About University of Leeds

The University of Leeds is one of the UK’s top universities, located in the heart of a vibrant, affordable and student-friendly city, world-famous for its teaching and research. Part of the Russell Group and ranked in the Top 100 Universities in the world (QS, 2021) and 13th in the UK (The Times and the Sunday Times Good University Guide 2020), Leeds welcome students from over 145 different countries and we are proud to be able to provide them with an exceptional learning and teaching experience.

We welcome many Taiwanese students to study with us each year and, after graduation, they can join our lively and well-connected Taiwanese Alumni Association. The quality of Leeds’ academic staff, accommodation residences, single-site campus facilities (including internationally acclaimed University libraries and sports facilities) and student support services make Leeds one of the UK’s most exciting environments in which to live and study.

Leeds offers an exciting range of Undergraduate degree options, and our students have the opportunity to enhance their degrees via work placements, study abroad options and internships. At Masters level, Leeds offers a large array of research-intensive Postgraduate options, where you will learn from experts and industry leaders, and enhance your employability. Leeds is the 5th most targeted UK University by graduate recruiters (The Graduate Market in 2021, High Fliers Research) and our graduates are sought after by employers worldwide. Leeds also offers a Language Centre, International Summer School and our own International Foundation Year.

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University of Leeds Rankings

We're ranked in the top 10 universities in the UK in the Guardian University Guide 2019.

We were named the University of the Year 2017 in The Times and The Sunday Times Good University Guide

Our staff have been awarded 26 National Teaching Fellowships – more than any other university

Leeds is ranked in the top 100 universities in the QS World University Rankings 2020

We are a member of the Russell Group of research-intensive universities

We are part of the Worldwide Universities Network (WUN), which comprises 22 research-intensive institutions spanning six continents

We are a top 10 university for research power in the UK according to the 2014 Research Excellence Framework

We were awarded the Queen’s Anniversary prize, the country’s highest accolade for an academic institution, in 2009 and 2011
In the National Student Survey 2018, 88% of final year Leeds students said they were satisfied or very satisfied with the course - five points above the national average

The University won the Entrepreneurship award at the Guardian University Awards 2016