Newsletters and news

Read the latest student newsletter and news from the University.

We send a newsletter to all taught students on a Friday. At busy times of the year you’ll get one every week; the rest of the time it’s every two weeks. If you’ve got any thoughts, contributions or other things to say, email us at studentcommunications@leeds.ac.uk

Your student newsletter – 2024/5

20 September 2024 – Welcome back!

27 September 2024 – Your first month

4 October 2024 – Black History Month and settling in 

11 October 2024 – Finding your feet in Leeds

Welcome 2024

Your first welcome newsletter 

Making friends

Your uni checklist

Exploring Leeds

Your welcome re-cap


News and updates summer 2024

Recent events in our region 2 August 2024

Campus protest update – July 2024


Archive of previous newsletters

You can find the archive of most of the previous newsletters below. Any gaps may be because an all student email was sent instead, or an email wasn’t sent.

2023 – 2024 news and newsletters

25 June – Vice-Chancellor and President appointed to the University of Leeds

31 May – General election and getting ready for summer 

17 May – Assessments and plant-based food

3 May – Sustainability 

19 April – Welcome back 

21 March – Preparing for the holidays 

15 March – Cost of Living support #2

8 March – Academic skills, Ramandan and Sexual violence newsletter

6 March – Student super survey send

1 March – Cost of Living support #1

23 February – Special edition: Sexual violence campaign

16 February – February opportunity and events newsletter

15 February – Undergraduate programme survey

14 February – VC message to all students

9 February – Wellbeing newsletter

8 February – Resit fees scrapped

2 February – Show up against sexual violence newsletter

1 February – National Student Survey launch email (final year students)

29 January – Making a fresh start newsletter 

26 January – New Artifical Intelligence (AI) guidance for taught students email from DVC Professor Jeff Grabill

25 January – Geothermal drilling | what it means for you

12 January –  Welcome and assessment prep newsletter

11 January – New Vice-Chancellor appointment process

15 December –  Making the most of your holiday break

1 December – Preparing for the holidays

17 November – Academic skills 

3 November – What if Uni isn’t for you?

27 October – Wellbeing

20 October – Making the most of your money

19 October – Israel and Gaza: A message of support for all in our community 

13 October – Find your people and places

6 October – Setting good habits

4 October – Professor Simone Buitendijk to step down as Vice-Chancellor and President

29 September – preparing for teaching


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