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Postgraduate 2020 YOUR PLACE UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS POSTGRADUATE YOUR PLACE 2020 OUR CAMPUS BY THE CITY Leeds city centre Leeds train station LEEDS CITY CENTRE Only a 10-minute walk from campus LEEDS TRAIN STATION Fast and efficient travel to all major UK cities Parkinson Building PARKINSON BUILDING The Edge The iconic landmark building of the University EDWARD BOYLE LIBRARY Includes a postgraduate-only Research Hub Edward Boyle library THE EDGE Swimming pool, fitness suite and sports halls Leeds University Union ST GEORGE’S FIELD A beautiful green space in the heart of campus St George’s Field LEEDS UNIVERSITY UNION Shops, music venues, bars and home to our clubs and societies EAST SOUTH NORTH WEST B WWW.LEEDS.AC.UK 1 UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS POSTGRADUATE YOUR PLACE 2020 CONTENTS YOUR PLACE 4 WE’RE HERE FOR YOU 17 Welcome to Leeds 5 Support services 18 NEXT STEPS 6 YOUR ARRIVAL 21 What to do next 7 Travel plans 22 Fees and funding 8 Living expenses 23 Your home away from home 10 Welcome and settling in 24 Checklist for your first few weeks 26 Information for international students Visas and immigration 14 CAMPUS LIFE 28 Applying for a Tier 4 visa 15 Facilities on campus 30 Essential documents 16 Leeds and Yorkshire 34 Health 16 TALK TO US YOU’VE ACCEPTED +44(0)113 343 4044 YOUR PLACE [email protected] CONNECT WITH US Welcome to Leeds. We’re delighted /universityofleeds that you have chosen the University of Leeds – one of the top universities @UniversityLeeds in the world. IMPORTANT INFORMATION In this guide you’ll find some reminders and Information provided by the University, such as in presentations, University brochures and on the University website, advice to help you prepare for coming to Leeds. is accurate at the time of first disclosure. However, courses, University services and content of publications remain You’ll also find information about accommodation, subject to change. Changes may be necessary to comply with the requirements of accrediting bodies or to keep courses fees and finance and, for international students, 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, immigration and arrival information. 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 We look forward to welcoming you to the of serious illness making a course unsafe to deliver. After a student has taken up a place with the University, the University of Leeds. Talk to current students about being University will look to give early notification of any changes and try to minimise their impact, offering suitable alternative an international student here. arrangements or forms of compensation where it believes there is a fair case to do so. Offers of a place to study at the www.leeds.ac.uk/linktoleeds University will provide up-to-date information on courses. The latest key information on courses, entry requirements and fees can be found at courses.leeds.ac.uk. Please check this website before making any decisions. 2 WWW.LEEDS.AC.UK 3 UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS POSTGRADUATE YOUR PLACE 2020 YOUR PLACE We’re delighted that you’ve chosen to come to Leeds. When you arrive, WELCOME TO LEEDS you’ll join a friendly and diverse Top 10 UK global community. university for research power We’re looking forward to welcoming you to study with us. REF, 2014 We’re proud to hold a Teaching Excellence Framework Gold rating – Our research tackles the big issues affecting the highest award possible. This means today’s world. Imagine chemotherapy treatment you’ll benefit from outstanding teaching with fewer side effects, new drugs to combat of the highest quality found in England. global diseases, and making clean water more Top 100 university accessible worldwide. in the world We’re an international institution, with staff and Leeds is home to some of the most talented students from all around the world. For you this people from across the globe. Our researchers QS World University means a chance to meet and work with people work together with wide-ranging expertise Rankings, 2020 from all over the world, with the richness of to make a real difference to the quality of perspectives and insights that brings. people’s lives. The University is ranked in the top 40 most www.leeds.ac.uk/research international universities in the world by Times Research happening on campus also means Higher Education World University Rankings your course will be up to date with the latest in 2019, reflecting our vibrant international knowledge and thinking, designed and taught by community. We’ve been welcoming staff who are experts in their subject. You’ll also international students for over 100 years, get the chance to make your own contribution to so you can be sure of experienced help. the subject in your project or dissertation. Teaching Excellence Framework 4 WWW.LEEDS.AC.UK 5 UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS POSTGRADUATE YOUR PLACE 2020 NEXT STEPS Congratulations on accepting your place at Leeds. So, what’s next? WHAT TO DO NEXT Over the following pages we’ll outline We attend exhibitions and education fairs throughout the year giving you the opportunity everything you need to do next and to ask any questions you may have and meet where to find information. representatives from the University. You’ll be able to find all the information you www.leeds.ac.uk/postgraduatefairs need on our application portal. You can use If you’re an international student, find out about the portal to view your offer letter, upload the other ways you can keep in touch before evidence of meeting any offer conditions, your arrive on page 14. send enquiries and respond to messages from the Admissions team. https://application.leeds.ac.uk +44 (0)113 343 4044 If you need to meet an English language condition as part of your offer we also offer full-time pre-sessional language courses before you begin your degree. www.leeds.ac.uk/presessional 6 WWW.LEEDS.AC.UK 7 UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS POSTGRADUATE YOUR PLACE 2020 Postgraduate scholarships FEES AND FUNDING We offer a number of postgraduate scholarships for UK, EU and international students. Scholarships are very competitive so we recommend that you make enquiries Details of your tuition fees will have and apply to all relevant sources as early as possible. For a number of scholarship been included with your offer letter. applications you will need either your application ID number, which you can find in the My Applications section of our application PAYING YOUR TUITION FEES portal, or your student ID number, which will Deposits for international students be displayed on the portal homepage. https://application.leeds.ac.uk If you’re a taught postgraduate applicant who needs a Tier 4 student visa to study in the UK, A list of our scholarships, as well as eligibility you will be asked to pay a tuition fee deposit Self-funding students criteria, deadlines and details on how to apply, of £1,500. Once you have confirmed your can be found on our scholarships website. unconditional offer of a place at the University, If you are a self-funded student you can pay You can search the database for current we will advise you of how to pay your deposit your tuition fees in one payment before you scholarships according to your nationality, and by when. begin your studies or in two instalments. subject and level of study. New scholarships Please note that cash, cheques and bank are added throughout the year, so keep We are not currently issuing students with a drafts are not recommended methods of checking for updates. Confirmation of Acceptance for Studies (CAS) payment because manual processing can delay until we know when our academic year is registration. If you are paying in two instalments Additional awards are also available from likely to start. For the latest information visit you will need to pay at least 50% of the tuition individual departments and faculties, so www.leeds.ac.uk/coronavirus-FAQs fee to complete registration and collect your FINANCIAL SUPPORT you should contact your faculty graduate school directly to check whether they We are still encouraging applicants to pay their student ID card. To pay in two instalments you Postgraduate Loan offer funding which is not included on the deposit once they have an unconditional offer will need to set up an instalment plan and have If you are a UK or EU student, you may be scholarships website. to secure their place here at Leeds. a current account with a UK bank. eligible for a Postgraduate Loan from the UK For more information on scholarships visit A Confirmation of Acceptance for Study (CAS) government to help with the cost of your tuition Sponsored students www.leeds.ac.uk/postgraduatescholarships can only be issued to you once the offer has fees or living costs. If you have a confirmed been accepted, conditions of the offer have If you will be sponsored by your government, Postgraduate Loan at registration, you can set been met, all relevant information for the employer or other sponsor (but not by your up a payment plan based on when you receive Alumni bursary parents or family) then you will need to provide CAS has been provided and the deposit paid. your Loan payments. Alternatively, you can pay If you are a graduate of the University of Leeds a sponsor letter in advance of registration, Sponsored students are exempt from paying your fees in full or in two instalments.