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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

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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.

Library & Learning Services

Exams and assignment support from Library and Learning Services

Anxious about your exam or assignment? That's normal.

Exams and assessments can be a stressful time. Library and Learning Services offer help with academic skills, library and student IT advice, your online submission, and so much more.

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Library and Learning Services

Published on 12 Dec 2025

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Academic Skills

Our Skills for Learning website is full of useful resources, including information on Revision and Exams and Independent Learning & Time Management.

It also has pages that can help from the start of the assignment process to getting ready to hand in. These include Essay Writing, Finding Information and Reading to Editing & Proofreading and Referencing.

If your course requires you to complete a different type of assignment, maybe a poster, a reflective journal or a vlog or blog our alternative assessments explained blog post is full of useful information and links to help you with these. Or if you’re starting to think about your dissertation, there are webpages on Literature Reviews and Dissertations.

The Skills for Learning team provide online workshop recordings and produce Podcasts covering lots of topics that can help you with your assignments and preparing for your assessments.

Your subject guides can also be a really useful resource, highlighting key resources for your subject and providing the details and links for your Academic Librarian Team, who offer one to one appointments to help you.

Studying away from the Library? You may want to use our Study With Me video. This video creates a virtual study space, using techniques like the Pomodoro method (focused work/break cycles) with ambient sounds and aesthetically pleasing views.

Library and Student IT Support

Library and Student IT Advice is your first point of contact for research and referencing skills, borrowing, passwords, MyBeckett, email, Wi-Fi, Turnitin, online meeting tools, Office 365 and much more.

You can check their IT Support web pages and frequently asked questions or you can c ontact them via phone and chat plus email during the day. Online chat is available 24/7 (during staffed hours our chat service provides Library and Student IT support. Outside of staffed hours our chat service can only assist with library related queries e.g. referencing).

They are also on hand in both campus Libraries to help you set up your devices to study on campus or at home.

Online Submissions

Our submitting your assignment online blog has lots of useful information on how the Library can help you through this process.

We also have helpful videos on the Library and Learning Services YouTube channel that show you through the whole process from submission to feedback.

Wellbeing and Support

Student Wellbeing offer advice and support on lots of issues, as well as signposting other helpful support services and resources.

Doing regular physical activity helps you feel good about yourself, improve your fitness and wellbeing, and meet new people and form lasting friendships.

There are lots of things you can do to give your physical wellbeing a boost from sport or active recreational activities to simply everyday activities such as walking to university. The Sport and Active Lifestyles website has more information about how to get involved.

Disability Advice provide support, information and guidance to disabled students so you can access your studies and university life. The Library also has a dedicated web page and one-to-one support to help you use the Library and find information, including obtaining material in alternative formats.

If you need support but don't know where to go Student Advice are here to help.

Contact Us

If you have any questions or if you need support and you're not sure where to look, please contact us.

The Library

Phone us on 0113 812 1000 - Monday to Friday: 08:00-18:00 and Saturday - Sunday: 10:00-16:00
Chat 24/7
Email: library@leedsbeckett.ac.uk (During staffed hours our chat service provides Library and Student IT support. Outside of staffed hours it can only assist with library related queries e.g. referencing)
Visit the Library Advice desks located on the ground floor of both The Sheila Silver and Headingley Libraries. See our Opening Hours pages for full details of when Library staff are available
Follow us on social media @LBULibrary

Originally published February 2023, updated December 2024, April 2025, December 2025, Most recently updated January 2026.