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For Students

The Language Centre at Leeds provides a range of learning opportunities for students to become more confident in using academic language in their discipline, for example:
      • Weekly classes
      • Assessment-specific workshops
      • 1:1 and/or small group consultations
      • Online resources for modules
      • Writing workshops e.g. for essays, reports, literature reviews, dissertations, etc.
      • Writing retreats
      • More general academic language development sessions
Find out what's on offer by clicking on the name of the Language Centre tutor(s) in your School below (the link will open your email; right-click to copy contact details).  It is helpful to give the title of your degree programme as well as your main question when contacting tutors. If you can't find your School listed in the table, please contact Michelle Evans for information and advice.

Faculty of Arts, Humanities and Cultures

Design: Laetitia Monbec

English: Irene Addison-Child and Catherine Macbean

Fine Art, History of Art and Cultural Studies: Sara Montgomery

Languages, Cultures and Societies: Barbara Himmelreich and Peter Matthews

Media and Communication: Simon Webster

Music: Angela Hulme

Performance and Cultural Industries: Carolyn Edwards, Geoffrey Nsanja and Laura Richards

 


Faculty of Biological Sciences

Biology/Biomedical Sciences: Sarah Burkitt

Biology/Molecular and Cellular Biology: Charles Lam

 


Faculty of Business

Accounting and Finance/Economics/Management/Marketing/Work and Employment Relations:

International Business: Clark Girdlestone

 


Faculty of Education, Social Sciences and Law

Education: Milena MarinkovaJody Bradford, Roya Alimalayeri, John Wrigglesworth, Joy Robbins and Helen Finnerty

Law: Chris Pajak, Jessica Küçükkalyon and Thuy Thai

Politics and International Studies: Gary Hernandez and Laurietta Essien

Sociology and Social Policy: Alison Leslie and Olive Nabukeera

 


Faculty of Engineering and Physical Sciences

Chemical and Process Engineering: Jane Templeton

Chemistry: Natasha Rust

Civil Engineering: Stephie Hoppitt

Computing: Denise de Pauw

Electronic and Electrical Engineering: Denise de Pauw

Maths: Deak Kirkham

Mechanical Engineering: Anna Murawska

Physics and Astronomy: Charles Lam

Southwest Jiaotong University-Leeds (Engineering): Matthew Ketteringham and Clare Poulson

 


Faculty of Environment

Earth and Environment/Transport Studies: Kashmir Kaur, Laura Dyer

Food Science and Nutrition: Jenna Bodin-Galvez

 


Faculty of Medicine and Health

Gateway to Medicine: Sarah Burkitt

Psychology: Nancy Woods, Michelle Evans and Jeanne Godfrey