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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

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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. Hide GIFS I am Reading lets you turn animated GIFs on when you want them, and off when you don’t want to get distracted.

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.

Health and Wellbeing

Online event

Get Set 2022 transition event for disabled students

13.00 - 15.00
12 Jul 2022
Online – link to be provided via MyHub

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Get Set 2022 transition event for disabled students

Get Set is an opportunity for disabled students who are joining Leeds Beckett in 2022 to receive further information on how to prepare for and get the best experience at university.

Our ‘Uni Life’ event will include 2 sessions: Study Ready is aimed at preparing you for the academic side of university life and Take a Leap will be an opportunity to think about how to get to grips with the new things you will encounter at university.

Study Ready

The session content is flexible but will include the following:

Meet the Specialist Study Skills tutors
Address your questions and feelings about starting your course
Differences between school/college and university
Semesters / modules / assignments
Time management / organisational skills
Independent study / essays / journals

Take a Leap

The Take a Leap sessions are designed to introduce you to some practical tips to support your move into higher education. This will include tips on selfcare, social life, where to find information, and getting to know the city and university.

Disability Advice

Disability Advice is Leeds Beckett University’s dedicated student service to supporting disabled students through their university experience by ensuring they have fair and equal access to their education via a range of specialist support methods.

Visit Disability Advice