About the University of Leicester
Our Student Manifesto
Our Student Manifesto
The University of Leicester’s Student Futures Manifesto is a powerful statement of intent and advocacy for successful student futures. This is our commitment to you, from start to finish of your university experience. This manifesto will engage our University community allowing us to reach our true potential, to thrive and become true citizens of change.
The manifesto cover six key themes to help measure our commitments. Learn about each of them and the support services we have in place to help you succeed at Leicester.
Our commitments/your commitments
Our commitments and your commitments are that:
- We are consistent
- We support connectivity
- We establish trust
- We broaden horizons
- We listen
- We feed back
Our Manifesto
Based on the Student Futures Manifesto we commit to the continued improvement of student experience through the following themes:
- Support before you get here
- Support for each year of study
- Support for mental health and wellbeing
- Understanding your academic experience (teaching)
- Life at Leicester
- Life after Leicester
Support before you get here
We understand that embarking on your higher education journey can be daunting, which is why at Leicester we embrace your excitement and passion, as well as your expectations of university life before you arrive.
Through our Unibuddy communities, the Offer Holder Hub and HeadStart we offer support to you prior to your arrival, helping to make your Welcome week as valuable as possible.
More about each of these helping hands
Support for each year of study
To make you feel comfortable and confident each start of term you need easy access to all the information that is relevant to you. Each year of study is different and acknowledging this and helping you navigate these changes is critical to ensuring a positive individual experience.
We have an established induction to University life, Welcome events and Welcome back activities exist to ensure that you have every chance to succeed. Our Welcome activities for new students are designed to inform and inspire you to get the most out of your studies and your student experience. Careers and Employability run Get Started workshops to help new students find their feet at Leicester. Our Welcome back activities are designed to help you develop year on year as the academic requirements evolve and your circumstances change. The Library’s Centre for Academic Achievement can support you with a vast array of academic skills that will equip you in exams and essay writing.
Welcome activities and academic support
Support for mental health and wellbeing
Access to support with mental health and wellbeing is so important in our community. Moving to university can be an overwhelming experience – and the following three or four years may get stressful at times. Don’t worry, University of Leicester staff understand this and are here to help, whether you reach out to a Library Advisor, to accommodation staff, or your personal tutor, we are all prepared to put your health and wellbeing first.
There are mental health first aid trained staff across campus, the Personal Tutor Framework, and our Student Wellbeing Service which offers a wide range of free and confidential services to any students who need them. The University also has the AccessAbility Centre which offers support and advice for students with dyslexia or other specific learning difficulties as well as working with students who have sensory disabilities, mobility difficulties; mental health conditions and autism.
Learn more about the ways we help you outside the lecture theatre
Understanding your academic experience (teaching)
Our Support Services help scaffold you throughout your academic journey. Having constructive and consistent information around the teaching you will receive is vital.
The Academic Induction Programme at Leicester advises all schools to deliver a consistent approach to your learning, the guidance documents provided to schools include checklists and suggestions of what to include within their planning.
The HeadStart+ programme is a two-week course aimed at giving international students training in key academic skills in preparation for university study in the UK and the Student Union Peer Mentoring scheme is about helping new students settle in to life at the University of Leicester through peer-to-peer support.
The Personal Tutor Framework is in place to support you on a one-to-one basis to support you with any queries you have regarding your teaching. The clearer we are, the closer you are to your goals.
Life at Leicester
Getting involved across all aspects of university life is key to building your skills, network, sense of community and belonging at Leicester.
You can become a Student Ambassador, an EDI Champion, a Campus Life Advisor, head up a student society, become a committee member or sit on Student Council, as well as learning additional skills through placements, work experience roles and paid jobs throughout your time at university. There are so many opportunities for you to grow and learn inside and outside of your course, preparing you for life after you graduate.
Life after Leicester
Before you arrive and after you have completed your studies, your career aspirations direct the support and guidance that we offer. Our Student Employability Strategy underpins our commitment to setting out a clear pathway towards your graduate outcome. University is not an end in itself, it's a gateway to an exciting and rewarding career.
We're here to give you every assistance possible so that when you graduate with a degree from one of the Top 30 universities in the country, you're ready to change the world. We have several support structures and a proven track record of exceptional employability to help you take the next step and find your dream career.
Who we are
We are not just a university. We offer a tailored education for the creators, discoverers and leaders of tomorrow. We are Citizens of Change.
What do you want to change?