Leeds Beckett University

Manage your preferences

The Leeds Beckett website is designed to enable you to manage your own privacy preferences. By clicking on 'Cookies' below you can manage what data the site collects about your browsing. This will only maintain if you are on your own device or using a synched version of your chosen browser. If you are using a shared or public machine without synching your browser then there is no need to change the preferences.

Our site is built with accessibility in mind and we seek to adhere to the WACG AA levels of compliance for digital accessibility. To support that we have provided instructions on managing animations below.

Cookies

Necessary Cookies
Necessary cookies enable you to use all the different parts of leedsbeckett.ac.uk. Without them services that you have asked for cannot be provided. Necessary cookies can only be disabled by changing your browser preferences.
Analytical Cookies
Analytical cookies help us understand how people are using our websites, so we can improve them and provide a better user experience. We also sometimes get our approved partner companies to analyse how people are using Leeds Beckett Websites and they may set their own analytical cookies in order to do this.
Marketing Cookies
Marketing cookies allow us to provide you with online adverts that are the most relevant and useful for you.
For more information please view our Privacy Policy

Animations & Interaction

The Leeds Beckett University website occasionally uses animations to page elements and animated gifs to add impact to pages. If you wish to stop them from playing for accessibility purposes or for personal preference then please see the guidance below. Please note that browsers sometimes change how they operate, so please refer to your browser help files to find their latest information.
How do I turn off animations?

Chrome

Chrome users will need to use browser extensions. Animation Policy from Google will help you set your own preferences.

Microsoft Edge

There is currently no way to disable animations within Microsoft Edge. Users of Edge (Chromium) browser can install the Chrome extensions above and use them.

Internet Explorer

To stop animations on a single page you can just press the 'Esc' key. This will stop the animation on that page. If you wish to restart the animations you need to refresh the page. To permanently disable the playing of animated GIF images, open Internet Options > Advanced tab. Under the Multimedia section, uncheck the Play animations in webpage check-box, click Apply and Exit and then restart your computer.

Firefox

Type about:config in Firefox address bar and hit Enter to open Settings. Search for the image.animation_mode flag and change its value from Normal to None. Once you restart Firefox this will disable animations.

1 August 2026

An anchor for our city, a home for our students

Begin your adventure

Study with us

We offer challenging and exciting courses that will help you develop vital transferable and professional skills. Our amazing tutors and industry links mean that you’ll get the support you need to build your future.

Find a course

Opting to live at home rather than at university is a great, cost-effective option for lots of our local students.

Thinking of staying at home for university?

Wall art with the word "Leeds" written vertically

It's not too late to apply for a postgraduate course starting in September 2026.

Thinking of postgraduate study?

Explore Leeds. A city for everyone, loved by students.

Leeds. Loved by students and with something for everyone.

It's for those who like the finer things, and those who keep it simple.

For people who love a big night out or a big night in.

It's for people who wear their heart on their sleeve and those who like art on the street.

For those who follow the latest trends and those who make their own.

It's for mud-lovers, boxers, TikTokers, squatters, rockers and people watchers.

It's for new friends and old friends.

The local and the not so local and those who want a big city with a sense of community.

A city that feels like home.

Leeds, loved by students and with something for everyone.

Numbers that shape your future

No. 1

university in Yorkshire for course quality

Uni Compare Rankings, 2027

5 Stars

and rated excellent

QS Stars, a globally recognised university rating system

Top 10

for job prospects and course content

Student Crowd Awards, 2025

7th UK

university for student life

Uni Compare Rankings 2026

Top 5

in the UK for international students

WhatUni Student Choice Awards 2025

No.1

for postgraduate opportunities in Yorkshire

WhatUni Student Choice Awards 2025

No. 1

university in Yorkshire for course quality

Uni Compare Rankings, 2027
5 Stars

and rated excellent

QS Stars, a globally recognised university rating system
Top 10

for job prospects and course content

Student Crowd Awards, 2025
7th UK

university for student life

Uni Compare Rankings 2026
Top 5

in the UK for international students

WhatUni Student Choice Awards 2025
No.1

for postgraduate opportunities in Yorkshire

WhatUni Student Choice Awards 2025

Our research community

Building new knowledge

Our research community is delivering innovative, multidisciplinary research helping to address some of the most pressing challenges we face today.

Research at LBU

Blog Research and Enterprise

LBU Research Voices at Graduation – Fulfilling my PhD dreams in my 50s

By Karl Hodge

13 Jul 2026

Interviews with our research community

LBU Research Voices

The UNESCO UNITWIN Teacher Education for Social Justice and Diversity is hosted within the Carnegie School of Education at Leeds Beckett University and coordinated by Professor Mhairi C Beaton.