire Science.
By making use of the latest technologies and with its teaching supported by such a strong and diverse research base, the university is able to offer a wide choice of interdisciplinary degrees, including unusual subject combinations such as music and electronic engineering and Japanese with linguistics.
Leeds is now among the top 10 universities for research in the UK and is internationally acknowledged as a centre of excellence in a wide range of academic and professional disciplines.
Its broad research and skills base and superb facilities attract interest from major multinationals and small local businesses alike. Many of its research initiatives cross traditional subject boundaries and Leeds currently promotes projects through 58 inter-disciplinary centres and seven research schools.
As a result, the university attracts more industrial funding than any other in the UK. It also invests its own resources in helping organisations turn university research into world-class products and services.
From textile industries’ invention of the permanent wave for Wella in the 1930s to the development in the 1990s of alarms using “directional sound” to guide people to emergency exits, the university has always been at the forefront of innovation.
The university places high value on providing its students with a fulfilling education in their chosen discipline. But, in addition to giving undergraduates a solid academic foundation, the university also offers practical career advice and support so that graduates can use the knowledge and skills they acquire at Leeds to make the most of opportunities that life presents.
The University of Leeds is part of the fastest growing city in the UK. With its continued commercial prosperity in areas of finance, business and media, it has great employment potential.
This is complemented by a vibrant mix of culture, commerce and style, making Leeds the primary social hub of the North of England.
Readers of the prestigious Condé Nast Traveler magazine voted Leeds as the number one city in the UK in 2003, above more well-known locations such as London and Edinburgh. It was also named as the top city to visit in 2004 by the Good Britain Guide, and praised for a “good optimistic feel”.
Independent research conducted by OMIS stated that Leeds is the best city in the UK to do business in, following results of a survey from 28 leading employers.
Leeds has just been voted as one of the top three places to shop in the UK by numerous independent surveys, and offers a huge range of shops and stores to suit all tastes. The Lonely Planet guide recently called it “the Knightsbridge of the North”.
Not very far from the bustling city of Leeds is the impressive Yorkshire Dales which offers awe-inspiring scenery and the Dales’ huge selection of outdoor activities and pursuits.
Yorkshire is also home to the ancient city of York with historical attractions such as the Viking and Roman heritage, the Minster, Shambles and selection of museums.
Add top nightclubs, live music venues, world-class sport, cinema, theatre and a wide range of other leisure activities into the mix and Leeds is unquestionably “the” place to be!
For more information, contact Eileen Wong at 03-2031 5340 or e-mail e.wong@adm.leeds.ac.uk