Global engagement

Collaborate with us

Education opportunities

We partner with institutions around the world to deliver joint teaching and collaborative awards in a wide range of subject areas.
Strategic partners

We have strategic partnerships with institutions across China, Germany and South Africa to address the UN Sustainable Development Goals, solve global challenges, and reduce inequality.

Our global reputation

77th in the world

QS World University Rankings 2027

Top 10 in the world for International Research Network

QS World Rankings 2027

118th in the world

Times Higher Education World University Rankings 2026

Networks and mobility schemes

Worldwide Universities Network (WUN)

We are a founding member of the WUN, 24-research-led universities collaborating on research, postgraduate study and continuing professional development.
Coimbra Group

We are a member of the Coimbra Group, a network of long-established European universities dedicated to promoting collaboration in research, education, and policy development across Europe.
North Sea University Partnership (NSUP)

We are a founding member of NSUP, a consortium of eight UK and Norwegian universities that strengthens ties between the two countries and drives collaboration on shared challenges.
Research and Education Network for Knowledge Economy Initiatives (RENKEI)

We are part of RENKEI, a partnership between universities in the UK and Japan to advance knowledge exchange.
UK-Jiangsu 2020 (China) World Class Universities Consortium

We are part of the UK-Jiangsu 2020 (China) World Class Universities Consortium, to drive innovation, develop international talent and bring together universities in the UK and Jiangsu.
Cheney Fellowship Scheme

The Cheney Fellowship Scheme supports outstanding overseas researchers to conduct research at Leeds.

Opportunities for students

Our students can take part in a wide range of international experiences to enhance their employability, studies and skills.

Student smiling near Uluru/Ayers Rock in Australia

Our opportunities for full-time undergraduate students include:

studying abroad in destinations including Europe, the USA, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, Singapore, Hong Kong, Korea, South Africa and Latin America
overseas field trips, work placements, volunteering and research exchanges
leadership programmes, including our Leeds to South Korea Leadership programme
Leeds International Summer School and support for incoming study abroad students
English language courses for international students accredited by the British Council.

Our global research

Tackling antimicrobial resistance in dentistry at its root

A team from Leeds School of Dentistry is pulling together an international collaborative effort with universities in Brazil and Egypt to tackle antimicrobial resistance.
Understanding the vegetation of the dry tropics

A project that spans continents is developing the first systematic network of observation plots in the dry tropics to understand how vegetation in these environments is changing due to climate change.
Creating a drought to predict the Amazon 'tipping point'

An international research project in the Brazilian Amazon rainforest is underway, exploring the effects of extreme drought to identify how to protect forests in the face of climate change.
Turning a pest into an opportunity

Research in Uganda is exploring how an invasive species of water plant can be turned into biogas for cooking.
Forging collaboration through snow and ice

Next year, a team of scientists from Nepal, the UK and Norway will head to the notorious Khumbu Icefall, to drill into and take the temperature of the glacier at over 6000m altitude.
Corals, communities and climate change

An international research project is examining which coral reefs are proving more resilient than others to the effects of a warmer and more acidic ocean caused by climate change.
Keyhole surgery technology and training to reduce inequalities in healthcare

A team of surgeons, engineers and designers have designed a technology to make it easier to carry out abdominal keyhole surgery in remote and low resource locations.