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Second Year Success and Final Chapter
Are you returning to Leeds and wondering what to expect this year?
Second Year Success and Final Chapter are bespoke resources designed to give second and final year students all they need to step up to the next challenge, including how to build on last year's progress and planning for your dissertation.
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Staff and researcher essentials
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Libraries in Leeds Festival, 4-9 Nov
Inspiring talks, thought-provoking discussions and experiences for everyone…
Monday 7 October 2024
More on Libraries in Leeds Festival, 4-9 NovHealth Sciences Library refurbishment begins
Refurbishment will create a new collaborative learning space in the Worsley…
Tuesday 1 October 2024
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New app gives you easy access to the Libraries when you need it.
Friday 27 September 2024
More on Beat the queue with SentryWelcome to your Libraries: key resources
From first years to final projects, get an incredible start to this year with…
Monday 23 September 2024
More on Welcome to your Libraries: key resourcesHow we can help
Books are just the beginning. Our dedicated staff can help you to find what you need, access primary research material, and develop your study and research skills.
Library services
What you need to know about borrowing, renewing and returning the items you need and how to request items that we don’t have in our libraries.
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Skills@Library supports taught students to develop academic skills, through online resources, workshops, 1-to-1 appointments, drop-in sessions and teaching in the curriculum.
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Researcher@Library teams help staff and PhD researchers with open access, research data management, literature searching and increasing citations: online, in person and through workshops and events
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Delve into our outstanding collections of rare books, manuscripts, art and archives and find unique primary research material.
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There are four libraries on campus, along with two public galleries displaying rare items and artworks. There is one off-campus library in St James's Hospital.
Laidlaw Library
24-hour access to core texts for taught courses with inspiring spaces designed for undergraduate study – write your essay looking out at the Leeds skyline.
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Our largest library, with six levels of spacious and open plan study areas. Contains research collections for engineering, law, sciences and social sciences, and the postgraduate Research Hub.
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A traditional and tranquil study space, with arts, cultural industries, humanities, languages and performing arts collections, and the Special Collections Brotherton Research Centre.
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Specialist library with plenty of silent study space and a group study area for dentistry, health sciences, medicine and psychology, on level 7 of the Worsley Building.
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Library quick start
Your guide to using the libraries at the University of Leeds.
Research quick start
Your guide to how the Library supports researchers at the University of Leeds.