University of Leeds

Accounting and Finance BSc

This BSc in Accounting and Finance, delivered at the University of Leeds' renowned Business School, provides a strong foundation in accounting and finance knowledge while developing a broad range of essential skills for a career in accounting, finance, or other sectors. The course focuses on how financial information is used, managed, and reported within organisations, exploring the modern economy and the role of accountancy and finance. You will gain practical knowledge and skills highly sought after by employers, including analytical, quantitative, research, and professional competencies, covering key topics in financial and management accounting, corporate finance, financial econometrics, and economics. Students have the flexibility to tailor their studies through specialist modules and pathways in areas like Enterprise and Innovation, Ethics and Sustainability, Economics, and Business Management. This personalised approach allows you to align your learning with your specific interests and career aspirations, helping you stand out upon graduation. The degree also offers the significant advantage of providing exemptions from major professional accountancy bodies, giving graduates a head start in their professional careers.

Advanced Mechanical Engineering MSc (Eng)

This Master of Science (MSc) degree in Advanced Mechanical Engineering is designed for graduates seeking to deepen their expertise in mechanical engineering disciplines. The program emphasizes the application of computational and experimental methods for the analysis, design, and manufacture of complex engineering systems. It aims to equip students with advanced engineering skills, allowing them to tailor their studies through a wide selection of optional modules to align with their specific interests or career aspirations in industry or research. The curriculum is informed by the University of Leeds' globally renowned research and the active engagement of its Industrial Advisory Board, ensuring that the course content remains relevant and aligned with current industry trends. Graduates will be prepared with up-to-date practices and industry-relevant knowledge for careers in advanced mechanical engineering. Students will develop advanced skills through core modules in areas like experimental methods, advanced manufacturing, and computational modelling, which serve as a foundation for their individual research project. A team design project, addressing industrially relevant problems with multidisciplinary approaches, is also a key component.

BA Business Management and Human Resources

This degree, studied at the world-renowned Leeds University Business School, combines strategic business management with a specialized focus on Human Resource Management (HRM). It prepares you for a variety of management careers and offers eligibility for associate membership of the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development (CIPD), a highly valued qualification by employers. You will gain a comprehensive understanding of core management topics like organizational behaviour, industrial relations, marketing, and business economics. The course allows you to personalize your learning through optional pathways or modules in different business areas, enabling you to align your studies with your career aspirations and stand out in the job market.

Banking and Finance BSc

This Banking and Finance BSc program, offered by Leeds University Business School, provides a comprehensive understanding of both theoretical principles and current practices in the financial sector. You will gain specialized knowledge in areas such as commercial banking, investment banking, and risk management. The course is designed to equip you with essential analytical, quantitative, research, and communication skills demanded by leading employers in banking, financial services, and beyond. Located in Leeds, a major UK hub for financial services, the program offers excellent opportunities for gaining relevant work experience. The curriculum allows for personalization through various pathways and optional modules, enabling you to tailor your studies to your specific career interests and professional aspirations.

BSc Business Economics

This Business Economics BSc degree, delivered at the world-renowned Leeds University Business School, focuses on the economic principles within businesses. It offers a less mathematically intensive approach compared to other economics degrees at Leeds. The course provides a strong foundation in core economic concepts, business practices, and analytical techniques, equipping you with transferable skills for diverse careers in both private and public sectors. You will develop a deep understanding of economic analysis, firm strategy, and the factors influencing economic environments and policy. The program allows you to tailor your studies through optional modules and pathways in areas like Business Management, International Business, Enterprise and Innovation, and Ethics and Sustainability, enabling you to align your learning with your career aspirations.

BSc Economics

Wellcome Discovery Awards

Open to established researchers and research teams with a proven record of research delivery who are based at, or will be hosted by, an eligible not-for-profit organisation in the UK, the Republic of Ireland, or an eligible low- or middle-income country (excluding India and mainland China). Projects must propose bold, transformative research aligned with Wellcome's mission to improve health. The award does not cover the lead applicant's own salary, and a researcher may lead only one active Discovery Award submission.

Open Source AI Fellowship (UK)

Open to AI professionals and researchers who are legally eligible to work in the UK without sponsorship, have resided in the UK for at least 5 years (a security check is required), are employed by a UK-based organisation willing to support a 12-month secondment, and hold a PhD or equivalent professional experience in AI or a related discipline.

Skoll Scholarship for the Oxford MBA

Open to applicants of any nationality admitted to the full-time one-year Oxford MBA at Saïd Business School who can demonstrate a track record of entrepreneurial action creating positive social or environmental impact, and for whom the cost of the programme is a significant financial burden.

Rhodes Scholarship

For talented young people from around the world to undertake postgraduate study at the University of Oxford. Around 100 scholars are selected each year from more than 60 countries and constituencies; applications are made in your home country or constituency, each with its own age and eligibility rules.

Gates Cambridge Scholarships

Open to citizens of any country outside the United Kingdom applying for a full-time postgraduate degree (PhD, MSc/MLitt, or one-year master's) at the University of Cambridge. Selection weighs academic excellence, a strong fit with the chosen Cambridge course, a clear commitment to improving the lives of others, and leadership potential.

Africa Initiative for Governance (AIG) Scholarships at the University of Oxford

Open to West African nationals (for example from Nigeria and Ghana) seeking to study the Master of Public Policy at the Blavatnik School of Government, University of Oxford. Applicants are generally aged between 25 and 45, hold a strong undergraduate degree (typically second-class upper or above), demonstrate leadership potential and a commitment to Africa's public sector, and intend to apply their learning in their home country's public service.