Postgraduate Research Brochure
RESEARCH T H A T M A T T E R S UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS AERIAL VIEW
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PARKINSON BUILDING The iconic landmark building of the University Leeds city centre Only a 10-minute walk First Direct Arena from campus EDWARD BOYLE LIBRARY Leeds’ 13,500-capacity Includes a postgraduate-only Research Hub music venue Leeds train station LEEDS DOCTORAL COLLEGE Coordinates postgraduate research support and activities THE EDGE Swimming pool, gym and sports halls
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IMPORTANT INFORMATION CONTENTS Information provided by the University, such as in presentations, University brochures and on the University website, is accurate at the time of first disclosure. However, courses, University services and content of publications remain subject to change. Changes may be necessary to comply with the requirements of accrediting bodies or to keep courses contemporary through updating practices or areas of study. Circumstances may arise outside the reasonable control of the University leading GO TO THE NEXT LEVEL 5 CAMPUS LIFE 47 to required changes. Such circumstances include industrial action, unexpected student numbers, significant staff illness (where a course is reliant upon a person’s expertise), unexpected lack of Welcome to Leeds 6 Students’ union 48 funding, severe weather, fire, civil disorder, political unrest, government restrictions and serious Sport and fitness 49 concern with regard to the transmission of serious illness making a course unsafe to deliver. After a student has taken up a place with the University, the University will look to give early notification REDEFINING EXCELLENCE 9 A creative and cultural campus 50 of any changes and try to minimise their impact, offering suitable alternative arrangements or forms Research with impact 10 Wellbeing and support 52 of compensation where it believes there is a fair case to do so. Offers of a place to study at the University will provide up-to-date information on courses. The latest key information on courses, Tackling global challenges 12 entry requirements and fees can be found at www.leeds.ac.uk/pgr. Please check this website before Working together with experts 14 NEXT STEPS 55 making any decisions. Collaborative working 16 Fees and funding 56 Making your contribution 18 Finding research opportunities 58 Leading research facilities 22 How to apply 60 Academic study facilities 24 YOUR STUDY OPTIONS 63 DEVELOP AND CONNECT 27 About your research degree 64 Develop your professional profile 28 Research areas 65
YOUR RESEARCH COMMUNITY 33 MAPS AND HOW TO FIND US 72 A welcoming community 35
CITY LIFE 39 Our city 40 Living in Leeds 44
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Challenge yourself at a leading research-intensive university. Become an expert in your field. Grow professionally and personally.
Top 100 university in the world QS World University Rankings 2020
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VISIT US TALK TO US We are: WELCOME • one of the top 100 universities in the world You can find out more about our research, meet +44 (0)113 343 2336 (QS World University Rankings 2020) our academic staff and chat to some of our current [email protected] postgraduate researchers at our postgraduate open day. TO LEEDS • ‘world leading’ or ‘internationally excellent’ in more than 80% of our research (REF 2014) Postgraduate open day CONNECT WITH US 7 February 2020 • one of the 40 most international universities Or make an appointment with our Doctoral College /universityofleeds Be part of a prestigious, research-intensive in the world (Times Higher Education World University Rankings 2019) to discuss being a researcher at Leeds. university in one of the UK’s most diverse [email protected] @UniversityLeeds cities. We’re engaged in world-class research across a wide range of disciplines. Join our thriving research community, with more MEET US Our postgraduate researchers are an than 3,000 postgraduate researchers at its heart. integral part of this, helping push back Develop your subject expertise and professional Meet us at a postgraduate study fair, the boundaries of knowledge in new and profile to excel in your chosen profession. held throughout the UK. www.leeds.ac.uk/postgraduatefairs exciting ways. Or, if you’re not in the UK, find out when Find out more about our research and the people a University of Leeds representative will who carry it out, and be inspired to come and be be visiting your country. part of this amazing adventure. www.leeds.ac.uk/visitstoyourcountry
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Work with leading thinkers, push the boundaries of knowledge, contribute to research that matters.
Over 80% of our research is rated ‘world leading’ or ‘internationally excellent’ REF 2014
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Top 10 UK university for research power REF 2014
If you want to be part of a community of“ research excellence that will encourage, stimulate, challenge and support you, the University of Leeds is ready to A GLOBAL INSTITUTION welcome you. Our research is tackling big The University was recognised as one of the global and societal challenges and helping 40 most international in the world in the Times improve lives. Come and join us and help Higher Education World University Rankings 2019. change the world. You’ll work with outstanding students, researchers, ” academics and research partners from all over the
world. Around half our postgraduate researchers Professor Lisa Roberts come from outside the UK and our staff are from over Deputy Vice-Chancellor: Research 90 different countries. Over half our research outputs and Innovation come from international collaborations.
RESEARCH THAT MATTERS FUNDING AND INVESTMENT
1 Our researchers: Our work attracts significant funding – £137m in research grants and contracts 2017/18. Our expertise • are finding new ways to combat brain cancer in interdisciplinary international development through the use of viruses projects has made us one of the most successful The University of Leeds is a place where world-leading • have created the world’s thinnest freestanding UK universities in securing funding from the Global RESEARCH research can flourish. Established in 1904, we’re one gold, with the potential to unlock new technologies, Challenges Research Fund and the Newton Fund. of the largest research-intensive universities in the including in medicine Over the last 5 years the University received more UK. With more than 80% of our research rated than £45m funding from the Global Challenges WITH IMPACT • co-authored and provided key evidence in the ‘world leading’ or ‘internationally excellent’ (REF 2014), Research Fund. we’re in the UK top 10 for research impact – impact report which informed the UK government’s on the economy, public policy, civil society, culture commitment to net zero emissions by 2050 We want to attract tomorrow’s researchers to Leeds. and more. UKRI, the UK’s biggest public funder • are using cutting-edge electron microscopy to find We offer a range of scholarships to try to ensure your Leeds is one of the UK’s leading research of research and innovation, chose to hold its first new ways to stop plant viruses destroying crops ability to study with us depends on your talent, not universities and one of the top 100 anniversary event at the University in 2019. your circumstances (see page 57). universities in the world (QS World Rankings 2020). We’re at the forefront of knowledge We’re a founding member of the prestigious Russell Group of research-intensive universities and have twice across a range of disciplines. We need been awarded the Queen’s Anniversary Prize, the researchers at all levels, with exciting new country’s highest accolade for an academic institution. ideas and approaches.
1. Cryo-electron microscope in the Astbury Centre
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TACKLING GLOBAL CHALLENGES
Researchers at Leeds are addressing some of the world’s biggest challenges. Our discoveries are making a real difference to society. Here is some of our research SHAPING OUR FUTURE WITH DATA ENABLING ADVANCES IN GLOBAL HEALTH CREATING THE CITIES OF TOMORROW that’s making an impact. Helping drive policy reform to tackle inequalities Helping the worldwide fight against drug-resistant Leading a £4.2m national research project to create and improve health nationally as part of the SIPHER superbugs by reducing prescribing of unnecessary self-repairing cities by developing robots to fix utility consortium. antibiotics to children in rural China. pipes, street lights and roads with minimal disruption.
DEVELOPING SOLUTIONS FOR DELIVERING A SUSTAINABLE UNDERSTANDING SOCIAL CHANGE SAFEGUARDING GLOBAL WATER RESOURCES A CHANGING CLIMATE ENERGY FUTURE Keeping girls in Uganda safe from exploitation Making clean water more accessible worldwide Estimating sea level rises more accurately using Advancing research into alternative energies and through a project to address multiple barriers through our work with G20 Water Technologies to satellite data to generate information on polar ice reduced emissions through our Energy Leeds to schooling. test its graphene water filter technology and bring thickness and melting rates. multidisciplinary research group. a cheaper method of water treatment for developing countries closer to market.
Discover more about VIEWING GLOBAL CHALLENGES PROMOTING FOOD SECURITY COMBATTING GLOBAL DISEASES our leading research at THROUGH A CULTURAL LENS AND SUSTAINABILITY Making advances in treatments for Parkinson’s, www.leeds.ac.uk/research Supporting young conflict survivors across the world Leading a £9m research programme, AFRICAP, Alzheimer’s and diabetes by using cutting-edge through an Arts and Humanities Research Council- to improve policymaking and develop sustainable equipment to investigate amyloid proteins. funded project that helps them use creative media and productive agriculture systems in the face of to understand conflict and share their experiences. climate change.
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WORKING TOGETHER TO TACKLE RESEARCH PARTNERSHIPS COMPLEX ISSUES The University is a founding member of the The University works closely with a range of partners, Worldwide Universities Network (WUN), a network of including: 23 research-intensive universities over six continents. We’ll encourage you to take part in collaborative • industry and business to develop innovative programmes and you’ll have opportunities to be The world faces large and complex problems. In our commercial solutions mentored by established experts in your field. drive to find answers, we bring together wide-ranging wun.ac.uk WORKING • charities and the health sector to increase expertise to create extraordinary solutions right here understanding of health challenges on campus. We are: The University belongs to the N8 Research TOGETHER Partnership of the eight most research-intensive • government agencies and NGOs to provide • pioneering a technique to avoid rejection of universities in the North of England, which aims to expertise and influence policy WITH EXPERTS transplant tissue by combining medical engineering maximise the impact of its research, focusing on two and medical immunology expertise at our Institute • academic colleagues nationally and internationally research themes. of Medical and Biological Engineering to achieve more together www.n8research.org.uk • investigating with multiple partners how immersive We bring together researchers from Nexus, our new £40m innovation hub, connects We are also part of the White Rose University technologies can help the public engage business with our world-leading researchers, facilities Consortium, a strategic partnership between the different disciplines and backgrounds to with history, such as the Virtual Holocausts and talent. It brings together business and academic leading research universities of Leeds, Sheffield and combine disciplinary excellence and create Memoryscapes Project minds to solve complex challenges, while delivering York, which involves cooperation on a number of an environment in which world-leading • developing the use of microbubbles to deliver economic and societal impact. levels, including a collaborative and global approach research can flourish. chemotherapy with fewer side effects, bringing to doctoral training. together research expertise from physics, www.whiterose.ac.uk engineering and medicine INTERDISCIPLINARY SOLUTIONS The University is a partner in a number of UK • using big data to improve health outcomes for Research Councils-funded Doctoral Training Our research tackles the big issues affecting today’s heart attack survivors who develop other diseases Partnerships (DTPs) across a wide range of world. Imagine chemotherapy treatment with fewer disciplines. DTPs often offer interdisciplinary side effects, self-repairing cities, and easing global collaboration and placement opportunities. water scarcity. Our researchers are engaged in We also host several industry-focused Centres pioneering research – taking creative strides to build for Doctoral Training (CDTs). Read more at a better world. 1. Professors Eileen Ingham (Medical Immunology) www.leeds.ac.uk/externallyfundedphds and John Fisher (Mechanical Engineering) in the Institute of Medical and Biological Engineering
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COLLABORATIVE WORKING PUSH
We’ll encourage you to make the most of the collaborative THE BOUNDARIES opportunities all around you. Whether it’s combining diverse expertise to solve complex problems or sharing research within your discipline, a new perspective can be revolutionary.
The University is home to several interdisciplinary centres, like the Priestley International Centre for Climate or the Astbury Centre for Structural Molecular Biology, which pool interdisciplinary expertise to push the boundaries of knowledge. Several prestigious UK Research Councils- funded Doctoral Training Partnerships and Centres for Doctoral Training are also currently based at Leeds. Whatever your specialism, there will By collaborating, you can be opportunities for you to work with “ others in your discipline and across accumulate data a lot more quickly disciplines, through research groups, than you could on your own. conferences and informal networks I was fortunate enough to publish and socials, within the University and in other institutions. very early in my PhD and this led me to work with researchers from across Europe. Our equipment and expertise at Leeds allowed us to contribute a previously missing part to their research. ” Daniel Hurdiss Structural characterisation of viral pathogens using cryo-electron microscopy. Now Postdoctoral Fellow at Utrecht University, The Netherlands. Read more about Daniel’s Pictured with PhD supervisor Professor experience of collaborative working Neil Ranson in the Astbury Centre for at www.leeds.ac.uk/danielhurdiss Structural Molecular Biology
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YOUR SUPERVISOR AND YOU Finding the right supervisor for your project is a key part of choosing your research degree. Supervisors draw on their own experience to guide your work, encourage you and advise you on the direction Postgraduate researchers are at the heart of of your research. They will be with you from the MAKING YOUR the University’s research. Choose Leeds and development of your research plan, through the you’ll join a community of more than 3,000 creation of your thesis to preparing you for the viva CONTRIBUTION postgraduate researchers. – the final stage of your PhD. Whatever your field of interest, as a postgraduate You’ll usually have at least two academic supervisors, researcher you’ll be part of a community of who will be at the forefront of their discipline and researchers at the forefront of their subject will have the relevant specialist knowledge for your Studying for a research degree will who will challenge, inspire and support you. project. They’ll provide support and encouragement, challenge you intellectually and push you whilst empowering you to become independent in The scale and quality of our research gives you the to new levels. It’s hard work, but the rewards your working and thinking. They’ll challenge your opportunity to be part of internationally important ideas, offer advice on training and development, can be huge. In the end you’ll be an expert work. You can work on existing projects such as review your progress, and provide guidance and in your field. sustainable food sources and climate change, or feedback on your work. conduct your own independent research project. Your research will make a meaningful And you’ll find all the facilities and support you contribution to the University’s research need to excel during your time here. excellence – over half our submissions to REF 2014, the most recent Research Excellence Framework exercise, included contributions from PhD researchers.
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WORK WITH EXPERTS
My research is arts marketing and “unpicking the term ‘cultural value’. I couldn’t have chosen a better place to study this. For example, the new Centre for Cultural Value is based at the University and the academics I work with bring in experts from the sector to teach and work alongside, and some have their own companies too. They aren’t just reading about art, they’re experiencing it. ” Emma McDowell Read more from Emma about her Reframing theatre marketing: from transaction to enaction experience of working alongside experts Pictured in the University’s own at www.leeds.ac.uk/emmamcdowell theatre complex, stage@leeds
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ASTBURY CENTRE Our Astbury Centre for Structural Molecular Biology has some of the world’s most powerful cryo-electron microscopes, allowing molecular structure to be seen CENTRE FOR IMMERSIVE TECHNOLOGIES in unprecedented detail and enabling us to develop Our Centre for Immersive Technologies works in the new treatments to combat global disease. areas of human-centred design, education, decision- making, cultural engagement and improving wellbeing, helping companies and organisations use virtual reality LEADING RESEARCH Here are just some of the and augmented reality. facilities at Leeds that may FACILITIES help shape your research:
NATIONAL FACILITY FOR Our outstanding facilities provide an INNOVATIVE ROBOTIC SYSTEMS excellent platform for your research We are home to the National Facility for Innovative and enhance your academic experience. Robotic Systems, including the most advanced suite Some of the UK’s leading research of robot-building equipment in the UK, the latest 3D centres are based at the University printing and high-precision assembly technologies. and we’re investing heavily to realise the potential of new technologies. M&S COMPANY ARCHIVE SPECIAL COLLECTIONS From medieval manuscripts and a First Folio of We’re developing one of the most advanced centres The M&S Company Archive houses over 71,000 Shakespeare’s plays to valuable business archives, in the world for high speed rail planning, design, items, including business papers, advertising the University’s Special Collections is a unique construction and manufacturing. Our Bragg Centre materials and merchandise. It supports research CENTRE FOR CULTURAL VALUE for Materials Research brings together scientists and resource for primary research. Ours is the only library across a wide range of disciplines and the University’s The University will be home to the UK’s first Centre engineers across a wide range of disciplines. with five collections awarded ‘designated status’ partnership with Marks and Spencer offers exciting for Cultural Value. It will bring together diverse by Arts Council England, in recognition of their opportunities for collaboration. The Archive actively artists, researchers and external partners to advance outstanding national and international importance. engages with research and offers a wealth of primary understanding of the value and unexplored potential material to support postgraduate research. of the UK’s arts and culture sector.
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POSTGRADUATE RESEARCH HUB The postgraduate-only Research Hub in the Edward Boyle Library is designed to meet your needs.
It offers:
• extra-large study desks with wi-fi, individual lighting and power sockets – especially useful in the writing-up stages of your research • space for individual and group work • bookable individual and group study rooms, with large LED screens • lockers for your convenience Our expert library staff are here to help you too, online, in person and through workshops and ACADEMIC STUDY events. They can advise and support you with literature searching, referencing, EndNote, FACILITIES open access publishing, increasing citations and research data management. library.leeds.ac.uk/researcher LANGUAGE LEARNING Our excellent facilities will support If you want to learn a different language, our your research. COMPUTERS AND IT Language Zone has learning materials in more than 50 languages. It has a dedicated space Through your University account, you’ll be able where you can study independently, with access to access the technologies and services to support to books, magazines, audio, video and language UNIVERSITY LIBRARY As a medievalist, Leeds is one of the your studies. learning software. The University Library is one of the major academic “top places in the country to study. You’ll benefit from: research libraries in the UK – a premier resource to One of the reasons is the extremely You can also practise conversation skills with native underpin your research. well-stocked libraries. The scientists have • a wide range of standard and specialist software speakers through our language exchange, or take and services, providing access to all the research part in language groups and workshops. The Library combines a massive and ever-expanding their laboratories, historians have the and industry-focused facilities you’ll need collection of print and online resources, and includes library – the library is where we do the If English isn’t your first language, you can improve rare book and manuscript collections. actual research. • free high-speed wi-fi across campus your academic English before you start your research with a course at the University Language Centre. • a suite of tools and services provided through You’ll benefit from: I’ve been to conferences and shared my Microsoft Office 365, seamlessly linked to your Our pre-sessional English courses will help you • expert support in literature searching, referencing, research with academics from all over the University account and securely available from prepare for life as a postgraduate researcher in the bibliometrics, open access and research data world. It’s expanded my reach and network anywhere in the world UK. You’ll study with other postgraduate students management in ways that I couldn’t have done if the • free access to licensed copies of Office ProPlus and you’ll be taught by academics who contribute • four libraries on campus, open throughout the year, University didn’t have these facilities. for you to use at home or on the move to research into teaching languages. at a wide range of times www.leeds.ac.uk/languagecentre ” • personalised content (like your library record) James Titterton • easy access to more than three million print items on your phone through the UniLeeds app Trickery and deception in medieval warfare and thousands of online library resources • IT help and support through our webpages • different working environments, including spaces and from our Service Desk by phone, email Read more about how Leeds’ for group study and silent individual study, as well or in person as cafés for breaks well-stocked libraries have been crucial to James’s research at • teaching spaces with traditional computer- • IT zones and study facilities equipped with the www.leeds.ac.uk/jamestitterton supported classrooms and flexible learning latest technology environments for personal and group study
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Share your research and connect with experts. Build your profile, networks and skills to shape your future.
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MAKING CONNECTIONS We understand the importance of meeting others in your field, both in advancing your research and your future career. You’ll be able to network with colleagues from the University and wider academic community, and industry experts, at national and international conferences and research events. You’ll hear about the latest research in your specialism and have opportunities to present and share your own research findings.
Funding may be available from your school or faculty Working with other postgraduate to ensure finance isn’t an obstacle to you attending researchers“ is a great way to collaborate conferences and events. across different departments, and get a You may also have opportunities to publish your fresh perspective on a research area. research and provoke academic debate. Your supervisor will help point you in the right I’ve recently published a book chapter direction and our research collaborations mean with my supervisor, which included you are well placed to meet academic and industry research I conducted, and I’m experts. You may also have chance to work with collaborating with someone from a industry on projects and placements, and with different department on a new paper. large-scale collaborative research partnerships, I get a lot out of talking to people about widening your professional network. ideas and I love the research process.” A global network of Leeds graduates Brendan Lawson Researching the use of statistics by UK news Your research degree helps you further develop your As a researcher at Leeds, you’ll be able to tap into media covering humanitarian crises DEVELOP YOUR skills and expertise. You might access higher-level one of the biggest alumni communities of any UK roles in industry, become a researcher in government university. It’s a global network of over 265,000 PROFESSIONAL or develop an academic career. Whatever your people in more than 190 countries, all with a motivation, research study can extend your passion lifelong connection to the University of Leeds Read more about Brendan’s experience for your subject and push you to reach your potential. and to each other. of building his profile at PROFILE www.leeds.ac.uk/brendanlawson The work is challenging, but we’re here to help Through the Leeds Network, our online career you succeed and enjoy your time with us. There’s networking tool, you can make contact with support at each step of your PhD, from induction, alumni and benefit from practical careers advice Building your professional profile is a through transfer to the final thesis writing and and mentoring. key part of success as a postgraduate viva. We offer extensive professional and career researcher. You’ll need to develop new development opportunities, which you can tailor to your individual needs. Developing commercial opportunities skills and networks to share and further The University’s commercialisation team supports your research. We offer connections and the activities of our researchers, identifying, training opportunities to help you realise evaluating and developing commercial opportunities your professional goals, whatever you from research conducted at the University. decide to do next.
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I really enjoy working with PhD “researchers. We spend three years together pushing the boundaries of knowledge and I introduce them to a network of colleagues and like-minded Specialist training researchers within and beyond this To help you develop skills relevant to your research vibrant research-intensive University. and future career, you’ll have access to a whole range of workshops, courses and seminars. ” Specially designed for postgraduate researchers,
these are run by our IT, Library and Organisational Dr Gary Chambers Professor of Education Development and Professional Learning teams and by your department or graduate school. Career planning Enterprise at Leeds Your online Training Plan is the cornerstone of your Whatever your next step, our Careers Centre offers Leeds’ award-winning student enterprise BUILDING YOUR TRANSFERABLE SKILLS professional development. It’s agreed between you a range of events, online resources and personal opportunities are also available to you as a and your supervisor and is based on a detailed training A research degree can take you to the forefront of advice and support. We’ll help you understand your postgraduate researcher. Our business start-up assessment. It reflects your previous experience and strengths and market yourself effectively. support service, Spark, can help you develop your your field, and we offer academic and technical personal and professional aspirations. It includes both training to support each stage of your research. idea into a viable business. Gain business advice, specific research skills and broader experiences, like We provide: mentoring and access to funding, networking events challenging ideas and presenting at conferences. As a postgraduate researcher, you’ll gain skills that • individual career guidance and bespoke workshops to help you through your will be invaluable, whatever your chosen career. entrepreneurial journey. You could apply for An online record system, the Graduate Record of • CV writing advice You’ll increase your ability to understand and solve Achievement and Development (GRAD), helps you a £3,000 Enterprise Scholarship to help with problems, analyse and communicate complex plan which conferences, courses and workshops to • job search, job applications and interview skills business, training and other start-up costs, and you information, work independently and as part of a could win up to £2,000 to get you started in our attend. It records meetings with your supervisors and • a programme of workshops specifically for team, manage your time effectively and many other annual Business Plan Competition. training taken, with milestones to track your progress postgraduate researchers skills employers look for. right up to completion of your research degree. www.leeds.ac.uk/enterprise careerweb.leeds.ac.uk/researchers To develop your teaching skills, we offer a series of workshops which focus on the essentials for Discipline-specific advice and employability events demonstrating, lecturing, small-group teaching and are also offered, often through your academic school. assessing student work. There are also opportunities to develop your teaching practice through lectures These could include: and practical sessions. • advice about typical career paths and roles, Personal and professional development is available writing your CV and job applications to you through a range of training in areas such as • seminars with employers and alumni leadership, presentation skills, project management and team working. • mentoring schemes
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Be part of our diverse, welcoming and supportive community.
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A WELCOMING COMMUNITY
Your time with us is about more than KNOW NO your academic research and professional development. When you come to Leeds you’re joining a vibrant and welcoming BOUNDS community of researchers from around the world. You’ll find a host of opportunities to connect with others academically and Leeds is a fantastic city, it’s a socially, and there’s help on hand if you “ need it. Whatever your specialism, don’t very welcoming place. I’m from worry about feeling isolated. Bangladesh, and the International Student Office helped me bring my family with me. When I arrived, LEEDS DOCTORAL COLLEGE everything was really well organised. Our Doctoral College supports you throughout your postgraduate research journey. It brings After all the help the University gave together all the support services and opportunities me, I became a student ambassador, to enhance your research, your development, and using my experience to give advice to your overall experience. new international students. I felt like When you join us at Leeds, you’re joining a community I’d made an impact, and made people of postgraduate researchers, all working in different areas but sharing the experience of being a researcher feel part of the community. at Leeds. The Doctoral College aims to support you ” and celebrate your achievements. Rumana Hossain Experience of Bangladeshi academics We run regular drop-in and training sessions, and on return from study abroad organise seminars and other events. Keep up to date Pictured in a café at the University with postgraduate researcher events and news through our monthly newsletters. Attend one of our informal ‘Research Nights’ sessions, where you can meet your fellow-researchers, learn about other developing research, and maybe even be a speaker yourself. www.leeds.ac.uk/doctoralcollege
Leeds Doctoral College Showcase Hone your presenting skills at our annual postgraduate research conference, which celebrates the outstanding contribution of our researchers. Learn more from Rumana about her Conference competitions include the ‘three-minute thesis’, research poster and research image experience of being part of our global competitions and Postgraduate Researcher of the family at www.leeds.ac.uk/rumanahossain Year, with prizes awarded by the Vice-Chancellor. www.leeds.ac.uk/doctoralcollegeshowcase
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SUPPORT FOR INTERNATIONAL RESEARCHERS As one of the most popular destinations in the UK for international researchers, you can be confident we’ve got the knowledge and experience to help you. Our International Student Office provides specialist immigration advice along with ongoing support. CONNECTING WITH OTHERS Before you arrive, we’ll help you prepare for university Besides the opportunities through our Doctoral A GLOBAL INSTITUTION life. We can advise you about immigration and other UK College, you’ll find there are multiple ways to connect You’ll join more than 9,000 international students regulations, travel to the UK, opening a bank account with your fellow-researchers at Leeds. from over 170 countries and staff from more than and other things to help you adapt to life in Leeds. You will: 90 countries, with all the richness of perspectives and insights this brings. We’ll continue to be here for you after you’ve arrived • have access to workspace in a shared office too, with year-round support to help you adapt and and/or laboratory. You’ll work alongside There are lots of opportunities to socialise with settle in to life in the UK. Attend a drop-in session, researchers, academics and support staff and people from different countries and cultures. Take book a private appointment or visit the enquiry quickly become part of your school’s community advantage of the weekly Global Café and other Global desk for general information and guidance. We hold Community activities. Join one of the international welcome and orientation sessions all year round for • be part of a research group and, beyond this, student societies run through Leeds University Union. new international researchers and their partners. an academic team. Their social events and coffee sessions are a relaxed way to meet and share ideas There are also activities and opportunities to socialise with academic colleagues and network with other UK and international • be part of a faculty graduate school which will researchers and their families. support you and offer opportunities to connect LINK TO LEEDS www.leeds.ac.uk/internationalstudents across schools and departments through conferences, seminars and socials. Your graduate Discover more about the Leeds student school staff will advise you on everything from experience. Talk directly to some of registration to examinations, and can point you our current international postgraduates to the wide range of University support services about being a postgraduate researcher here. Connect with our Link to Leeds • have access to University-wide seminars and ambassadors through live chats, email, events, where you can network and discuss your instant messaging or social media. work with academics and fellow-researchers www.leeds.ac.uk/linktoleeds
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Leeds has one of the largest student communities in the country, making it an exciting place to live and learn. It also has lots of green space and nearby countryside to escape to.
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SHOPPING Leeds is famous for its historic shopping arcades, including the Victoria Quarter, OUR CITY Queen’s Arcade and Thornton’s Arcade.
You’ll find some of your favourite designer and Leeds is a lively, multicultural city in high-street brands under the centre of the UK, with the University one roof in Trinity Leeds. campus just a 10-minute walk from the city centre. FOOD AND DRINK We have everything you’d expect from one of the Leeds has a thriving UK’s largest and fastest-growing cities and we’re independent food and surrounded by beautiful, accessible countryside. drink scene, hosting If you’re relocating to Leeds we’re confident the popular Leeds Indie it won’t be long before you’re calling it home. Food festival each year.
Read more about what the city has to offer at You’ll find everything www.leeds.ac.uk/leedsandyorkshire from quirky cafés and beer halls to rooftop bars with views of the city, as well as restaurants that feature in the Michelin Guide.
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MUSIC Leeds nightlife is legendary, with clubs and bars offering music to suit all tastes.
First Direct Arena attracts some of the world’s biggest artists to its 13,500-capacity theatre-style venue.
ARTS AND CULTURE Leeds is one of the few cities outside London to have resident opera and ballet companies.
You’ll find several theatres, art galleries and museums, including The Grand Theatre, SPORT the Carriageworks, The famous Emerald Headingley Leeds Playhouse, Stadium is home to Leeds Rhinos Leeds City Museum rugby league and Yorkshire Carnegie and Leeds Art Gallery. rugby union teams, Yorkshire County Cricket Club and international Test Matches.
Leeds United Football Club is based at nearby Elland Road Stadium.
FURTHER AFIELD Leeds has amazing parks and spaces such as Roundhay Park, Temple Newsam, Harewood House and Kirkstall Abbey.
You’ll find traditional towns and cities nearby, like York, Ilkley, Harrogate, Saltaire and the village of Haworth, home of the Brontës.
Explore Yorkshire’s stunning coastline, plus the Yorkshire Dales, the North York Moors, the Lake District and the Peak District.
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UNIVERSITY ACCOMMODATION Our University-owned accommodation is close to campus and the city centre. We offer a range of different residences and contract lengths, as well as flexible payment methods. Our main residences If you are relocating with your family, you will find exclusively for postgraduate and mature students are LIVING IN LEEDS that Leeds has many family-friendly amenities and Blenheim Point, Grayson Heights, Royal Park Flats activities available alongside good schools. Many and St Mark’s Residence. suburbs of Leeds offer semi-detached and detached Your rent includes all energy charges, internet family houses. There are lots of parks and green access, contents insurance and Edge Club (gym and spaces and a number of well-performing schools. Leeds is a great place to live, with a wide sports) membership at The Edge (not included in We have a very limited amount of postgraduate range of accommodation. Whether you’re Independent help and advice on all aspects of private family or summer accommodation). accommodation. We’re sorry we probably won’t be looking for a flat, studio, shared house or accommodation is available from: able to offer University accommodation if you’re a UK or EU researcher. But don’t worry, there’s plenty of family accommodation, we’re confident • Unipol, a student housing charity that works good quality private housing in Leeds. you’ll find something to meet your needs. closely with the University New, single international postgraduates who apply • the independent advice centre in the before the deadline are guaranteed University PRIVATE ACCOMMODATION students’ union accommodation. www.unipol.org.uk accommodation.leeds.ac.uk Leeds has a range of good-quality private www.luu.org.uk/student-advice accommodation to suit all lifestyles and budgets. Leeds city centre – The city centre offers smart, modern apartments Families perfect for city living. Suburbs such as Chapel one of the UK’s Best The University has a limited amount of family Allerton and Horsforth with their local amenities, bars Places to Live accommodation. and restaurants are popular with young professionals. accommodation.leeds.ac.uk/family Headingley and Hyde Park are just a short walk or The Sunday Times 2019 bus ride from campus and are popular with both students and academics.
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Our vibrant campus on the edge of Leeds city centre has all the amenities and services you need for the best possible experience during your time here.
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SPORT AND FITNESS
OUTDOOR FACILITIES Whatever your level of fitness, you’ll find lots of opportunities to keep healthy and We also have excellent outdoor facilities at nearby get active. Sports Park Weetwood and Bodington playing fields, including a 1.6km outdoor-lit cycling circuit. Two outdoor centres in the Lake District and the Yorkshire Dales offer hiking, caving, mountain biking and Leeds University Union hosts activities exclusively for INDOOR FACILITIES climbing. postgraduates, as well encouraging you to make full STUDENTS’ UNION The Edge, our indoor facility, offers excellent sport.leeds.ac.uk/facilities use of the general events programme. There are also fitness, sport and wellbeing opportunities, all volunteering opportunities and community projects located on campus. you can get involved in. CLUBS, LEAGUES AND ACTIVITIES Facilities include: As a postgraduate researcher at Leeds The Union building is at the heart of campus. It The sports clubs run through Leeds University you’ll join one of the best and most active contains a number of cafés, bars and food outlets, • 250-station state-of-the-art fitness suite, with Union are another way to get involved. With more students’ unions in the country – Leeds as well as performance and meeting spaces. You can the latest Technogym equipment and Sky TV than 60 sports clubs, you can be sure there’s a club University Union. It offers great services, buy most things there – from your everyday groceries, • 25m eight-lane swimming pool for you. Our social leagues are a great way to play support and opportunities, and lots of health food and University clothing to stationery and competitively against other student or staff teams, cards. There’s even a farmers’ market right outside • sauna and steam room places to meet and relax. It’s also home and our weekly social sport sessions offer non- the Union building every Monday during term time. • squash courts competitive fun without a regular commitment. to over 300 clubs and societies, including www.luu.org.uk a dedicated postgraduate society. • strength and conditioning room Our Get Out, Get Active programme allows you • three studios offering over 220 exercise classes a to enjoy a range of physical activities and explore week in term time, and virtual classes on demand amazing countryside through weekend walks. sport.leeds.ac.uk • personal training studio • climbing wall • swimming lessons, and courses including self-defence, squash and strength training sport.leeds.ac.uk/the-edge
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TREASURES OF THE BROTHERTON GALLERY THE STANLEY & AUDREY BURTON GALLERY INTERNATIONAL CONCERT SERIES The Gallery displays treasures from the University’s Our art gallery displays works from the University Art This varied programme of free performances and world-famous Special Collections. Highlights include Collection dating from the 17th century to the present recitals covers jazz, folk and traditional music, classical, a 4,500-year-old Babylonian clay tablet and original day. It hosts a series of innovative and contemporary contemporary and avant-garde, as well as popular material written by the Brontës, along with medieval art exhibitions, as well as a special exhibition showing music. The University’s Great Hall is also one of the manuscripts and rare books from around the globe. work by our recent graduates. The Gallery is accredited venues for the renowned Leeds International Piano The Gallery is free and open to all. by Arts Council England and is free and open to all. Competition, which takes place every three years. A CREATIVE AND CULTURAL CAMPUS
There’s a host of opportunities to enjoy the arts without leaving campus, with performances, galleries, archives and artworks on your doorstep.
You can also take advantage of the unique cultural heritage hosted on campus, including the M&S Company Archive and our Special Collections.
Our Cultural Institute brings together academics and partners from across the arts and beyond, aiming to widen cultural opportunities on campus and further afield. STAGE@LEEDS PUBLIC ART TRAIL M&S COMPANY ARCHIVE We’re lucky enough to have our own theatre complex, This trail guides you around the University’s Housed in the striking, purpose-built Michael stage@leeds, which is licensed for the public and impressive collection of public artworks across Marks Building on campus, the living M&S Find out more at offers a range of performances from professional campus, some of which have been designed and Company Archive provides a fascinating insight www.leeds.ac.uk/aroundcampus touring companies, as well as showcasing the talent created by our own students. into a national institution and a unique research of our students. resource for our students.
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STUDENT COUNSELLING, WELLBEING WELLBEING AND MENTAL HEALTH SUPPORT There may be times when stress, emotional AND SUPPORT difficulties or upsetting life events make it harder to cope academically or personally. At Leeds you can access free professional and confidential counselling, wellbeing and mental health support through groups, There are lots of resources and information workshops, single-session consultations, short-term to help and support you through your time counselling and web-based self-help resources. at Leeds. Your faculty graduate school and If you need longer-term support or treatment, the Doctoral College will be able to point you we’ll help you identify the most appropriate local to all the support services at the University. NHS or voluntary sector services.
You’ll find quick links to useful information on our You can also access free online peer and professional students’ website including money advice, health support, 24/7, with trained counsellors through Big concerns, disability support, and much more. White Wall. It’s completely anonymous and provides students.leeds.ac.uk/researchdegrees a safe space to get things off your chest and help you feel more in control. STUDENT SERVICES CENTRE If you have an existing moderate to severe and LEEDS STUDENT MEDICAL PRACTICE enduring mental health diagnosis, our mental health Once you’ve started at Leeds, our Student Services A National Health Service (NHS) practice is located advisors provide one-to-one support and will work close to campus and specialises in all aspects of Centre can help and advise you on anything – from with you to develop an appropriate support plan. accommodation and registration to fees and funding, student health. Leeds Student Medical Practice offers They’ll also act as advocate between you and the all the usual family doctor services, plus specialist and everything in-between. University and liaise with external referral agencies. students.leeds.ac.uk services such as travel advice and immunisation, students.leeds.ac.uk/supportandwellbeing contraception and sexual health, and asthma and diabetes management. FAITH-BASED SUPPORT INDEPENDENT STUDENT ADVICE www.leedsstudentmedicalpractice.co.uk SUPPORT FOR DISABLED STUDENTS AND CONTEMPLATION Student Advice, a professional, confidential service If you need a visa to study in the UK, you will have If you have a disability, health condition or learning There are spaces on campus for prayer and quiet run by Leeds University Union, can help you with difficulty, you’ll be offered a comprehensive range to pay an immigration health surcharge when you any problems you face in your life as a student. make your visa application. This entitles you to health contemplation. If you practise a faith, you can be of support services. We’ll work with your academic confident that you will be able to follow your beliefs It specialises in housing, money and academic school and other University services to ensure services under the NHS. The surcharge you pay is concerns, but the team can support you with based on the length of your visa. in Leeds and will find information and support. that we meet your needs and put in place any students.leeds.ac.uk/prayerandcontemplation anything and all their help is free and completely reasonable adjustments. www.gov.uk/healthcare-immigration-application independent of the University. University chaplains, from a range of faith www.luu.org.uk/student-advice Support can include drop-in advice and guidance backgrounds, offer a listening ear on any issues you sessions, modified examination arrangements, CHILDCARE ON CAMPUS need help with. There are regular group activities, extended library loan facilities, transcription services, Bright Beginnings is an award-winning, Ofsted- open to everyone – people of faith or no faith – and and access to computers with assistive technology. registered childcare centre, right here on campus. the chaplaincy can also help you find a local place You may need to apply for additional funding to It offers a range of services, including childcare of worship for your faith. pay for specialist academic-related support and for children aged from three months to five years www.unichaplaincy.org.uk equipment. Our experienced staff can advise you (preschool) and a playscheme during school holidays on sources of funding and eligibility, and help you for children aged between three and 12 years. fill in any forms. www.brightbeginningschildcare.co.uk You don’t need to wait until you start your course to contact us. Get in touch early so we can discuss your needs and arrange the right support for you before you get here. students.leeds.ac.uk/settingupyoursupport
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Choosing the best university for your research degree is an important decision and an investment in your future.
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EXTERNALLY FUNDED RESEARCH OPPORTUNITIES You could benefit from a funded PhD place along with enhanced training and development through a Doctoral Training Partnership (DTP) or Centre for a Doctoral Training (CDT), which are funded by the UK Research Councils. Work experience and placements may also be available through these routes.
The University leads five CDTs and is a partner in three more.
Read more about all these funded opportunities at www.leeds.ac.uk/externallyfundedphds
UNIVERSITY SCHOLARSHIPS We want to attract postgraduate researchers with the talent, drive and potential to succeed, whatever their financial circumstances. There are a range of scholarships and awards available to home, EU and TRUSTS, CHARITIES AND FOUNDATIONS international students covering full or partial course There are many trusts, charities and foundations that fees and/or maintenance payments. award partial funding for postgraduate study.
Scholarships are awarded on the basis of academic Useful external sources include: merit and are very competitive, so it is important you make enquiries and apply to all relevant sources as www.findaphd.com International fees are fixed at the point when you start early as possible. www.postgraduatestudentships.co.uk your studies and will not rise in subsequent years, so www.prospects.ac.uk FEES AND The University offers Doctoral Scholarships across you can more easily plan your finances at the outset. www.britishcouncil.org the full range of disciplines. Individual faculties and www.researchresearch.com FUNDING Self-supporting postgraduate researchers can pay fees departments also offer a number of scholarships www.postgraduatesearch.com in full at registration, or in two instalments. If paying in and awards. Read more about our scholarship www.jobs.ac.uk two instalments, 50% must be paid when registering opportunities at jobs.theguardian.com and 50% is payable by direct debit from a UK bank www.leeds.ac.uk/researchdegreesfunding Postgraduate research study is a major account approximately five months after your start date. If you are a former undergraduate or Masters student INTERNATIONAL GOVERNMENT FUNDING investment in your future but there’s support In addition to academic fees, you will need to budget from the University of Leeds, you may be eligible for available to help ease the financial pressure. for living costs. Get advice on money, budgeting and a 10% alumni tuition fee bursary. To check the latest If you are coming to study here from overseas you the cost of living in Leeds at eligibility criteria and deadlines, visit should also contact your own government agencies, students.leeds.ac.uk/budgetandcosts www.leeds.ac.uk/alumnibursary as there may be educational support schemes FEES available which provide funding to study in the UK. For up-to-date fee information, visit POSTGRADUATE DOCTORAL LOANS www.leeds.ac.uk/pgrfees SERVICES FOR INTERNATIONAL SPONSORS The UK government offers Postgraduate Doctoral Fees quoted are based on full-time study and apply Loans to eligible students who are self-funding study If you’re an international sponsor looking to provide for each year of the course. If you are studying part- on a postgraduate doctoral course. You may be able funding for a Leeds researcher, we offer a number time the fee is normally 50% of the full rate. to apply for a loan to help contribute towards course of specialist services to help you monitor and manage fees and living costs while you study. Postgraduate the progress of your sponsored student. To find out Doctoral Loans are open to UK and some EU more contact [email protected] students. www.gov.uk/doctoral-loan
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STARTING YOUR OWN PROJECT ADVERTISED PROJECTS You may want to start your own project. In some FINDING RESEARCH Get an overview of our research areas on pages disciplines you will need to write a proposal as part 65–71 and find the full range of research degrees of your application (see page 61). OPPORTUNITIES we offer online at www.leeds.ac.uk/pgr You may already have an idea of the experts within We have a strong interdisciplinary ethos, with many your chosen field you’d like to work with. If you haven’t, departments and schools collaborating in a number the relevant graduate school can help you find the best There are different ways to find your research degree. of research centres and clusters. These act as forums person. Search for potential supervisors on: for the generation and development of ideas and they You can: support collaboration. • www.leeds.ac.uk/news – find academics taking part in breakthrough research at the University • find an advertised project Many of our current projects are also listed on • www.leeds.ac.uk/faculties – browse our faculty • start your own project www.findaphd.com – search ‘University of Leeds’. websites, which list their academics. • apply for one of our funded training programmes (see page 57)
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HOW TO APPLY
Use our online admissions system to apply and track the progress of your application.
1 EXPLORE RESEARCH INTERESTS AT LEEDS Choose an existing research project or propose your own. Find out about research areas and potential supervisors at www.leeds.ac.uk/pgr
2 CHECK THE ADMISSIONS PROCESS AND REQUIREMENTS FOR YOUR RESEARCH AREA FUNDING INTERNATIONAL APPLICANTS Check the faculty’s webpages and contact the faculty graduate school. Find out about any deadlines and if you Securing funding can be difficult, so you’ll need We have offices in China, India, Japan, Malaysia and need to submit a research proposal with your application. to start looking for sources as soon as possible. Nigeria, as well as a global network of representatives www.leeds.ac.uk/graduateschoolcontacts Normally you need to have received an offer before who can advise you about studying at the University. you apply for funding. Be sure you know about any www.leeds.ac.uk/meetus funding deadlines. Remember, receiving an offer of a study place from us does not imply you will receive Our staff regularly travel overseas to meet with 3 FIND SCHOLARSHIPS funding. Read the information on page 57 and at prospective students and give advice about being AND SOURCES OF FUNDING www.leeds.ac.uk/researchdegreesfunding an international student at the University of Leeds. www.leeds.ac.uk/visitstoyourcountry Research your funding options at www.leeds.ac.uk/researchdegreesfunding RESEARCH PROPOSAL English language requirements For some research degrees you need to submit Read about the University’s English language a research proposal as part of your application requirements and recognised qualifications from other 4 APPLY – the relevant graduate school will advise you. countries at www.leeds.ac.uk/internationalentry Make sure you have all your supporting documents A research proposal is your opportunity to scanned and ready to upload. Check what documents you A pre-sessional English course can help you improve demonstrate your subject knowledge and how you need and apply online at www.leeds.ac.uk/pgr/apply your academic English. intend to influence your desired research area. www.leeds.ac.uk/pgpresessional Read our advice about writing a research proposal at www.leeds.ac.uk/researchproposals 5 GET A DECISION Advice from our International Student Office We will email you to acknowledge your application. Our team of immigration experts provides free After that, you can track the progress online. advice on immigration law and requirements for We will tell you our decision by email. current and prospective students, and their families. We can assist you with the process of applying for your student visa. www.leeds.ac.uk/immigration
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IMPORTANT INFORMATION Information provided by the University, such as in presentations, University brochures and on the University website, is accurate at the time of first disclosure. However, courses, University services and content of publications remain subject to change. Changes may be necessary to comply with the requirements of accrediting bodies or to keep courses contemporary through updating practices or areas of study. Circumstances may arise outside the reasonable control of the University leading to required changes. Such circumstances include industrial action, unexpected student numbers, significant staff illness (where a course is reliant upon a person’s expertise), unexpected lack of funding, severe weather, fire, civil disorder, political unrest, government restrictions and serious concern with regard to the transmission of serious illness making a course unsafe to deliver. After a student has taken up a place with the University, the University will look to give early notification of any changes and try to minimise their impact, offering suitable alternative arrangements or forms of compensation where it believes there is a fair case to do so. Offers of a place to study at the University will provide up-to-date information on courses. The latest key information on courses, entry requirements and fees can be found at www.leeds.ac.uk/pgr. Please check this website before making any decisions.
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Colloid, Polymer and Crystal Engineering RESEARCH AREAS Digital Manufacturing and Emerging Technologies Industrial Biotechnology and Biowaste Innovative Manufacturing and Products Materials Characterisation Check online for a complete and up-to-date Modelling and Data Analytics picture of our research opportunities and Molecules to Product expertise. Here is an overview: Multiscale Process Engineering Nuclear Engineering Process Tomography Accounting and Finance Sustainable Low Carbon Future business.leeds.ac.uk/phd Sustainable Systems and Processes
Asset Pricing Models and Financial Markets Chemistry Banking and Investment eps.leeds.ac.uk/chemistry Behavioural Finance Credit Management Atmospheric and Planetary Chemistry Historical Perspectives in Accounting and Finance Chemical Biology and Medicinal Chemistry Market Based Accounting and Decision Making Colour and Polymer Science Organisations: Ownership, Governance Computational Chemistry and Chemical Physics and Performance Crystallisation and Directed Assembly Pensions and Employee Benefits Printed Electronics Process Research and Development Biological Sciences Surface Coatings biologicalsciences.leeds.ac.uk/research-degrees RESEARCH DEGREES FROM LEEDS ABOUT YOUR Biomedical Technology Civil Engineering We offer a range of research degrees, with different Biotechnology eps.leeds.ac.uk/civil-engineering modes of study available, including full-time, part- Cancer RESEARCH DEGREE time and, in some cases, split-site study. You can also Architectural Engineering and Building Physics Cardiovascular study a PhD by distance learning with our Faculty of Cement and Concrete Science Arts, Humanities and Cultures. Part-time study is not Cell and Organismal Biology Energy Management and Infrastructure available to international candidates studying in the Ecology and Evolution Engineering Project Management Studying for a doctorate is for those seeking UK on a tier 4 student visa. Heredity, Development and Disease Flow Modelling and Flood Risk Management to push the boundaries of knowledge. Integrative Membrane Biology Research degrees you can study with us are: Geotechnics, Geo-energy and You’ll need to be passionate about your Microbiology Geo-environmental Engineering subject and committed to your studies • Masters by Research Neuroscience Health and the Built Environment – a full-time PhD normally takes three years, • Doctor of Education (EdD) Plant Sciences Infrastructure Materials Sport and Exercise Sciences Non-destructive Testing and or five years part time. • Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) Structural Biology Structural Health Monitoring If successful, you’ll gain a doctorate, one of the highest • Doctor of Medicine (MD) Public Health and Environmental Engineering degrees awarded by universities in the UK. Studying • Professional doctorates Chemical and Process Engineering Resource Recovery for a research degree enables you to conduct your Smart Structures and Robotics own supervised research and make your own original • Split-site PhD programmes eps.leeds.ac.uk/chemical-engineering Structural Composites and Performance of Structures contribution to our understanding of the world. On • Integrated Degrees of Doctor of Philosophy Advanced Engineering Materials Sustainable and Resilient Infrastructure completion of your studies, you’ll be required to submit and Masters (MA and PhD, MSc and PhD) and Functional Materials a thesis including sufficient original material, some of Sustainable Global Development Applied Photon Science which must be considered suitable for publication, Find out more about our different research Water and Wastewater Treatment Bioenergy and defend this at a viva voce (oral examination). degrees and what’s involved at Water, Sanitation and Health www.leeds.ac.uk/pgr/researchdegree Clean Combustion
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Computing Design Electronic and Electrical Engineering Fine Art, History of Art, Cultural Studies, eps.leeds.ac.uk/computing ahc.leeds.ac.uk/design-research-degrees eps.leeds.ac.uk/electronic-engineering Museum and Heritage Studies ahc.leeds.ac.uk/fine-art-research-degrees Algorithms, particularly over graphs Archiving and Design History Autonomous Systems, Sensor Networks Artificial Intelligence in Medical Diagnosis and Care Art Practice as Research and Internet-of-Things Art Markets (past and present) Computational Modelling of Biological and Colour and Imaging Bio-nanoelectronics Artists’ Books and Publications; Creative Writing and Organ Systems, including computational Experience Design Communication Networks and Systems Critical Studies neuroscience and computational cardiology Sustainable Design Electric Power Systems and Applications Continental Cultural Theory/Critical Humanities Computer Vision, particularly multi-modal activity Medical Robotics Country House/Heritage, Museums and Galleries analysis and medical image computing Textile and Fashion Design Microwave and Millimetre-wave Engineering Critiques of Capitalism (Aesthetics-Politics) Data Analytics, particularly biomedical and health-related Textile Technology Quantum Electronics and Quantum Communications Cultural Politics Distributed Systems and Cloud Computing Visual Communication Signal Processing for Communications Curatorial Studies; Exhibition and Biennale Studies Graphics and Animation You can also study a PhD by distance learning in Terahertz Electronics and Photonics Feminist Theory and Gender Studies Knowledge Representation and Reasoning this discipline. Ultrasonics and Instrumentation Fine Art Practice Logic and Proof Complexity Wearable Electronics Global Perspectives of Art/History Machine Learning Jewish Visualities and Representations Natural Language Processing and Text Mining Earth and Environment Medieval, Renaissance and Early Modern Art Worlds Ontologies environment.leeds.ac.uk/see English Social Histories of Art Parallel and Functional Programming ahc.leeds.ac.uk/english-research-degrees Applied Geoscience Sound Studies (voice, music and noise) Robotics, particularly manipulation, American Literature and Culture planning and biologically inspired control Climate and Atmospheric Science Transnational, Translational and Postcolonial theories, Critical and Cultural Theory Art Practices and Histories Scheduling Earth Surface Science Drama and Theatre Studies Scientific Computing and Numerical Methods Geophysics and Tectonics You can also study a PhD by distance learning in Eighteenth-century and Romantic Literature Scientific and Information Visualisation Sustainability this discipline. English Language (Corpus, Forensic Spatial Representation and Reasoning and Ethnographic Linguistics, and Stylistics) User-aware Intelligent Systems Economics Medieval and Early Modern Fluid Dynamics business.leeds.ac.uk/phd Modern and Contemporary (British and Irish) fluids.leeds.ac.uk Dentistry Development and Wellbeing New Humanities (Medical, Environmental, Digital, Digital Editing) medicinehealth.leeds.ac.uk/dentistry-research-innovation Environment, Infrastructure, Innovation and the Biological and Physiological Flows Circular Economy Postcolonial Literature and Culture Environmental Flows Biomaterials and Tissue Engineering Financialisation and Globalisation Practice-led Research (including Creative Writing Geophysical Flows Biomineralisation and Performance) The Macro Economy and Macroeconomic Policy Imaging in Flow Modelling and Evaluation Dental Educational Research Victorian Literature Work, Labour and Organisation Microflows and Heat Transfer Dental Public Health and Health Services Research You can also study a PhD by distance learning in Particulate Flows, Sediments and Rheology Microbiology and Cell Biology this discipline. Reacting Flows, Mixing and Safety Translational and Clinical Research Education education.leeds.ac.uk/research Food Science and Nutrition Childhood and Youth Studies environment.leeds.ac.uk/food-nutrition Curriculum and Pedagogy Innovation Digital Education Digestion and Delivery Disability and Inclusion Food Colloids and Soft Matter at Interfaces Education and Social Justice Food Safety, Food Security and Global Health Educational Policy Development and Enactment Functional Biopolymers for Food and Health Language Learning and Education Human Nutrition and Lifestyle Interventions Teacher Development Modelling of Food Systems Across Multiple Scales Novel Food Design and Processing Nutritional Epidemiology Obesity, Cancer and Metabolic Disease
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Geography History Law Mechanical Engineering environment.leeds.ac.uk/geography ahc.leeds.ac.uk/history-research-degrees law.leeds.ac.uk/research eps.leeds.ac.uk/mechanical-engineering
Ecology and Global Change Cities Business Law and Practice Advanced Manufacturing Biogeochemical Cycles Colonial and Postcolonial Studies Criminology and Criminal Justice Biomechatronics and Robotics Ecosystems and Evolution Enterprise and Cultures of Consumption Innovation and Research in Legal Education Computer-enabled Design Optimisation Global Environmental Science Health, Medicine and Society Law and Social Justice Corrosion and Erosion-Corrosion Palaeoecology, Palaeoclimate and Modern History: Britain, Europe and International Design Sciences Chronostratigraphy War and Peace Management Energy Efficient Aerospace and Automotive Design River Basin Processes and Management Women, Gender and Society Engineering Fluids and Micro/Nano-fluidics business.leeds.ac.uk/phd Aquatic Ecosystems Healthcare Technologies You can also study a PhD by distance learning in Biogeochemistry Decision Research Scale Formation in Oil and Gas Production this discipline. Geomorphology Entrepreneurship Thermofluids and Combustion Glaciology Logistics, Information Management, Tribology and Surface Engineering Hydrology and Hydraulics Operations and Networks International Business Tribology and Tribochemistry Social Justice, Cities and Citizenship Organisational Behaviour, Learning, business.leeds.ac.uk/phd Consumption, Public Space and the Arts Change and Socio-technical Systems Media and Communication Identity, Difference and Citizenship Conflict and Litigation in International Business Strategy, Technology, Innovation and Leadership ahc.leeds.ac.uk/media-research-degrees Migration, Precarity and Forced Labour Corporate Governance in the International Firm Social Movements and Scholar Activism Cross-Cultural Management and Language Marketing Digital Cultures Urban Contestation and Alternatives FDI in and from Emerging Economies business.leeds.ac.uk/phd Global Communication Urban Sustainability such as China and India Journalism Consumers Behaviour and Branding Spatial Analysis and Policy Global Innovation Media Industries and Cultural Production Global Marketing and Export Strategy Agent-based Modelling International Strategy and Firm Competitiveness Political Communication Strategic Marketing Geodemographics Theory of the Multinational Enterprise Visual Media and Communication Geographic Information Systems (GIS) Materials Quantative Geography Languages, Cultures and Societies Medical and Biological Engineering www.leeds.ac.uk/bragg Urban Analytics ahc.leeds.ac.uk/languages-research-degrees www.imbe.leeds.ac.uk Analytical Science Arabic, Islamic and Middle Eastern Studies Advanced Simulation Systems for Preclinical Testing Healthcare Bionanotechnology Classics Biological Scaffolds for Tissue Regeneration www.leeds.ac.uk/soh/research Electronic and Photonic Materials East Asian Studies Longer Lasting Joint Replacements Functional Surfaces Long-term Conditions French Multiscale Materials Maternal, Child and Family Health German Soft Matter Medicines Optimisation Italian Mental Health Linguistics and Phonetics People, Systems and Services Russian and Slavonic Studies Mathematics Spanish, Portuguese and Latin American Studies eps.leeds.ac.uk/maths Translation Studies Algebra, Geometry and Integrable Systems World Cinemas and Digital Culture Analysis You can also study a PhD by distance learning in Astrophysical and Geophysical Fluids this discipline. Complex Materials and Industrial Mathematics Data Science Financial Mathematics Mathematical Biology and Medicine Mathematical Logic Nonlinear Dynamics and Complex Systems Probability and Stochastic Modelling Statistics
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Medicine Psychology of Music (development, identities, Philosophy of Physics Robotics listening behaviour, perception, performance, medicinehealth.leeds.ac.uk/medicine-research- Philosophy of Religion robotics.leeds.ac.uk/research creativity) innovation Philosophy of Science Technologies and Practices of Film Music Artificial Intelligence for Robotics Political Philosophy Cancer Music as Culture Assistive and Rehabilitation Robotics Religion and Cultural Heritage Cardiovascular Critical, Historical and Applied Musicology Bio-Robotic Control Religion and Gender Complex Interventions Film Musicology Enabling Technologies for Robotics Religion and Global Development Diagnostics and Pathology Music and Cultural Difference Exploration Robotics Religion and Public Life Educating Doctors to Provide Safer Care Music and Literature Infrastructure Robotics Religion and Social Sciences Frailty and Elderly Care Robot Manufacturing You can also study a PhD by distance learning in Theological Ethics Genetics and Genomics Robotic Manipulation this discipline. Health Economics You can also study a PhD by distance learning in Robotic Perception, Learning and Reasoning Immunity and Inflammation this discipline. Service Robotics Infection and Antimicrobial Resistance Performance and Cultural Industries Soft Robotics International Health Research ahc.leeds.ac.uk/performance-research-degrees Surgical Robotics Mental Health Physics and Astronomy Applied Performance and Social Engagement eps.leeds.ac.uk/physics Musculoskeletal Disease Sociology and Social Policy Palliative Care Arts Marketing, Management and Leadership Astrophysics sociology.leeds.ac.uk/research Contemporary Opera and Music Theatre Populations Condensed Matter Creative Entrepreneurship Disability Studies Primary Care Molecular and Nanoscale Physics Cultural and Creative Industries Ethnicity and Racism Studies Regenerative Medicine Physics Education Cultural Policy and Development Families, Life Course and Generations Surgical Technology Soft Matter Physics Digital Technologies and Performance Health, Technologies and Social Practice Targets and Therapies Theoretical Physics Dramaturgy and Creative Writing Interdisciplinary Gender Studies Medieval Studies Engagement and Participation in Theatre and the Arts Social, Economic, Environmental and Political Life Interactive, Immersive and Participatory Performance Politics and International Studies ahc.leeds.ac.uk/medieval-research-degrees Performance and Popular Culture polis.leeds.ac.uk/research Transport Faith, Religion and the Church in the Middle Ages Performance Making and Composition Data Analytics environment.leeds.ac.uk/transport Gender, Culture and Society Performer Training Democratic Engagement Health, Medicine and Animal Studies Phenomenology and Embodied Spectatorship Automation in Transport Global Development Material Cultures Scenography, Costume and Lighting Design Choice Modelling Global Governance Medieval Languages Digital Futures International Relations Medieval Latin and Vernacular Literatures You can also study a PhD by distance learning in Economics and Appraisal this discipline. Political Parties and Institutions Medievalism Energy in Transport Political Theory Warfare, Frontiers and Transcultural Encounters Human Factors and Safety Responsibility to Protect Rail Philosophy, Religion and History of Science Security Studies Social and Political Sciences Music ahc.leeds.ac.uk/philosophy-research-degrees Spatial Modelling and Dynamics ahc.leeds.ac.uk/music-research-degrees ahc.leeds.ac.uk/ethics-research-degrees Psychology Transport in the Global South Making Music Aesthetics and Philosophy of Art medicinehealth.leeds.ac.uk/psychology-research- innovation Composition (acoustic, electro-acoustic) Ancient Philosophy Work and Employment Relations Applied Ethics Improvisation Behaviour Change business.leeds.ac.uk/phd Performance Research (including historically Epistemology Health and Wellbeing informed performance, editing) Between Professions and Precarity: the New World of Work Ethics and Metaethics Successful Ageing Music and Science Changing Structures of Governance and Organisation History of Science, Technology and Medicine Successful Childhood Development Music and Wellbeing (health, environment, society) Employment, Skills and Occupations Metaphysics The Nervous System and its Disorders Music Technology (history, development, Philosophical Logic Labour Mobility, Migration and Citizenship computing, multimedia, instruments) Philosophy of Language Markets, Flexibilisation and Social Protection Philosophy of Mind and Action Voice, Representation and Social Movements
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A vibrant city surrounded by countryside, Our campus is a short, 10-minute Leeds is at the heart of the UK. In addition walk from the city centre and all to excellent bus and train services, Leeds its attractions and amenities, Birmingham Bradford Airport is just 30 minutes away. including theatres, bars, restaurants, Full details of how to get here by train, bus, and bus and train stations. car and air are available on our website. CITY DISTANCE MINIMUM TRAVEL TIME www.leeds.ac.uk/citylife (BY TRAIN) www.leeds.ac.uk/howtofindus York 24 miles 22 minutes London Manchester 42 miles 54 minutes Newcastle 96 miles 1 hour 27 minutes Birmingham 118 miles 1 hour 55 minutes London (King’s Cross) 195 miles 1 hour 59 minutes Edinburgh 206 miles 3 hours
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