We're here for PGs

Postgraduate life might seem like it’s all about the degree sometimes, but that’s far from true. Keeping a healthy work-life balance, staying connected with other PGs and finding support for your studies when necessary are all really important, and your Union can give you a hand with all of them.

To get started with what’s going on, there’s a popular Facebook group for postgrad happenings that you might want to join – Leeds PG Hub (external site).

Representation

At Leeds you get a say in your education and experience. There are students who specifically represent the postgraduate cohort in each School and can help you to make changes to your academic experience, whether you’re a taught or research students.

You can find who your rep is with the rep finder. 

Help and support

Postgraduate life can present a different set of struggles, but you’re not alone – if you find yourself coming up against any problems we can still help out.

You can meet your Postgraduate Representation team here, get more help with our PG-specific advice FAQs, or visit Mind’s dedicated PGR health and wellbeing resource, ‘The Wellbeing Thesis’ (external link).

Failing that, you can always visit our Help and Support service.

Get social

It can also be helpful to read about the experiences of other postgraduates, in their own words. Our Medium blog has a dedicated PG section.

We also run events for postgraduates throughout the year – have a look at our What’s On and you can filter according to your interest.