UK postgraduates: Your essential guide to starting at Leicester

Before you arrive

When you arrive

Support, advice and information

  • Health and wellbeing
    Registering with a GP (doctor); Student Healthy Living Service; Dental care; Student Support (Mental Wellbeing); AccessAbility Centre (disability support); Student Counselling Service; Student Welfare Service; Chaplaincy

  • Library
    Collections and facilities; Opening hours; Registering; Support; Career Development; Learning Development

  • IT Services
    Registration; Facilities; Support

  • Students' Union
    Education Unit; Safety Bus; Nightline; O2 Academy Leicester

  • Other useful info
    Languages at Leicester; Catering Services; Family Programmme; Childcare; Music; Sports and recreation

  • Useful links, phone numbers and addresses

Term dates 2012/13

Autumn Term
1 October 2012* to
14 December 2012

Spring Term
14 January 2013 to
22 March 2013

Summer Term
29 April 2013 to
28 June 2013

* Medical students start on 24 September 2012 and some postgraduate courses start on 10 September.

Important

Please note that all information within the New Students section of the website relates to the 2012/13 academic year. Information for students starting in the 2013/14 academic year will be published here in summer 2013 when details have been confirmed.