Join our community | International Student Guide

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.

Moving away from home and settling into a new country can feel daunting, and it’s only natural to feel a bit anxious.

We want you to have a fantastic time at Leeds Beckett so here are a few ways you can easily meet new people and make friends when you arrive.

International students smiling on campus

Student Communities

You'll find more than 60 different communities at LBSU themed around academic, liberation, faith, nationality and interest categories. You can join any community that interests you or where you feel you belong! They provide a supportive environment where you can meet like-minded people, shape your uni experience, and truly feel like you belong at Leeds Beckett.

LBSU

Image of a female student throwing a ball in the sports hall

Join our gym

With a variety of fitness classes, you can take part in a host of keep-fit activities. You can book tennis courts, take part in team games or do a bit of yoga.

Visit our Sport and Active Lifestyles pages to see what you can get involved in!

Visit sport and active lifestyles

Group of young adult friends are taking a group selfie on a smartphone while they are at a festival.

Freshers Week

'Every year, Leeds Beckett Students’ Union (LBSU) and their partners bring you the Official Leeds Beckett Freshers week! You can expect nights out, fairs, social mixers and more. Start the semester right by attending one of their Freshers Fairs. This is your opportunity to come and meet your Student Officer Team, play games, check out LBSU communities, sign up to sports teams and most importantly bag yourself a whole load of freebies! Check out the line-up. Check out the line-up.

Visit the LBSU website to find out what's on

Global ambassador pointing whilst assisting two students in Leslie Silver Building

Be a student ambassador

Many of our international students join the Global Ambassador scheme. It’s a great way to meet friends and get involved with university events while earning some money.

You could be helping guests at Open Days to working on social media. The pay is competitive and can help you with living costs and study materials. Contact globalvillage@leedsbeckett.ac.uk if you’d like to get more information.

Make friends online

A great way to meet new people is to follow the Leeds Beckett Global Village on Facebook or Instagram and keep up to date with events while you are a student.

You can also join our Global Buddies scheme to be paired with a current student who will help you settle in to life in Leeds!