University of Leeds

Leeds traces its roots as far back as 1831. Awarded a charter by Edward VII in 1904, Leeds is now one of the largest universities in the UK. Located at the centre of the UK and enjoying excellent transport links, Leeds is well connected to the rest of the UK by affordable, frequent and extensive coach and rail services. You can reach London in around two hours and Edinburgh is just three hours away by train. Leeds Bradford Airport provides regular flights to major international destinations. The University of Leeds is shaped by its values of academic excellence, community, professionalism, integrity and inclusiveness. Its admissions policy aims to provide fair and equal access to those who have the potential to succeed on their chosen course.

Full details of the entry requirements for each of the University's courses are available on its website.

In 2012 the average entry UCAS tariff score was 424. The 2008 Research Assessment Exercise (RAE), a measure of research quality in universities, identified 61% of the University’s research as world-leading or internationally excellent and a further 33% as 'recognised internationally'. Leeds comes eighth in the country for 'research power' – a measure of quality and volume. Electrical and electronic engineering produced the best results in the country, with social work and social policy, English, Italian, geography and nursing also highly rated. More than half its schools are ranked in the top ten in the country.

In 2012–13, the University secured 615 new research awards totalling £146m. Leeds is part of the Worldwide Universities Network, which brings together 18 research-intensive universities to collaborate on research, postgraduate degree programmes and continuing professional development.

Leeds’ research strengths are in areas such as energy, climate and geo hazards, water, transport systems, biomedical engineering, advanced electronic devices, condensed matter physics and medical technologies. The University has implemented a dynamic Sector Hub approach to working with the wider world, creating interdisciplinary centres of excellence which form a gateway to the University’s expertise across 14 identified areas of strength.