support on every level

Most students adapt to university life with few difficulties. However, if you ever feel your loved one would benefit from some extra help or advice, here at Leeds Beckett University we have several services in place to provide the support they need.

Safety and security

Trained security staff are on campus and at many halls of residence 24 hours a day to ensure the welfare and safety of our students.

Student Health while at university

We strongly encourage our students to register with one of the many GP surgeries in the local area, and remain registered with their home dentist, as waiting lists for NHS dentists can be long.

Students, particularly freshers living in halls, are at higher risk of contracting meningitis and other infectious diseases, such as mumps.

We therefore recommend that students moving away from home ensure they are up to date with their vaccinations, including the MMR booster. All first-time students up to the age of 25 are eligible for the MenACWY vaccine under the NHS vaccine programme. 

Student Health Guide

This year, our students will have access to an online comprehensive ‘Student Health Guide’. The guide is packed full of information about life at Leeds Beckett, as well as other relevant student life topics

Student Wellbeing & Mental Health

Our Student Wellbeing Team is accredited by the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy and provides counselling and mental health support to students who are experiencing difficulties in relation to their mental health. 

We also provide a range of self-help resources and we work with partner organisations such as the NHS to help our students look after their mental health. 

In addition, our university is partnering with Kooth Student, who offer an online counselling and emotional well-being service through mobile, tablet and desktop.

The service is available to all our students, providing free, anonymous, online counselling during the afternoons, evenings and weekends, 52 weeks a year. 

We have also joined up with the Students’ Union to produce a university-wide mental health and wellbeing action plan for students and staff.

From physical and emotional, to financial and social, it covers a range of areas your loved one may need support in.