Leeds Beckett University - City Campus,
Woodhouse Lane,
LS1 3HE
International research students
Whether you are an international student studying with us here in Leeds or you are studying outside the UK (offshore) in your own, or another, country, The Graduate School is here to help you make sure you understand and follow the terms of your visa.
If you are an international student with a Tier 4 visa, our International student information pages offer more guidance around the responsibilities attached to your visa.
As a Tier 4 sponsor, our university is required by the UK government to keep certain records and report changes in your circumstances. Our staff and students also have responsibilities around attendance monitoring, reporting and record keeping. By studying at Leeds Beckett University, you are agreeing to these responsibilities and our policies.
At The Graduate School, we have implemented a monthly sign-in policy for research students. This means you must sign a register in person every month (including July, August and December) - either by visiting our office (room 226, Brontë Hall, Headingley Campus) or by attending the specific sign-in sessions at City Campus.
If you fail to sign in, we will record you as an unauthorised absence.
If you are leaving the UK, whether for research data collection or for personal reasons, you should email us (researchstudentadmin@leedsbeckett.ac.uk) with the dates you are leaving and returning to the UK and the reason for your trip.
We will give you a formal letter confirming the university is aware you are outside of the UK. It is useful to have this letter when entering and exiting the country.
If you are an international student studying in your own or another country other than the UK, we encourage you to visit the university for your supervisory meetings and to make use of our facilities.
Many of our offshore students also find it useful to spend time in the UK at particularly intensive points in their study - for example, when writing up and submitting your thesis.
We are required to keep records of any student who is visiting our university or meeting with members of university staff. So before you visit you should email us (researchstudentadmin@leedsbeckett.ac.uk) with the following information:
- Your student number
- The date of your visit and planned exit date from the UK
- The reason for your visit
- Where you will be staying during your time in the UK
