Leeds Beckett University

Leeds Business School, part of Leeds Beckett University, help found undergraduate public relations degrees over 30 years ago. It’s postgraduate PR courses attract students from many diverse and cultural backgrounds.

At the heart of Leeds Beckett University’s reputation in the PR world are the close links the university has forged with business regionally, nationally and internationally to give students the consultancy, teamwork and office skills they need for a successful career.

Many of its graduates are leading figures in the world of PR consultancy and in-house communications.

Leeds Business School’s modern Hydra issues and crisis simulation suite and broadcasting and TV studios offer some of the best training facilities for students and PR professionals in the country.

About Robert Minton-Taylor
Visiting Fellow, Leeds Beckett University

Robert Minton-Taylor is a multi-award winning visiting fellow in public relations (PR) and communications studies at Leeds Business School. He has 50 years’ experience in PR and has been a director of a multinational consulting firm, managing director of a regional agency, a global media relations manager for a Scandinavian shipping consortium, a freelance practitioner and senior lecturer in public relations and journalism studies. He is a member of the PRCA Council. He champions a living wage for interns, greater diversity in the profession and for more woman board directors on consultancy boards.