The University has a comprehensive range of Undergraduate Research opportunities which will enable you to develop your research skills in a range of contexts to match your interests and ambitions.
The 'Laidlaw Leadership and Research Programme aims to develop a new generation of leaders. It invests in talented and motivated undergraduate students, giving them the knowledge, skills and experience to become active global citizens and future leaders.
The Leeds Curriculum is committed to every student undertaking a final year project. Hence, all Leeds students undertake research, in their final year, on industrial and overseas placements and/or through the increasing number of research internships. This commitment to research at the heart of the curriculum is greatly enhanced if all students also have the opportunity to disseminate their findings to the academic community, through publications and conferences.
The University of Leeds is affiliated to The British Conference of Undergraduate Research (BCUR) which promotes undergraduate research in all disciplines.
Led and sponsored by the University of Warwick and Monash University in partnership with The University of Leeds, the International Conference of Undergraduate Research (ICUR) is an annual, two-day academic conference using video-conferencing technology.
The University of Leeds is affiliated to the Undergraduate Awards. The world’s largest international academic awards programme, the Undergraduate Awards recognises innovation and excellence at undergraduate level.
Find out about opportunities for undergraduate researchers. If you have good research to present or want to conduct research there are opportunities to be found!
The University of Leeds Beaumont Award recognises research projects undertaken by undergraduate students from any discipline. This might be a Final Year Project, a research project, or related to an internship pursued at the University.
Thirty four final-year students from the University of Leeds have received The Beaumont Award for their inspiring projects.
Building knowledge of sustainability is fundamental to our teaching strategy here at Leeds, and we are committed to giving opportunities to students to take part in activities to promote sustainability.