THE 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.
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 2023
We were The Times and The Sunday Times’ University of the Year in 2017 and are currently ranked 17th in its Good University Guide 2023
The University strives to achieve academic excellence within an ethical framework informed by our values of integrity, equality and inclusion, community and professionalism.
OUR UNIVERSITY COMMUNITY
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We have more than 38,000 students - More than 35,000 full time students - More than 2,000 part time students Including:
- More than 29,000 undergraduates - More than 9,000 postgraduates
• We have 3,500 student volunteers who contribute to local regional and national projects.
• We have over 9,500 international students from more than 170 countries, including exchange students
• We have a global network of alumni and are in regular contact with more than 269,000 alumni in more than 190 different countries
We are a member of the Russell Group of research-intensive universities
We are a top 10 university for research power in the UK according to the 2014 Research Excellence Framework
• We have 9,700 staff from more than 100 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 contribute £1.3 billion every year to the UK economy – students add close to £200m of international revenue into the City Region each year
We were awarded the Queen’s Anniversary prize, the country’s highest accolade for an academic institution, in 2009, 2011 and 2019
We are part of the Worldwide Universities Network (WUN), which comprises 23 research-intensive institutions spanning six continents
• The latest High Fliers report, The Graduate Market in 2021, has ranked Leeds in the top 10 most targeted universities in the UK by graduate recruiters
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