r/UniOfLeeds

I’m moving to Leeds soon and I’m considering getting a bike for getting around the city.

How common is bike theft in Leeds, especially around the city centre and the University of Leeds campus?

For those who regularly cycle here, have you had your bike stolen? And what kind of lock/storage setup do you use to reduce the risk?

I’m wondering whether it’s worth getting a bike for everyday use, or whether I’d be constantly worried about it being stolen.

Thanks!

I just signed my tenancy contract for first year and I see something about air fryers being prohibited, can anyone who's stayed at the uni accommodation let me know if anyone gets away with having one (it would make my meals 10x easier to make but if they're rlly strict about it I'll just leave it)

I'm currently in the process of attempting to find a job in Lees before I start in Sept and decided to have a look on the LUU as a starting point. Midway through filling in an application I realised it's REQUIRED to have a 'reference' from a past employer... the only trouble is... I've never been employed!

For those who are current students at Leeds with jobs how did you go about it? any help is appreciated : D

I’m coming in September to study environmental science. I have never visited Leeds due to some last minute mind changes of where I wanted to go, but I know the course looks good and I am happy with my choice in that regard. I’m worried I won’t vibe with the place and it will not have a nice cosy welcoming feel. Also I really don’t want to go clubbing so am worried about that as well as I don’t know if my experience of the city will be different to most or become boring and I’ll feel out of place. Are there still cute corners of the city to go with nice coffee shops and restaurants? Sorry if I’m being naive but since I’ve never been I’m concerned the area might just be very stereotypically northern and industrial and have not much history or charm.

I was looking at oak house on the website for halls and it looks really good but for some odd reason I can’t see anyone talking about it anywhere so I’m confused why it’s like that

Could someone point out which Central Village block is Block B? I just got offered Block B Ensuite1.
Will I be able to look around my flat before moving in?

Edit: I’ve just got the exact room number. 025.6-1
Does anyone know what that means? What floor am I on? If the previous owner of this room sees this could they please DM? It would be nice to get pictures of inside the room to get an idea of layout, if the desk is at the end of the bed or the side.

How long does it take for the decision to be made for us international students as its been over 24h and my offer hasn’t turned unconditional yet

ive been given an ensuite room in hepworth lodge if anyones interested in a swap (male student)

Hey! I’m a international student coming to Leeds this year. I’m starting to think about what to pack, and what to buy there. Is there anything that you guys wish that you had bought here or brought with you from America over to England?

And is there any other things that you guys would consider helpful that I just might forget to buy or to know about before coming to Leeds? I’m really nervous.

I'm an incoming new student at UoL, studying maths. I got in through clearing yesterday so i'm feeling a bit sort of out of the loop with it all.

on instagram, pages such as leedsfreshers2026 are advertising events during freshers week. I don't know if I should buy tickets for the events as a lot of them are nearly sold out, but I'm unsure if they are popular events to go to and I don't want to spend a tenner on tickets i'm not going to use, but equally I don't want to miss out on the 'main' events people go to.

I want to ask if any other incoming students this year have bought tickets for any of these events and also if they are in any UoL gcs, and if so where I can join these

and also do any already existing students have any advice for freshers week (when and where to buy tickets, and which events are popular) and any general advice they would give to an incoming 1st year student at Leeds.

Thanks

Hi everyone ! I’m an international student starting my postgrad degree at uoL in September and i’d love to hear what postgrad life is like.
Im not really a party animal but I do enjoy going out and socialising from time to time. I also don’t drink so I’m wondering what the social scene is like outside of partying/clubbing.

Is it easy to make friends as a postgrad especially as an international student ?

Is there much of a postgrad social scene or is most of the social life centred around undergrads ?

Would love to hear from current or recent experiences!! Thank you x

heyy guys i work at a fashion startup and we have a paid opportunity where you work with our sellers to film content of their stock (essentially you're listing all their items for them in video format)

- you need to be physically in leeds
- ideally female student (its beauty stock)
- free next week for max 20h work (5h/day)
- get paid £20/h

DONT WANT:
- not comfortable with speaking to a camera describing an item

dm me here and i'll get back to u