RESEARCH INFLUENCES THE FUTURE FOR EVERYONE

About the project

• SUPPORTING RESEARCH STUDENTS
• Research with us Our research degrees Funding your degree How to apply Talk to an academic supervisor Writing a research proposal Research Facilities
• Our research degrees
• Funding your degree
• How to apply
• Talk to an academic supervisor
• Writing a research proposal
• Research Facilities
• Students New Students Research student support Handbooks, regulations and policies Important information International students Student Admin Manager (SAM) Training and Development Wellbeing and support
• New Students
• Research student support
• Handbooks, regulations and policies
• Important information
• International students
• Student Admin Manager (SAM)
• Training and Development
• Wellbeing and support
• Studentships School of Built Environment, Engineering and Computing Carnegie School of Education Carnegie School of Sport Leeds Business School Leeds Law School Leeds School of Arts School of Health School of Humanities and Social Sciences
• School of Built Environment, Engineering and Computing
• Carnegie School of Education
• Carnegie School of Sport
• Leeds Business School
• Leeds Law School
• Leeds School of Arts
• School of Health
• School of Humanities and Social Sciences
• Supervision
• Community Postgraduate Research Experience Survey
• Postgraduate Research Experience Survey
• External examiners

RESEARCH INFLUENCES THE FUTURE FOR EVERYONE

We offer a range of research degree programs designed to provide you with the skills and support you need to succeed as a researcher.

Join our Vibrant research community

Our research degree programs offer a range of areas to choose from, including business, health and wellbeing, the arts, humanities and more. This means that you can find a program that aligns with your interests and career aspirations. As a research student at Leeds Beckett, you will join a research community committed to influencing key global challenges and finding significant improvements to shape our future.

You'll have access to dedicated supervisors and research training, as well as state-of-the-art facilities and a range of support services. You will also be able to attend workshops, seminars, and conferences to develop your skills and network with other researchers.

Talk to a supervisor

If you have an idea for a research proposal then we would recommend discussing it with one of our academic supervisors before you start your application. You can use on Find an academic supervisor tool to find someone aligned with your research area to get started.

Funded Phds and studentships

Did you know? You can actually get paid to study your area of interest.

Funded PhD opportunities across our academic schools give you the chance to work on a specific research project and have your fees funded by our university and/or an external partner organisation. They may also include a bursary.

• How to apply
• Find an academic supervisor

Outstanding research facilities

At Leeds Beckett we have a range of research facilities and specialist equipment to support high quality research.

We also work collaboratively with businesses to hire our facilities to enhance local innovation.

Research In conversation

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Imagine a School Where Every Child Wants to Move: Physical Literacy in Action

• Blog Research and Enterprise New Ways to Find Research and Knowledge Exchange Funding and Collaborators By Jo Griffiths 08 Sep 2026

New Ways to Find Research and Knowledge Exchange Funding and Collaborators

• Blog Carnegie Education Creating space for professional dialogue in early childhood education By Helen Young 08 Sep 2026

Creating space for professional dialogue in early childhood education

• Blog School of Health When Pain Science Meets Magic: Frogs, Meaning, and Forty Years of Curiosity By Professor Mark Johnson 08 Sep 2026

When Pain Science Meets Magic: Frogs, Meaning, and Forty Years of Curiosity

• Blog Research and Enterprise Improving Food Equity: A Day in the Life of a Senior Lecturer and Obesity Institute researcher By Dr Hannah Greatwood 07 Sep 2026

Improving Food Equity: A Day in the Life of a Senior Lecturer and Obesity Institute researcher

• Blog Research and Enterprise Helping Freight Agency unlock productivity through agentic AI By Richard Keegan 03 Sep 2026

Helping Freight Agency unlock productivity through agentic AI

• Blog Research and Enterprise Measuring what matters: How our research is contributing to healthier and more inclusive lives 02 Sep 2026

Measuring what matters: How our research is contributing to healthier and more inclusive lives

• Blog Research and Enterprise LBU Researcher Mentoring - The Value of a Different Perspective By Jaime Harrison 20 Aug 2026

LBU Researcher Mentoring - The Value of a Different Perspective

• Blog Research and Enterprise Worktribe at LBU: Introducing Our New Pre and Post Award Modules By Jo Griffiths 19 Aug 2026

Worktribe at LBU: Introducing Our New Pre and Post Award Modules

• Blog Research and Enterprise Welcome to our new Professor of Sports Diplomacy and Management By Professor Simon Rofe 18 Aug 2026

Welcome to our new Professor of Sports Diplomacy and Management

• Blog Research and Enterprise Launching our Policy Engagement Community of Practice By Gabriel May 17 Aug 2026

Launching our Policy Engagement Community of Practice

• Blog School of Humanities and Social Sciences Decolonising English Reflection By Dr Caroline Herbert 10 Aug 2026

Contact our admissions team

• researchadmissions@leedsbeckett.ac.uk

Research areas