Faculty of Medicine and Health
Our University is gold rated for teaching by the Teaching Excellence Framework (2017)

Coronavirus (covid-19)
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Welcome from the Executive Dean
Here at Leeds we pride ourselves on our dynamic and innovative clinical and academic educational portfolio. We offer a range of education, research and training opportunities in world-class facilities. Leeds is a great place to study and we welcome students from across the globe to study with us.
Our schools are consistently highly ranked, nationally and internationally, and have maintained a global reputation for academic excellence, world-class research and technology-enhanced learning. Our acclaimed strength in both teaching and research attracts the best clinicians and academics to work with us.
Equality and Inclusion
The Faculty is committed to creating an inclusive working environment for all our staff and students.
The Faculty Equality and Inclusion committee meets termly and is chaired by the Executive Dean of the Faculty, Professor Paul Stewart. The faculty committee works closely with the University Equality Policy Unit to promote the University Equality Objectives.
Top 100
World top 100 University
QS World Rankings 2021
Gold rated
for teaching as the University of Leeds
Teaching Excellence Framework (2017)
£50m+
annually
in research income
Research and innovation
Across our four schools we undertake leading research to drive forward understanding within our fields, whilst improving the provision of care and delivering meaningful impact for our partners and collaborators. This is enabled by world-renowned research staff and state-of-the-art facilities. Our vision is to apply our research, education and practice to improve health outcomes and quality of life for individuals and societies.
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Tuesday 23 March 2021
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Newly identified disease far more common than first thought finds Leeds research
A rare disease first identified in 2020 is much more common than first…
Wednesday 17 March 2021
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Strengthening the knowledge-based economy
The University of Leeds is among the top performing higher education…
Wednesday 21 April 2021
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Think big, start small, scale fast: New report from Leeds Academic Health Partnership
Innovation in health and care is set to take a dynamic new pace and scale…
Tuesday 16 March 2021
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