International Orientation Resources
Download webinar and talk slides and get all the links to useful pages to refer to whenever you need throughout your time in Leeds.
If you are arriving in September 2024, please register for the upcoming International Orientation programme.
Money and Banking webinar
Watch the Money and Banking webinar
Download the Money and Banking webinar slides
Useful links from this talk, all in one place
Asking for help
Opening a bank account
- Opening a bank account – everything you need to know about how to open a bank account in the UK.
- Digital banks
- Highstreet banks
- Getting your bank letter – standard bank letter
- Registration Status Certificate – for non-standard letters only (letters that must be addressed to a person in the branch, for example ‘The manager’)
- How to register - you need to complete online registration before you can request a bank letter.
Choosing a safe bank account
Fraud and scams
- Fraud, phishing and scams
- How to pay
- Accommodation
- Take Five scam quiz 1
- Take Five scam quiz 2
- Who calls me - look up unknown numbers
Fraud and scams support
- Harassment and Misconduct team
- University IT Service Desk Team
- Contact the police
- Action fraud
- Student Visa Advice
TV Licence
Budgeting resources
Healthcare and Wellbeing webinar
Watch the Healthcare and Wellbeing webinar
Download the Healthcare and Wellbeing webinar slides
Useful links from this talk, all in one place
Asking for help
The UK health system and how to report your illness to the University
- Understanding healthcare and where to get help – the National Health Service and how it works
- Healthcare and your visa
- Who to tell when you’re ill
Registering with a doctor and a dentist
- Local GP surgery finder
- Leeds Student Medical Practice
- Register with a doctor and a dentist
- Local dentist finder
What to expect from a doctor appointment
Healthcare costs and exemptions
Wellbeing
Places to meet people and connect
Connect by being physically active
- The Edge
- Leeds&You events
- Get Out and Get Active
- NHS advice on being physically active
- Give it a Go programme
Learn something new or give back through volunteering
Student Counselling, wellbeing resources and information for disabled students
Prepare to Study at Leeds webinar
Watch the Prepare to Study at Leeds (for Undergraduate students) webinar
Watch the Prepare to Study at Leeds (for Postgraduate Taught students) webinar
Download the Prepare to Study at Leeds webinar slides
Useful links from this talk, all in one place
House-hunting in Leeds webinar
Watch the House-hunting in Leeds webinar - use the passcode 0BZ&R9ea.
Disability webinar
Download the Disability Support webinar slides (PowerPoint)
Watch the Disability Support webinar recording