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We are delighted to announce that Professor Stuart McAnulla will deliver the fifth lecture in the 2025/26 Faculty of Social Sciences Inaugural Lecture Series
Culture Wars UK: Is it Time for Universities to 'Rearm'?
Wed 25th Feb, 4-5pm
More info & tickets ⬇️
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Culture Wars UK: Is it Time for Universities to 'Rearm'?
Wed 25th Feb, 4-5pm
More info & tickets ⬇️
www.tickettailor.com/events/fssev...
Select tickets – "Culture Wars UK: Is it Time for Universities to ‘Rearm’?": Faculty Inaugural Lecture by Prof. Stuart McAnulla – Liberty Building (Moot Court) LT (1.28), University of Leeds
"Culture Wars UK: Is it Time for Universities to ‘Rearm’?": Faculty Inaugural Lecture by Prof. Stuart McAnulla – Liberty Building (Moot Court) LT (1.28), University of Leeds, Wed 25 Feb 2026 - We are ...
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February 9, 2026 at 2:39 PM
We are delighted to announce that Professor Stuart McAnulla will deliver the fifth lecture in the 2025/26 Faculty of Social Sciences Inaugural Lecture Series
Culture Wars UK: Is it Time for Universities to 'Rearm'?
Wed 25th Feb, 4-5pm
More info & tickets ⬇️
www.tickettailor.com/events/fssev...
Culture Wars UK: Is it Time for Universities to 'Rearm'?
Wed 25th Feb, 4-5pm
More info & tickets ⬇️
www.tickettailor.com/events/fssev...
Dr Laura Considine (@lauracon.bsky.social) is quoted in this article published by @theipaper.com on the end of the New START nuclear arms control treaty between the US and Russia ⬇️
inews.co.uk/news/world/f...
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The foundations of global nuclear safety are collapsing - an arms race could follow
The New Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty expires tonight after almost 16 years
inews.co.uk
February 9, 2026 at 1:40 PM
Dr Laura Considine (@lauracon.bsky.social) is quoted in this article published by @theipaper.com on the end of the New START nuclear arms control treaty between the US and Russia ⬇️
inews.co.uk/news/world/f...
inews.co.uk/news/world/f...
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An ESRC White Rose DTP Collaborative Studentship is available in the School of Politics and International Studies, University of Leeds, with the project title: ‘Civil Resistance and the Onset of Peace Processes’. Please share widely phd.leeds.ac.uk/funding/453-...
@polisatleeds.bsky.social
@polisatleeds.bsky.social
ESRC WRDTP Collaborative Studentship - Civil Resistance and the Onset of Peace Processes
Project opportunity - ESRC WRDTP Collaborative Studentship - Civil Resistance and the Onset of Peace Processes at the University of Leeds
phd.leeds.ac.uk
February 6, 2026 at 8:46 AM
An ESRC White Rose DTP Collaborative Studentship is available in the School of Politics and International Studies, University of Leeds, with the project title: ‘Civil Resistance and the Onset of Peace Processes’. Please share widely phd.leeds.ac.uk/funding/453-...
@polisatleeds.bsky.social
@polisatleeds.bsky.social
🎉Congratulations to Dr Margherita Belgioioso for securing a fully funded ESRC White Rose Doctoral Training Partnership Collaborative Studentship
Project title: Civil Resistance and the Onset of Peace Processes
Collaborative partner: @berghoffnd.bsky.social
Closing date: 11 March
shorturl.at/oTTOx
Project title: Civil Resistance and the Onset of Peace Processes
Collaborative partner: @berghoffnd.bsky.social
Closing date: 11 March
shorturl.at/oTTOx
February 9, 2026 at 10:33 AM
🎉Congratulations to Dr Margherita Belgioioso for securing a fully funded ESRC White Rose Doctoral Training Partnership Collaborative Studentship
Project title: Civil Resistance and the Onset of Peace Processes
Collaborative partner: @berghoffnd.bsky.social
Closing date: 11 March
shorturl.at/oTTOx
Project title: Civil Resistance and the Onset of Peace Processes
Collaborative partner: @berghoffnd.bsky.social
Closing date: 11 March
shorturl.at/oTTOx
📢 Symposium: Cultures of Platformisation in Africa
📅 Friday 13 March
🕛 12:00–18:00
📍 University of Leeds & Online
There is still time to submit a presentation proposal - send a 300 word abstract to platforms.africa@leeds.ac.uk before 6 February.
Find out more here ⬇️
tinyurl.com/mrjwm9fd
📅 Friday 13 March
🕛 12:00–18:00
📍 University of Leeds & Online
There is still time to submit a presentation proposal - send a 300 word abstract to platforms.africa@leeds.ac.uk before 6 February.
Find out more here ⬇️
tinyurl.com/mrjwm9fd
Symposium: Cultures of Platformisation in Africa
What are the social and cultural implications of platforms and platformisation in Africa?
This in-person and online seminar critically assesses accelerating and expansive platformisation
essl.leeds.ac.uk
February 4, 2026 at 5:17 PM
📢 Symposium: Cultures of Platformisation in Africa
📅 Friday 13 March
🕛 12:00–18:00
📍 University of Leeds & Online
There is still time to submit a presentation proposal - send a 300 word abstract to platforms.africa@leeds.ac.uk before 6 February.
Find out more here ⬇️
tinyurl.com/mrjwm9fd
📅 Friday 13 March
🕛 12:00–18:00
📍 University of Leeds & Online
There is still time to submit a presentation proposal - send a 300 word abstract to platforms.africa@leeds.ac.uk before 6 February.
Find out more here ⬇️
tinyurl.com/mrjwm9fd
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Help shape the next phase of Leeds Institute for Societal Futures. Want to collaborate in our development sandpits & workshops? #EthicalAI #HealthInequalities #Migration #Polarisation #AIEthics & more – whether you're internal or external to University of Leeds, let us know!
EOI form: bit.ly/4bj9iCB
EOI form: bit.ly/4bj9iCB
January 29, 2026 at 10:25 AM
Help shape the next phase of Leeds Institute for Societal Futures. Want to collaborate in our development sandpits & workshops? #EthicalAI #HealthInequalities #Migration #Polarisation #AIEthics & more – whether you're internal or external to University of Leeds, let us know!
EOI form: bit.ly/4bj9iCB
EOI form: bit.ly/4bj9iCB
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Thinking about a Masters?🎓
Meet Leeds Institute for Societal Futures @ the University of Leeds’ Masters Discovery Fair on 11 March, 10.30–3.30.
Discover how PG study can help shape your future. Learn about our new AI Ethics and Society MSc launching Autumn '26: bit.ly/4bj0i0p
#Masters #Leeds
Meet Leeds Institute for Societal Futures @ the University of Leeds’ Masters Discovery Fair on 11 March, 10.30–3.30.
Discover how PG study can help shape your future. Learn about our new AI Ethics and Society MSc launching Autumn '26: bit.ly/4bj0i0p
#Masters #Leeds
January 30, 2026 at 2:23 PM
Thinking about a Masters?🎓
Meet Leeds Institute for Societal Futures @ the University of Leeds’ Masters Discovery Fair on 11 March, 10.30–3.30.
Discover how PG study can help shape your future. Learn about our new AI Ethics and Society MSc launching Autumn '26: bit.ly/4bj0i0p
#Masters #Leeds
Meet Leeds Institute for Societal Futures @ the University of Leeds’ Masters Discovery Fair on 11 March, 10.30–3.30.
Discover how PG study can help shape your future. Learn about our new AI Ethics and Society MSc launching Autumn '26: bit.ly/4bj0i0p
#Masters #Leeds
Dr Victoria Honeyman talks about the complications of Andrew Gwynne’s resignation and the Gorton and Denton by-election on @bbc5live.bsky.social with @mattchorley.bsky.social
Clip starts 1:51:51
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Clip starts 1:51:51
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Matt Chorley - Dara and the Deputies - BBC Sounds
Dara Ó Briain goes to Deputy PMQs and former Ambassadors spoil us with their stories.
www.bbc.co.uk
February 3, 2026 at 9:43 AM
Dr Victoria Honeyman talks about the complications of Andrew Gwynne’s resignation and the Gorton and Denton by-election on @bbc5live.bsky.social with @mattchorley.bsky.social
Clip starts 1:51:51
www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...
Clip starts 1:51:51
www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...
👏 Congratulations to our PhD student, Hengfeng Zhao (@ziyangjan.bsky.social) , on publishing their first peer‑reviewed article in Global Studies Quarterly!
Check out the article here ⬇️
academic.oup.com/isagsq/artic...
Check out the article here ⬇️
academic.oup.com/isagsq/artic...
Why Not Condemn China and Russia? Global South Reactions to Norm Contestation and Implications for the LIO
Abstract. The liberal international order (LIO) is transitioning, marked by rising non-Western powers and norm contestation. However, current research ofte
academic.oup.com
February 3, 2026 at 9:38 AM
👏 Congratulations to our PhD student, Hengfeng Zhao (@ziyangjan.bsky.social) , on publishing their first peer‑reviewed article in Global Studies Quarterly!
Check out the article here ⬇️
academic.oup.com/isagsq/artic...
Check out the article here ⬇️
academic.oup.com/isagsq/artic...
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Check out our schedule of events this semester. We hope to see you there!
February 1, 2026 at 3:50 PM
Check out our schedule of events this semester. We hope to see you there!
📢New Publication!
Congratulations to Dr Geoff Goodwin (@gbgoodwin.bsky.social) who has a new article published in New Political Economy.
This introduces a new theory of decommodification to better understand socioecological transformations
Read the open access article here ⬇️
shorturl.at/1zf86
Congratulations to Dr Geoff Goodwin (@gbgoodwin.bsky.social) who has a new article published in New Political Economy.
This introduces a new theory of decommodification to better understand socioecological transformations
Read the open access article here ⬇️
shorturl.at/1zf86
Understanding the roles of decommodification in socioecological transformations: a new theoretical approach
Decommodification is widely considered a central pillar of progressive socioecological transformations, like the green new deal, degrowth and ecosocialism. Yet it is inadequately problematised and ...
www.tandfonline.com
February 2, 2026 at 11:22 AM
📢New Publication!
Congratulations to Dr Geoff Goodwin (@gbgoodwin.bsky.social) who has a new article published in New Political Economy.
This introduces a new theory of decommodification to better understand socioecological transformations
Read the open access article here ⬇️
shorturl.at/1zf86
Congratulations to Dr Geoff Goodwin (@gbgoodwin.bsky.social) who has a new article published in New Political Economy.
This introduces a new theory of decommodification to better understand socioecological transformations
Read the open access article here ⬇️
shorturl.at/1zf86
Professor Leston-Bandeira (@estrangeirada.bsky.social) and the IPEN have been cited in the UK Parliament's Modernisation Committee Report.
Read more about it here ⬇️
essl.leeds.ac.uk/politics/new...
Read more about it here ⬇️
essl.leeds.ac.uk/politics/new...
Professor Leston-Bandeira and IPEN cited in UK Parliament’s Modernisation Committee report
Written evidence submitted to the Modernisation Committee of the UK House of Commons by Professor Leston-Bandeira and the IPEN has been cited in the committee’s report, published at the end of 2025.
essl.leeds.ac.uk
January 29, 2026 at 11:22 AM
Professor Leston-Bandeira (@estrangeirada.bsky.social) and the IPEN have been cited in the UK Parliament's Modernisation Committee Report.
Read more about it here ⬇️
essl.leeds.ac.uk/politics/new...
Read more about it here ⬇️
essl.leeds.ac.uk/politics/new...
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'A revealing episode about authority, legitimacy and control inside the party – and how Keir Starmer understands both internal democracy and political risk' - read what Dr Tim Heppell of @polisatleeds.bsky.social has to say on Andy Burnham and the Labour byelection campaign for Gorton and Denton 👇
Labour’s NEC has blocked Burnham for standing for parliament – and therefore his best chance of challenging Keir Starmer for the leadership.
Andy Burnham: what now for the King in the North?
Labour’s NEC has blocked Burnham for standing for parliament – and therefore his best chance of challenging Keir Starmer for the leadership.
tcnv.link
January 27, 2026 at 10:50 AM
'A revealing episode about authority, legitimacy and control inside the party – and how Keir Starmer understands both internal democracy and political risk' - read what Dr Tim Heppell of @polisatleeds.bsky.social has to say on Andy Burnham and the Labour byelection campaign for Gorton and Denton 👇
📰 Professor Olaf Corry contributes to this news reaction from @srm360.bsky.social ⬇️
🔗 srm360.org/news-reactio...
🔗 srm360.org/news-reactio...
What Does Trump’s Withdrawal From Climate Organisations Mean for SRM?
Experts comment on what the US president's withdrawal from dozens of organisations means for the future of solar geoengineering (SRM).
srm360.org
January 27, 2026 at 8:57 AM
📰 Professor Olaf Corry contributes to this news reaction from @srm360.bsky.social ⬇️
🔗 srm360.org/news-reactio...
🔗 srm360.org/news-reactio...
🎓Celebrating More PhD Success!🎓
Many congratulations to Theo Horesh who successfully defended his PhD thesis – 'The Retreat from Globalism and the Reconstruction of the Global Imaginary'
👏 Please join us in celebrating this incredible achievement and wishing Dr Horesh every success in the future!
Many congratulations to Theo Horesh who successfully defended his PhD thesis – 'The Retreat from Globalism and the Reconstruction of the Global Imaginary'
👏 Please join us in celebrating this incredible achievement and wishing Dr Horesh every success in the future!
January 26, 2026 at 10:51 AM
🎓Celebrating More PhD Success!🎓
Many congratulations to Theo Horesh who successfully defended his PhD thesis – 'The Retreat from Globalism and the Reconstruction of the Global Imaginary'
👏 Please join us in celebrating this incredible achievement and wishing Dr Horesh every success in the future!
Many congratulations to Theo Horesh who successfully defended his PhD thesis – 'The Retreat from Globalism and the Reconstruction of the Global Imaginary'
👏 Please join us in celebrating this incredible achievement and wishing Dr Horesh every success in the future!
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📢 Ep2, S4 of Politics and Pedagogy is out: 'Communities disrupting hierarchies: @globalhigheredj.bsky.social '. We speak to co-founding editors of this brilliant new journal actively disrupting traditional, hierarchical models of journal publication and management. rss.com/podcasts/pol...
Communities disrupting hierarchies: The Journal of Global Higher Education | Podcast Episode on RSS.com
Welcome to Season Four of Politics and Pedagogy 'Championing Education Communities', where we will be speaking to game changers in the field of higher education about the importance of communities for...
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January 26, 2026 at 8:28 AM
📢 Ep2, S4 of Politics and Pedagogy is out: 'Communities disrupting hierarchies: @globalhigheredj.bsky.social '. We speak to co-founding editors of this brilliant new journal actively disrupting traditional, hierarchical models of journal publication and management. rss.com/podcasts/pol...
📢New article published in Open Access Government!
Head of School, Professor Richard Beardsworth, analyses climate leadership after Belém, focusing on managing the fossil fuel transition beyond COP30 ⬇️
🔗 www.openaccessgovernment.org/article/two-...
Head of School, Professor Richard Beardsworth, analyses climate leadership after Belém, focusing on managing the fossil fuel transition beyond COP30 ⬇️
🔗 www.openaccessgovernment.org/article/two-...
Two worlds, one test: Climate leadership after Belém
Professor Richard Beardsworth analyses climate leadership after Belém, focusing on managing the fossil fuel transition beyond COP30
www.openaccessgovernment.org
January 21, 2026 at 3:39 PM
📢New article published in Open Access Government!
Head of School, Professor Richard Beardsworth, analyses climate leadership after Belém, focusing on managing the fossil fuel transition beyond COP30 ⬇️
🔗 www.openaccessgovernment.org/article/two-...
Head of School, Professor Richard Beardsworth, analyses climate leadership after Belém, focusing on managing the fossil fuel transition beyond COP30 ⬇️
🔗 www.openaccessgovernment.org/article/two-...
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Big news from the Centre for Disability Studies 🎉
We are pleased to share that the Centre for Disability Studies (CDS) has joint the WHO's Disability Health Equity Network.
An important milestone for the CDS.
Learn more about what this means: https://ow.ly/Fioy50XZZ50
We are pleased to share that the Centre for Disability Studies (CDS) has joint the WHO's Disability Health Equity Network.
An important milestone for the CDS.
Learn more about what this means: https://ow.ly/Fioy50XZZ50
Centre for Disability Studies joins WHO Health Equity Network
In October, the Centre for Disability Studies (CDS) achieved an important milestone: our successful application to join the World Health Organisation (WHO) Disability Health Equity Network.
ow.ly
January 20, 2026 at 11:00 AM
Big news from the Centre for Disability Studies 🎉
We are pleased to share that the Centre for Disability Studies (CDS) has joint the WHO's Disability Health Equity Network.
An important milestone for the CDS.
Learn more about what this means: https://ow.ly/Fioy50XZZ50
We are pleased to share that the Centre for Disability Studies (CDS) has joint the WHO's Disability Health Equity Network.
An important milestone for the CDS.
Learn more about what this means: https://ow.ly/Fioy50XZZ50
📣 Call for Presentations
Organisers from the University of Leeds and Boston University are inviting presentation proposals for their symposium:
Cultures of Platformisation in Africa
🗓️ 13 March 2026 (hybrid, Leeds & online)
Deadline for presentation proposals: 6 Feb 2026
Details in the images ⬇️
Organisers from the University of Leeds and Boston University are inviting presentation proposals for their symposium:
Cultures of Platformisation in Africa
🗓️ 13 March 2026 (hybrid, Leeds & online)
Deadline for presentation proposals: 6 Feb 2026
Details in the images ⬇️
January 20, 2026 at 2:19 PM
📣 Call for Presentations
Organisers from the University of Leeds and Boston University are inviting presentation proposals for their symposium:
Cultures of Platformisation in Africa
🗓️ 13 March 2026 (hybrid, Leeds & online)
Deadline for presentation proposals: 6 Feb 2026
Details in the images ⬇️
Organisers from the University of Leeds and Boston University are inviting presentation proposals for their symposium:
Cultures of Platformisation in Africa
🗓️ 13 March 2026 (hybrid, Leeds & online)
Deadline for presentation proposals: 6 Feb 2026
Details in the images ⬇️
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Why Keir Starmer had to speak out against Trump over Greenland after staying quiet on Venezuela - @jasonralph.bsky.social and @jamiegaskarth.bsky.social on what "progressive realism" means in today's political world theconversation.com/why-keir-sta... @polisatleeds.bsky.social @theconversation.com
Why Keir Starmer had to speak out against Trump over Greenland after staying quiet on Venezuela
Pragmatic realism called for compromise when it came to Venezuela, but there is no reasonable explanation for an invasion of Greenland.
theconversation.com
January 20, 2026 at 11:02 AM
Why Keir Starmer had to speak out against Trump over Greenland after staying quiet on Venezuela - @jasonralph.bsky.social and @jamiegaskarth.bsky.social on what "progressive realism" means in today's political world theconversation.com/why-keir-sta... @polisatleeds.bsky.social @theconversation.com
Dr Victoria Honeyman discussed why Robert Jenrick's defection to Reform does not mean a by-election on @bbc5live.bsky.social with @mattchorley.bsky.social
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Matt Chorley - Welcome to the Party - BBC Sounds
Reform UK's Danny Kruger on Robert Jenrick. Plus A.I. MPs and lots of Friday fun.
www.bbc.co.uk
January 20, 2026 at 9:10 AM
Dr Victoria Honeyman discussed why Robert Jenrick's defection to Reform does not mean a by-election on @bbc5live.bsky.social with @mattchorley.bsky.social
Clip starts 55:04
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Clip starts 55:04
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🎓 Celebrating PhD Success! 🎓
Congratulations to Dr Louise Gueydon who successfully defended her thesis "Sporting diplomacy: Analysing the legacy of the London 2012 and the Paris 2024 Olympic Games"
👏Please join us in congratulating Louise and wishing her every success in the future!
#PhDSuccess
Congratulations to Dr Louise Gueydon who successfully defended her thesis "Sporting diplomacy: Analysing the legacy of the London 2012 and the Paris 2024 Olympic Games"
👏Please join us in congratulating Louise and wishing her every success in the future!
#PhDSuccess
January 19, 2026 at 5:29 PM
🎓 Celebrating PhD Success! 🎓
Congratulations to Dr Louise Gueydon who successfully defended her thesis "Sporting diplomacy: Analysing the legacy of the London 2012 and the Paris 2024 Olympic Games"
👏Please join us in congratulating Louise and wishing her every success in the future!
#PhDSuccess
Congratulations to Dr Louise Gueydon who successfully defended her thesis "Sporting diplomacy: Analysing the legacy of the London 2012 and the Paris 2024 Olympic Games"
👏Please join us in congratulating Louise and wishing her every success in the future!
#PhDSuccess
Dr Anna Grimaldi, Lecturer in Politics and International Relations, has co-authored this piece in
@uk.theconversation.com
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What Cubans want – and what they are bracing for, following Trump’s threats
As the situation in Venezuela unfolds, Cubans will watch closely.
theconversation.com
January 19, 2026 at 5:03 PM
Dr Anna Grimaldi, Lecturer in Politics and International Relations, has co-authored this piece in
@uk.theconversation.com
🔗 theconversation.com/what-cubans-...
@uk.theconversation.com
🔗 theconversation.com/what-cubans-...
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Exciting news! Dr Markus Fraundorfer @polisatleeds.bsky.social has secured ESRC funding for groundbreaking project:
💧Governing rivers as legal persons: Developing a kin-centric rights framework to address Brazil’s river crisis.
water.leeds.ac.uk/news/polis-r...
#RightsOfNature #WaterGoveranance
💧Governing rivers as legal persons: Developing a kin-centric rights framework to address Brazil’s river crisis.
water.leeds.ac.uk/news/polis-r...
#RightsOfNature #WaterGoveranance
January 15, 2026 at 5:38 PM
Exciting news! Dr Markus Fraundorfer @polisatleeds.bsky.social has secured ESRC funding for groundbreaking project:
💧Governing rivers as legal persons: Developing a kin-centric rights framework to address Brazil’s river crisis.
water.leeds.ac.uk/news/polis-r...
#RightsOfNature #WaterGoveranance
💧Governing rivers as legal persons: Developing a kin-centric rights framework to address Brazil’s river crisis.
water.leeds.ac.uk/news/polis-r...
#RightsOfNature #WaterGoveranance
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We are pleased to announce that Prof Ana Manzano will deliver the fourth lecture in the 2025/26 Faculty of Social Sciences Inaugural Lecture Series.
Lecture entitled: The Detective Work of Evaluation: Notes from the Field
➡️ More info & tickets: www.tickettailor.com/events/fssev...
Lecture entitled: The Detective Work of Evaluation: Notes from the Field
➡️ More info & tickets: www.tickettailor.com/events/fssev...
Select tickets – "The Detective Work of Evaluation: Notes from the Field": Faculty Inaugural Lecture by Prof. Ana Manzano – Liberty Building (Moot Court) LT (1.28), University of Leeds
"The Detective Work of Evaluation: Notes from the Field": Faculty Inaugural Lecture by Prof. Ana Manzano – Liberty Building (Moot Court) LT (1.28), University of Leeds, Wed 4 Feb 2026 - We are delight...
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January 7, 2026 at 3:09 PM
We are pleased to announce that Prof Ana Manzano will deliver the fourth lecture in the 2025/26 Faculty of Social Sciences Inaugural Lecture Series.
Lecture entitled: The Detective Work of Evaluation: Notes from the Field
➡️ More info & tickets: www.tickettailor.com/events/fssev...
Lecture entitled: The Detective Work of Evaluation: Notes from the Field
➡️ More info & tickets: www.tickettailor.com/events/fssev...