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Sociology and Social Policy at the University of Leeds
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Studying societies at Leeds since 1946. We are home to research specialisms including gender, disability studies, racism and ethnicity, family and life course, health technologies and social and political thought.

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February 10, 2026 at 12:42 PM
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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

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February 9, 2026 at 2:39 PM
🎥 Spotlight Episode 5 - Prof. Ana Manzano

This months Spotlight features Prof. Ana Manzano, a leading scholar in Public Policy Evaluation, whose work brings together advanced evaluation methodology with real-world impact.

🔗 Watch Episode 5 of the Spotlight Series: www.youtube.com/watch?v=zH38...
Ana Manzano - Measuring success shaping smarter policies
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February 5, 2026 at 4:10 PM
New publication! 🚨
Congrats to Dr Yen Nee Wong on a new article in Policing & Society.
The work shows how integrating feminist ethics of care + organisational justice can help police organisations respond to online harms more fairly and supportively.
Read more ➡️ https://ow.ly/35xN50Y4ceQ
January 27, 2026 at 1:40 PM
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
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.
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January 20, 2026 at 11:00 AM
More PhD success from our School!

Congratulations to Emma Hyde who has passed her PhD viva. Her thesis is entitled 'Linked lives in changing times: A life course analysis of young
adults’ prolonged co-residence with parents'.

Please join us in congratulating Emma on this achievement.
January 13, 2026 at 3:50 PM
Discover how five scholarships secured by our Professor Hannah Morgan has enabled five Commonwealth students to undertake fully funded and remote study of our ground-breaking MA in Disability Studies, Rights and Inclusion.

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Breaking barriers: How the Commonwealth Distance Learning scholarship is helping to shape a more inclusive world
Commonwealth Distance Learning scholarship recipients reflect on their first months of study on the Disability Studies, Rights and Inclusion MSc.
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January 9, 2026 at 12:15 PM
Research Spotlight Series – Ep. 4 🎥

Prof. Kim Allen shares insights from the ESRC funded 'L‑earning: rethinking young women's working lives' project, which she leads. Kim's work explores how gender, education & employment shape fairer futures for young women.

Watch: www.youtube.com/watch?v=AmzN...
Kim Allen - Closing the gap - fairer working lives for young women
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January 8, 2026 at 1:50 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

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January 7, 2026 at 3:09 PM
Inspiring the next generation 🕵️
Read how our students supported as 16 local school pupils attended the University of Leeds campus to learn about the real‑world impact of knife crime through interactive activities as part of the Junior Detectives Initiative.

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Faculty students support award-winning ‘junior detectives’ initiative
Supported by University of Leeds students, schoolchildren were sworn in as 'junior detectives' on the University of Leeds campus as part of a knife reduction campaign.
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January 7, 2026 at 11:20 AM
🎓 Celebrating Our December Graduates!

Just before the festive break we had the pleasure of coming together to honour our December graduates.

A great moment to celebrate. A huge congratulations to everyone who crossed the stage!

📸 Here are a few highlights from the day.
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January 6, 2026 at 11:25 AM
Celebrating PhD success! 🎉

Please join us in congratulating Ayesha Siddika on recently passing her PhD viva!

PhD thesis entitled: 'The Rohingya Crisis: Identity Politics and the Challenge of Repatriation'

Congratulations!🎉
December 19, 2025 at 11:55 AM
PhD success! 🎉

Please join us in congratulating Enze He on passing his PhD viva!

PhD thesis entitled: 'The Construction of Transnational HongKongness: A Case Study of Green Bean Media'

Congratulations Enze🎉
December 18, 2025 at 4:02 PM
Congratulations to PhD student Johanna Knebel 🎉

Her first open access article has now been published in the International Journal of Inclusive Education.

▶️ Read the full article here: www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
Mapping the landscape of peer (counselling) approaches in sexuality education for and by people with learning difficulties in Germany: a realist synthesis
Peer approaches in sexuality education for and by people with learning difficulties remain significantly under researched in the German and English-speaking spheres. Employing a realist logic of re...
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December 16, 2025 at 4:00 PM
📢 New Report Alert!

We’re excited to share the latest report from the L-earning: rethinking young women's working lives project. This major research report presents valuable new insights into the working lives of young women.

🔗Read the full report here: https://ywworking.co.uk/briefings/
December 12, 2025 at 1:25 PM
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for our student blog, Boyang Liang, a PhD candidate at the University of Leeds @sspatleeds.bsky.social, writes about the cultural imagination of ren (endurance) in neoliberal China
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Reframing the Politics and Ethics of Ren (Endurance) in Neoliberal China
By Boyang Liang The written form of the Chinese character “ren (endurance)” is composed of the radicals for “blade” and “heart,” evoking the image of a knife pressing against the heart and symbolis…
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December 10, 2025 at 2:57 PM
🎉 Exciting news!
Dr Megan Robertson has been elected General Secretary of the African Association for the Study of Religions, which promotes the study of religions in Africa through collaboration in research, publishing & teaching. Join us in congratulating her! Learn more: https://www.a-asr.org/#
December 10, 2025 at 4:02 PM
Spotlighting Dr Ieva Eskytė 🌟

This Disability History Month, we are spotlighting some of Ieva's most prevalent research in the field of Disability Studies.

Read the full article here: https://essl.leeds.ac.uk/education-social-sciences-law/news/article/2340/academic-spotlight-dr-ieva-eskyte
Academic Spotlight: Dr Ieva Eskyte
This Disability History Month, we are spotlighting Dr Ieva Eskyte and some of her most prevalent research in the field of Disability Studies.
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December 9, 2025 at 4:02 PM
Sounds of Steel 📸
Professor Sarah Irwin and sound artist Nell Catchpole are exploring place, industrial change, and memory through project 'Gongs of Teesside'. Their first interactive exhibition at Loftus Arts featured photos, video and local voices.
More exhibitions to come - stay tuned!
December 4, 2025 at 4:40 PM
Research Spotlight Series Ep.3

Prof. Mark Davis explores climate action through crowdfunding.

Prof. in Economic Sociology, current Deputy Head of School & a leading voice at the intersections of sustainability, finance & social change.

🔗 Watch the full episode: www.youtube.com/watch?v=_539...
Mark Davis
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December 3, 2025 at 12:03 PM
From Dissertation to Publication! 📖

Congrats to Yiling Guo, recent MA Society, Culture & Media grad, on publishing a version of her dissertation in Feminist Media Studies!

Read it via open access: www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
Selling a fashionable and “colorful” post-feminist image: a feminist multimodal critical discourse analysis of Japanese fashion mask website D.masque
This research explores the gendered portrayal of advertisements on the website of D.masque, a Japanese fashion mask brand. By mixing Feminist Multimodal Critical Discourse Analysis (FMCDA) and webs...
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December 2, 2025 at 12:00 PM
Dr Patricio Simonetto Simonetto will join the second conversation in the thought-provoking 'Decolonising Bodies' seminar series to explore the topic: 'Bodies of Fear'.

📅 8th December
💻 Online Seminar Series
➡️ Sign up and join the conservation: https://ow.ly/jIlt50XyI8s
December 1, 2025 at 2:30 PM
Honouring a legacy: Prof. Rodanthi Tzanelli co-authors “Worldmaking & Worldmakers: In Memory of Keith Hollinshead” in Tourism, Culture & Communication, reflecting on Keith Hollinshead’s legacy in tourism.
Read here: https://ow.ly/GJvb50XyGxQ
November 28, 2025 at 10:30 AM
As part of the Extinction and Recovery - Climate Change and Deep Time course run by Guardians Worldwide, Prof. Maria Rovisco hosted with Wakay Fulni-ô (Fulni-ô Indigenous Community leader) in a powerful session on Extinction, Collapse and Renewal 🌍

🔗Check it out: https://ow.ly/uOSt50XyF5N
November 27, 2025 at 4:03 PM
Sharing Success 🎉⬇️

Dr Carly O’Neill-Barrett has secured Seedcorn funding to research the student experience of experiential learning on the Research Skills for your Dissertation module. The aim is to explore how students feel encouraged & supported to do dissertation research that matters to them.
November 27, 2025 at 11:39 AM