Opinions on Leeds campus/university as a whole?

I visited it as a whole and again several times for the Physics department, library etc, and it is just amazing!! The library is basically one of the best in the UK, the people are friendly, it's very very close to the city centre, perhaps a 10 min walk at most. I loved it!! I don't study there though so wait for others' responses How far do you live?

Maybe visit in person?

That's good! I've already firmed an offer for this year at a different uni, and didn't originally apply to Leeds because the grades are too high for me unless I do really well this year.
I was just wondering about it because if I exceed the grades I need for my firm offer because they're lower than my predicted grades and its a "lower uni", Leeds is the only other geography course I really like, so if they offer placed through adjustment I may go for it if I got the grades.
I live just south of Birmingham (north Worcestershire) so its about 2 and a half hours away. I would go and visit if I'd applied, but I don't know whether I'll get the grades or not anyway.

Fair enough: glad to see someone thinking positively for once and having options for if they exceed their predicted results, rather than always thinking about if they fail! :P
Which other Unis did you choose as firm and insurance if you don't mind me asking?

I'm a second year at Leeds, the main part of campus is really nice (old buildings etc), the union is brilliant. The other section of campus is all concrete but for some reason it's never bothered me like it has at other unis. There are 3 libraries and tonnes of computer clusters dotted everywhere in every building (you can find out which ones have computers available using their app).

They're currently doing work on central campus to make it look nicer and more open which should be done before we start back this September. Also they're building a new more modern library next to Halo Nightclub to the left of Parkinson building (as though you're facing it). That one's scheduled to open early 2015.

So overall, yeah it's good!

Thanks for your reply Do you study geography, or know anyone who does? If you do, what's the department like? Are the lectures supportive/student focussed?
Either generally or within geography (if you know about geog) do you get given much help/support with finding placements/employability in general?

I study Physics and Maths, I know someone who does geography but I've never spoken to him about his course haha.

I think the geographers have their own library which they share with people who do similar courses. I think it's the Natural sciences library which I've been into once and it was quite modern and looked pretty decent.

As far as I know all lectures are pretty much the same, it's just you turning up and listening to someone talk about the subject with Powerpoints with the occasional question. Lectures are meant to be like that though, as well as lectures you'll have seminars which are small groups where you interact with either a lecturer or a post-grad student about the things that you've learned in the lectures, and there are also office hours where you can go and have a 1 on 1 chat with your lecturer. I find seminars really useful and I've never used the office hours as I find emailing the relevant people much easier, all of the staff I've emailed have replied very quickly and I think it's the same across the university.

You should be able to find out how many lecture hours and how many seminar hours you get using the programme catalogue and looking at each module - just google the programme catalogue and it shouldn't be too hard to find .

Edit: About the careers - I think departments send out emails about internships etc but the career centre is always there if you need it and they support all students, not just for your department so they're more experienced.

I'm a second year at Leeds, the main part of campus is really nice (old buildings etc), the union is brilliant. The other section of campus is all concrete but for some reason it's never bothered me like it has at other unis. There are 3 libraries and tonnes of computer clusters dotted everywhere in every building (you can find out which ones have computers available using their app).

They're currently doing work on central campus to make it look nicer and more open which should be done before we start back this September. Also they're building a new more modern library next to Halo Nightclub to the left of Parkinson building (as though you're facing it). That one's scheduled to open early 2015.

So overall, yeah it's good!

Can you suggest the best acommadation? I was looking at Lupton and James Bailey but not sure? Whats the best for social life and near the best areas?

Thank, that's really helpful! I meant whether the lecturers are student-focussed, or just obsessed with their research, as when I went to Southampton, they hardly talked about the degree program, it was just about their research! Do you know if many people choose to do a placement year, as for geography you can do?

Do you think staying so far away from
Campus is bad in your first year? I'm looking at Leodis now- typically how many people do you sure kitchen with and is it gender mixed? X