Postgraduate research support and wellbeing

The Student Counselling and Wellbeing service offer free and confidential support to students and PGRs. Available support includes face-to-face and online counselling, wellbeing and mental health support, same day drop-in sessions and groups and workshops specifically for PGRs. 

LUU has a dedicated Help and Support team who provide independent, confidential, expert advice for free to all Leeds students including PGRs.

The Equality and Inclusion Unit have resources around a number of areas including guidance to support trans staff and students, students who are pregnant, students who have very young children, plus many more.

More information about what support and advice is available to PGRs who are pregnant, and about parental leave, can be found on the Maternity, paternity and parental leave for postgraduate researchers page. 

More information about what support and advice is available to PGRs who are parents or carers, can be found on the Maternity, paternity and parental leave for postgraduate researchers page. 

For more information about disclosing your disability, funding, and support, please visit the support available for disabled students page. Any disclosure you make will be treated with discretion and information will only be shared with your permission. 

The process for identifying and agreeing support and reasonable adjustments for the transfer viva and final oral examination is set out in the Reasonable adjustments and support for PGR level assessment/examination guidance (PDF).

The University has a number of prayer spaces on campus available for prayer and quiet contemplation, whether you practise a particular faith or not. You can also access support through the University Chaplaincy, whether you are a person of faith or not.

If you're in financial difficulty, you may be able to apply for financial support from the University to help with living expenses. Read more on the Financial Assistance Fund page.

The University's Security Service operates 24 hours a day, every day of the year. They offer crime prevention advice, patrol the campus, investigate crimes and respond to alarms and emergencies. Download the SafeZone app so you can get support quickly from the University Security Service if you need it.

You can anonymously report assault, hate crime or sexual assault through the online reporting system Report and Support. There are also many ways you can seek support through the University or the local community. If the situation is an emergency, call 999 or contact the University's Security Service.

Please go to the accommodation pages of the university website for more information on University residences, residence life at Leeds, and how to get in touch with the Accommodation team who can help you with any queries.

If you need immigration advice or information on services available to the international student community (including events and activities), go to the International Student Advice and Support page or contact the Student Visa Advice Team.