Leeds Arts University is the only specialist arts university in the North of England, making a demonstrable contribution to the regional economy whilst having a global reputation. We have been delivering education in creative subjects since our foundation as the Leeds School of Art in 1846.
Our teaching and research have been honed within the creative arts. It is this history and ambition that drives us to contribute even further to this environment, and to wider society.
Our Strategic Plan 2023 – 2030 sets out our ambitions in a world of dramatic change. It builds on our strengths and values of being progressive, relevant, student-centred and focused on community.
We have built an international reputation as the only specialist arts university in the North of England. The entire University is dedicated to the study of creative subjects across a range of postgraduate, undergraduate and further education courses.
Integrated with Industry
We do everything to enable your future success. This means maximising your contact both with industry and practising creatives. We offer you the chance to take part in live briefs, performances, competitions, exhibitions, and work experience,
as well as developing your core business, entrepreneurial and professional skills. We provide you with opportunities to exhibit and perform in a variety of settings. Every June the doors to our end of year shows are thrown open to the public, media and the creative industries, many of whom are talent-spotting and looking to recruit creative graduates.
Our Excellent Facilities
We make sure that our students benefit from access to cutting edge facilities that are appropriate to their discipline. We invest heavily in our facilities - we have won the Whatuni Student Choice Award for the UK University with the Best Facilities in 2019, 2016 and 2014 (and came second in 2020, 2018 2017!).
Our Sites
Blenheim Walk is where our postgraduate and undergraduate degrees are based. It’s just a ten minute walk from the city centre. Our state-of-theart extension to Blenheim Walk opened in 2019. Vernon Street is our historic original building, and
is where our further education courses are taught. It is situated in the city centre, just a ten minute walk from the railway station
