UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS
The University, established in 1904, is one of the largest higher education institutions in the UK. We are renowned globally for the quality of our teaching and research. The strength of our academic expertise, combined with the breadth of disciplines we cover, provides a wealth of opportunities and has real impact on the world in cultural, economic and societal ways. The University strives to achieve academic excellence within an ethical framework informed by our values of integrity, equality and inclusion, community and professionalism.
Our staff have been awarded 29 National Teaching Fellowships – more than any other university
Leeds is ranked in the top 100 universities in the QS World University Rankings 2021
We were The Times and The Sunday Times’ University of the Year in 2017 and are currently ranked 15th in its Good University Guide 2021
OUR UNIVERSITY COMMUNITY
We have more than 39,000 students including more than 36,500 full time, 2,400 part time, 28,300 undergraduates and 10,700 postgraduates.
We have over 13,400 international students from 137 countries, including exchange students.
We have 3,500 student volunteers who contribute to local, regional and national projects.
We are a member of the Russell Group of research-intensive universities
The results of the Research Excellence Framework (REF) 2021 identified that 90% of University of Leeds research has a quality rating of “world-leading” or “internationally excellent”.
We have a global network of alumni and are in regular contact with more than 312,000 alumni in more than 197 different countries.
In our latest audit by the Quality Assurance Agency the University received a commendation, the highest category of praise available, for our enhancement of student learning opportunities
We have 9,200 staff from more than 100 different countries.
We were awarded the Queen’s Anniversary prize, the country’s highest accolade for an academic institution, in 2009 and 2011 and 2021
We are part of the Worldwide Universities Network (WUN), which comprises 23 research-intensive institutions spanning six continents
We contribute £1.3 billion every year to the UK economy – students add close to £200m of international revenue into the City Region each year.
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