University of Leeds （利茲大學）

 World Rank: 102-150

University of Leeds

The University of Leeds is a "red brick" university in the city of Leeds, West Yorkshire, England. It is one of the largest single campus universities in the country just one mile from the city center. Originally named the Yorkshire College, a successor to the Leeds School of Medicine, the University of Leeds was granted with a royal charter by King Edward VII in 1904.

As part of the prestigious Russell Group – the 20 leading research universities in the U.K. – the university is well known throughout the world for its high quality of teaching and research. In the QS World University Rankings 2010, Leeds was overall ranked 85th, one of only 19 U.K. universities in the top 100.

In the recent RAE exercise, which assesses the quality of research in universities and colleges in the U.K., more than half of its schools were ranked in the top 10 in the country, and 61 percent of its research was judged to be "world leading" or "internationally excellent."

The university has more than 33,000 students from over 142 countries and regions, and its total international student population exceeds 5,000, making it the fifth largest university in the U.K.

Leeds is part of the Worldwide Universities Network, which brings together 16 research-led universities to collaborate on research, postgraduate degree programs and continuing professional development. There is a thriving study abroad program and the university has links with over 200 universities around the world..

Address: Leeds, GB, LS2 9JT

Website: http://www.leeds.ac.uk