Mature students

Studying at Leeds as a mature student

We welcome mature undergraduate students from all backgrounds and the range of experiences they bring.

Mature students (defined as a student over 21 years of age) study across a range of full-time degrees at Leeds, from foundation years to fine art, electronic and electrical engineering, sociology and many more. Others are studying part-time degrees, in subjects including business leadership and child and family studies.  

The Lifelong Learning Centre provides free specialist guidance, advice and support to mature and part-time students, from pre-application through to graduation and beyond. 

Mature student stories

  • How I found my community as a mature student

    Starting university as a young mature student, Mitchell wasn't sure he would fit in until he discovered the Lifelong Learning Centre's Middle Ground Network.

    Two mature students smiling and performing karaoke in a bar.

  • Meet our graduates – Memory Moyo

    Memory says the support she received as a mature student was a lifeline during her studies – and helped her achieve her forever dream of becoming a doctor.

    Graduate Memory Moyo in her gowns, pictured with her mother on the famous Parkinson steps

  • Meet our graduates – Tracy Hyde

    Tracy graduated from the University of Leeds with a BSc in Mental Health Nursing and now works as a qualified Community Mental Health Nurse.

    Three people standing with their arms around each other, smiling, in front of a glass wall of a cafe.

  • A new direction in life

    Rochelle Tattersall reflects on how the Coronavirus pandemic led her to move away from a career in PR and return to education as a BSc Adult Nursing student.

    Patient in a hospital bed with a nurse fitting a cannula to their hand