1831 – Leeds School of Medicine
1874 – Yorkshire College of Science
1884 - Yorkshire College
1887 – affiliated to the federal Victoria University
1904 – University of Leeds
The university has a gold medal in Teaching Excellence Framework.
One of the top research-intensive universities and a part of the Russell Group
Opportunity to study discovery modules
Jobs and Placements
Employment Rates of Graduates - 87.2% of Business School graduates are in graduate-level employment, further study or a combination of the two six months after leaving University
Top Recruiters - Accenture, L’Oréal, M&S, KPMG, IBM, Unilever, Apple, Dell, Ernst & Young, HSBC, IBM, NHS, and TomTom
Infrastructural Facilities
The university houses a Childcare Centre, Swimming pool, and fitness center, The Edward Boyle Library that houses numerous archives, rare books, and some objects in its Special Collections ranging from 2,500 BC to the 21st century.
Some famous alumni from University of Leeds include:
Mark Byford, deputy Director-General of the BBC (LLB in Law, 1979)[9]Kay Mellor, television actress and scriptwriter (attended Bretton Hall, 1983)
Hannah New, English model and actress
Irwin Bellow, Baron Bellwin, former Conservative Minister of State for the Environment (LLB in Law)
Nick Brownlee, Crime thriller writer
Niaz Ahmad Akhtar, Vice Chancellor of the University of the Punjab
Piers Sellers, NASA astronaut (Biometeorology, 1981)
University of Leeds Location
Bus Services - During the day buses run past the University up to every three minutes and all services go into the city centre for easy access to the city bus station or train station. Services- 1, 6, 28, and 97 are between the University and Headingley, and service 1 operates until 3 am from Monday to Saturday.
Train Services - Leeds railway station connects the university with all major UK cities and has a fast and efficient London service.
Nearest Airport - Leeds Bradford Airport is around 12 kilometers from the centre of Leeds.
Nearest Hospital - Leeds General Infirmary; Leeds General Infirmary - Clarendon Wing; Leeds Children's Hospital
Recreational Sites - University’s facilities include sport and fitness center The Edge, the Stanley, and Audrey Burton Art Gallery, the Treasures of the Brotherton Gallery, the Library Special Collections and the Michael Marks Building which houses the Marks and Spencer Company Archive
University of Leeds Map Location
Address - University of Leeds, Leeds, LS2 9JT, UK.