TEACHING
QUALITY
Leeds Trinity University
91
st=
NATIONAL
RANK
RANK
56%
FIRSTS
2:1s
2:1s
84.8%
COMPLETION
RATE
RATE
Key Stats
n/a
34th=
STUDENT
EXPERIENCE
EXPERIENCE
102nd=
RESEARCH
QUALITY
QUALITY
62nd=
GRADUATE
PROSPECTS
PROSPECTS
Contact details
ADDRESS
Brownberrie Lane,
Horsforth, Leeds, LS18 5HD View on map >
Telephone
Email
Website
Open days
October 11 and 25
University Profile
Leeds Trinity enjoyed the biggest increase in applications – 65% – of any university in 2013, following the award of full university status. It took an additional 150 undergraduates, many of them on the 18 new courses it had launched as other institutions were scaling back their options.
The new offerings included accelerated two-year degrees in education and sport, and tourism and leisure management. Like all the university’s degrees, they include full-time professional work placements.
Leeds Trinity is one of two new UK universities that are Catholic foundations (the other is Newman University, in Birmingham). It “promotes dialogue and teaching of the Catholic Church” but is not controlled by the church andwelcomes students of all faiths and none. The university grew out of two Catholic teacher training colleges established in the 1960s, which merged in 1980.
Educationis still the biggest subject, but there are also departments of media, film and culture; journalism; business, management and marketing; psychology; and sport, health and nutrition.
Leeds Trinity’s campus is 20 minutes northwest of Leeds city centre, in Horsforth. Millions of pounds have been
The latest big development was the upgrading of the Media Centre, which is now fully digital for video and audio operations, and students are able to shoot in HD following the purchase of broadcast-quality portable cameras. A new range of computers and studio cameras have been installed to meet the demands of journalism and media production courses.
The Centre for Journalism has developed two additional multimedia newsrooms with easy access to studios, equipment and edit suites. Postgraduate journalism students also spend time in the newsroom of Yorkshire’s biggest regional newspaper, the Yorkshire Post.
The university’s Digital Campus project will see the investment of £1.2m over three years to provide a seamless, resilient and flexible ICT environment. The new technology will also reduce the university’s carbon footprint by using lower wattage computers that have much longer lifespan than the current PCs. Users will be able to access the system from off campus with no loss of functionality.
The launch of a self-service system for borrowers at the library has already doubled usage figures. The Students’ Union was relaunched in 2013, when it relocated to the main campus building and restructured itself to have a greater focus on academic representation and meeting the needs of a diverse range of students.
Extra social space for students and staff has been developed at the same time. The student bar and venue has been revamped and given a new location. The old Union building has been transformed into a modern teaching and learning block, creating two new lecture theatres with capacity for 100 in tiered seating, and five large classrooms with capacity of 40.
A new Student Achievement Team offers one-to-one tutorials, group tutorials and seminars and workshops to promote academic skills.
There have also been significant educational developments. The launch of the Centre for Children, Young People and Families, for example, was a response to the reorganisation of those services in central and local government, offering learning opportunities through external partners.
The new university’s stated aim is to be an “autonomous teaching-led research-informed institution providing higher education characterised by vocational excellence”. Results in the last Research Assessment Exercise were modest, but the university has a strong research tradition in certain areas. The flagship research centre, the Leeds Centre for Victorian Studies, celebrated its 20thanniversary in 2014.
Nearly two-thirds of the students are female and three-quarters are school or college leavers, rather than mature students. Almost 60%are the first in their family to attend university.
Leeds Trinity exceeds all its national benchmarks for widening participation in higher education: more than 43% of undergraduates come from working-class homes, while nearly a quarter are from areas with little tradition of sending students to university – one of the highest proportions in the country.
The projected dropout rate has improved considerably and at 8.1% is now considerably lower than the 11.6% national average for Leeds Trinity’s courses and entry qualifications.
There are still little more than 3,000 students, despite recent growth, and the new university was displaying high levels of student satisfaction well before its new status was conferred. This remains by far the best performing measure for Leeds Trinity of the eight we use in our league table
The university provides 575 residential places, most of which are reserved for first-year students. They include the £6m All Saints Court development, which has almost 200 en-suite bedrooms. Sports facilities are good and include a new 3G pitch. The city is one of the most popular with students, although the campus is a decent bus or taxi ride from the city centre.
The new offerings included accelerated two-year degrees in education and sport, and tourism and leisure management. Like all the university’s degrees, they include full-time professional work placements.
Leeds Trinity is one of two new UK universities that are Catholic foundations (the other is Newman University, in Birmingham). It “promotes dialogue and teaching of the Catholic Church” but is not controlled by the church andwelcomes students of all faiths and none. The university grew out of two Catholic teacher training colleges established in the 1960s, which merged in 1980.
Educationis still the biggest subject, but there are also departments of media, film and culture; journalism; business, management and marketing; psychology; and sport, health and nutrition.
Leeds Trinity’s campus is 20 minutes northwest of Leeds city centre, in Horsforth. Millions of pounds have been
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spent in recent years to transform it into a modern campus village.The latest big development was the upgrading of the Media Centre, which is now fully digital for video and audio operations, and students are able to shoot in HD following the purchase of broadcast-quality portable cameras. A new range of computers and studio cameras have been installed to meet the demands of journalism and media production courses.
The university’s Digital Campus project will see the investment of £1.2m over three years to provide a seamless, resilient and flexible ICT environment. The new technology will also reduce the university’s carbon footprint by using lower wattage computers that have much longer lifespan than the current PCs. Users will be able to access the system from off campus with no loss of functionality.
The launch of a self-service system for borrowers at the library has already doubled usage figures. The Students’ Union was relaunched in 2013, when it relocated to the main campus building and restructured itself to have a greater focus on academic representation and meeting the needs of a diverse range of students.
Extra social space for students and staff has been developed at the same time. The student bar and venue has been revamped and given a new location. The old Union building has been transformed into a modern teaching and learning block, creating two new lecture theatres with capacity for 100 in tiered seating, and five large classrooms with capacity of 40.
A new Student Achievement Team offers one-to-one tutorials, group tutorials and seminars and workshops to promote academic skills.
There have also been significant educational developments. The launch of the Centre for Children, Young People and Families, for example, was a response to the reorganisation of those services in central and local government, offering learning opportunities through external partners.
The new university’s stated aim is to be an “autonomous teaching-led research-informed institution providing higher education characterised by vocational excellence”. Results in the last Research Assessment Exercise were modest, but the university has a strong research tradition in certain areas. The flagship research centre, the Leeds Centre for Victorian Studies, celebrated its 20thanniversary in 2014.
Nearly two-thirds of the students are female and three-quarters are school or college leavers, rather than mature students. Almost 60%are the first in their family to attend university.
Leeds Trinity exceeds all its national benchmarks for widening participation in higher education: more than 43% of undergraduates come from working-class homes, while nearly a quarter are from areas with little tradition of sending students to university – one of the highest proportions in the country.
The projected dropout rate has improved considerably and at 8.1% is now considerably lower than the 11.6% national average for Leeds Trinity’s courses and entry qualifications.
There are still little more than 3,000 students, despite recent growth, and the new university was displaying high levels of student satisfaction well before its new status was conferred. This remains by far the best performing measure for Leeds Trinity of the eight we use in our league table
The university provides 575 residential places, most of which are reserved for first-year students. They include the £6m All Saints Court development, which has almost 200 en-suite bedrooms. Sports facilities are good and include a new 3G pitch. The city is one of the most popular with students, although the campus is a decent bus or taxi ride from the city centre.
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Detailed Statistics
PERFORMANCE
PERFORMANCE
CATEGORY
SCORE
RANK
Ranking
-
91= (104)
Student experience
83.4
34th=
Research quality
1.7
102nd=
Ucas entry points
280
109th=
Graduate prospects
65.8
62nd=
Firsts and 2:1s
56
109th
Completion rate
84.8
70th
Student-staff ratio
23.6:1
119th=
Services/facilities spend (£)
1,236
100th
VITAL STATISTICS
Undergraduates
(Full-time)
2,575
Undergraduates
(Part-time)
85
Postgraduates
(Full-time)
180
Postgraduates
(Part-time)
425
Applications/places
6,825/1,020
Applications/places ratio
6.7:1
STUDENT CITIES
Miki Vyse, students’ union president
A combination of modern buildings surrounded by beautiful greenery.
Everyone is really sad to leave as you can’t be an undergraduate here for longer than three years.
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Cost of living
Nightlife
Transport
Culture
ACCOMMODATION
Places in accommodation
575
Accommodation costs
£88-£113
Catered costs
£107-£115
Accommodation contact
FEES
UK/EU fees
£9,000
Fees (international)
£9,500-£11,000
Finance website
Graduate salaries
£17,560
BURSARIES/SCHOLARSHIPS
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Household income below £25K, a bursary of £1,000 paid in year 2 only.
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Enhanced hardship fund.
SPORT
Sports points/rank
45, 111th
Sport website
Student satisfaction
87.3%
83.4%
83.3%
82.6%
81.0%
77.7%