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 are students over 21 years old, or students no longer in compulsory full-time education. Mature students 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. 

Apply for a part-time course

Apply for an undergraduate part-time course using our Microsoft Form.

 

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