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Discover the peer support that can help guide you through your time as a student, or take on a peer supporter role to help others on their journey.

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Peer support

What is peer support?

Peer support is when students support and learn from each other by sharing knowledge, insights and lived experiences of being a student at Leeds.

Whether you are giving or receiving peer support, it can help you make new friends, build your confidence, develop new skills, and feel part of the university community.

Explore peer support opportunities

Find out about our peer support programmes, including peer mentoring schemes and language groups.

I did not realise how beneficial it would be until I engaged, and it is something I believe every student could gain a lot from.

Peer mentee

How peer support can help you

Why become a peer supporter

  • 5 reasons to become a peer supporter

    Providing support to peers can bring significant benefits. Here are five reasons to get involved.

    A student talking with an experienced peer while eating a sandwich.

  • Ava’s story

    Ava volunteered as a peer mentor during her third year of study. Read about how this fulfilling role helped her feel like an active member of the student community.

    Ava, peer mentor volunteer, posing in a busy study space.
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