Richmond offers a range of generous scholarships; these are primarily available to degree-seeking (UG or PG students). For more information, please contact Jason Elliot, the Associate Dean for Financial Aid and Scholarships on [email protected].

This will depend on your visa requirements; information can be found on the Gov.uk website: https://www.gov.uk/student-visa/family-members

Please note: the University does not have childcare facilities.

Undergraduate programs are typically 3 to 4 years (but this may vary depending on your academic plan).

The academic calendar is available here: https://www.richmond.ac.uk/academic-calendar/

We are very proud of our international community at Richmond, in fact most of our student body is from the US, Europe, and South Asia. Our Student Affairs team can help with a wide range of support needs, including:

• Careers/employability advice
• Wellbeing information, including accessing counselling or other healthcare
• Additional needs, such as disabilities, neurodiversity, or chronic illness
• Clubs and societies
• Visa information
• You can reach Student Affairs anytime on [email protected].

Our Office of Careers and Internships within the Student Affairs directorate can help with a range of employability needs, including:

• Reviewing a cover letter or CV
• Structuring a job search
• Employability skills
• Accessing an internship

This will depend on your visa: at the time of writing, students on a student visa can work up to 20 hours during term time. At the time of writing, students on a visitor visa may not work (including volunteering) during your stay.

Visa advice may change, so please check the UK Government website regularly.

As an incoming undergraduate or visitor student:

• Check your inbox regularly – over the summer, our admissions team will be sending you reminders to the personal email address you provided in your application, asking you to complete a number of administrative steps.
• Book suitable housing (please contact us on [email protected] if you intend to book at iQ Haywood House so that we can assign you to the correct contract dates).
• A few weeks before Orientation, we will send you an email explaining how to set up your University IT account. This will be sent to your applicant email address.
• Once you have set up your IT account, you will be asked to complete your Pre-Orientation Checklist.

Please email Student Affairs [email protected] and we’ll be happy to talk about what support would help you achieve your potential.

You can request a letter by emailing [email protected] Please allow 2 working days (we do not work on letters over the weekend) to complete the request. Currently, in most cases we will be able to send you a copy of your letter over email.

Incoming students will receive access to email and other Richmond systems once you firmly accept your offer and pay our deposit (if applicable). You will be sent an email with a unique link to set up your account password.

If the steps within the Pre-Orientation Checklist have been completed and we do not need any additional information from you, then in the week leading up to Orientation you will receive an email invitation to the university portal, Blackboard. This is where we host additional materials for the week of Orientation along with notes for all of your classes.

If you are having any trouble with this, please email [email protected]

To access your student email, you must have set up your IT password first. Once you’ve done that, you can login at anytime at outlook.office.com. Your username will be your student ID number, followed by “@richmond.ac.uk”.

We recommend that you download the Outlook app in order to manage your student emails. Once you have installed the app, you can add your email account by following these instructions.

The cost of living is always changing but, as a guide, people in the UK spend around £50 per week on average on household food (excluding takeaways or restaurant meals).

Please note that your first term is likely to be the most expensive. Before you join us, it’s important to ensure you have money to travel, study, and enjoy time with friends.

Oxley Residence is a third-party student accommodation site located in Weetwood, Leeds. All first year students are guaranteed accommodation here. It is approximately 5 minutes walk to the Leeds campus.

You will be provided with funds to spend at Sainsbury’s supermarket which is located in Headingley. It is approximately 20 minutes walk from Oxley Residence.

Students attending Richmond on a visa, will need to collect their BRP cards as soon as possible. You will be sent a letter by UK Visas & Immigration explaining which Post Office branch you should collect your card from (usually Headingley Post Office). You will need to take your passport with you to collect your BRP.

Please pick up your BRP card as soon as possible, and bring it to Kirsty Ibbitson so that we can make a copy.  

There will be an organised trip to Headingley during Orientation week when you can collect your BRP if you aren’t able to collect it before then.

This will depend on the sort of visa that you used when you entered the country.

• If you are on a visitor visa from Europe, NHS services will likely be free but you must present a valid EHIC card. If you are a visitor from another country, we recommend that you purchase appropriate insurance in order to avoid being billed for unexpected healthcare.
• If you are on a student visa, you will receive access to the NHS via the immigration health surcharge that is processed during your visa application. This entitles you to free NHS care for the duration of your visa.

In an emergency, phone 999 or attend an Accident And Emergency Unit (A&E). For non-emergencies, you should normally access healthcare through a General Practitioner (GP) /Doctors. Staff from our local GP surgery will be attending Orientation so you can register with them.

As a student, you will be eligible for discounted travel by train (using a Railcard). To purchase a railcard, visit https://www.16-25railcard.co.uk Don’t worry if you’re 26 or older, you will still qualify as a ‘mature student’. The railcard will give you 1/3 off most train tickets and costs £30 per year to purchase.