Sociology and Social Policy at the University of Leeds
@sspatleeds.bsky.social
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.
https://essl.leeds.ac.uk/sociology
https://essl.leeds.ac.uk/sociology
We are proud to share this inspiring case study about Professor Ana Manzano and her 18-month UKRI Policy Fellowship with the Department for the Economy NI.
A great example of collaboration between academia and policy.
🔗 Read the case study here: https://ow.ly/f8SB50XuI25
A great example of collaboration between academia and policy.
🔗 Read the case study here: https://ow.ly/f8SB50XuI25
November 21, 2025 at 11:00 AM
We are proud to share this inspiring case study about Professor Ana Manzano and her 18-month UKRI Policy Fellowship with the Department for the Economy NI.
A great example of collaboration between academia and policy.
🔗 Read the case study here: https://ow.ly/f8SB50XuI25
A great example of collaboration between academia and policy.
🔗 Read the case study here: https://ow.ly/f8SB50XuI25
After last year’s success… ⏳
Join us for the Global Islamophobia Photo Exhibition this #IAM2025, hosted by the Iqbal Centre with the Centre for Ethnicity & Racism Studies.
📍 Riley Smith Theatre, Leeds Uni Union
🗓 Thu 20 Nov | Opening at 9am, closing at 4:30pm
Don’t miss it!
Join us for the Global Islamophobia Photo Exhibition this #IAM2025, hosted by the Iqbal Centre with the Centre for Ethnicity & Racism Studies.
📍 Riley Smith Theatre, Leeds Uni Union
🗓 Thu 20 Nov | Opening at 9am, closing at 4:30pm
Don’t miss it!
November 18, 2025 at 11:02 AM
After last year’s success… ⏳
Join us for the Global Islamophobia Photo Exhibition this #IAM2025, hosted by the Iqbal Centre with the Centre for Ethnicity & Racism Studies.
📍 Riley Smith Theatre, Leeds Uni Union
🗓 Thu 20 Nov | Opening at 9am, closing at 4:30pm
Don’t miss it!
Join us for the Global Islamophobia Photo Exhibition this #IAM2025, hosted by the Iqbal Centre with the Centre for Ethnicity & Racism Studies.
📍 Riley Smith Theatre, Leeds Uni Union
🗓 Thu 20 Nov | Opening at 9am, closing at 4:30pm
Don’t miss it!
Promotion Announcement! ✅
We are thrilled to share that Dr Maria Rovisco has been promoted to Professor of Cultural Sociology. Maria's research & teaching has had a lasting impact & we are proud to have her as part of our School since 2019.
Join us in congratulating Maria on this achievement! 🎉
We are thrilled to share that Dr Maria Rovisco has been promoted to Professor of Cultural Sociology. Maria's research & teaching has had a lasting impact & we are proud to have her as part of our School since 2019.
Join us in congratulating Maria on this achievement! 🎉
November 18, 2025 at 10:09 AM
Promotion Announcement! ✅
We are thrilled to share that Dr Maria Rovisco has been promoted to Professor of Cultural Sociology. Maria's research & teaching has had a lasting impact & we are proud to have her as part of our School since 2019.
Join us in congratulating Maria on this achievement! 🎉
We are thrilled to share that Dr Maria Rovisco has been promoted to Professor of Cultural Sociology. Maria's research & teaching has had a lasting impact & we are proud to have her as part of our School since 2019.
Join us in congratulating Maria on this achievement! 🎉
Last week, Dr Roxana Barbulescu visited the the House of Lords for discussions on border issues and immigration policy 🏛️
We are proud to see our academics involved in conversations that influence policy and practice at the highest level.
📸 Check out some highlights from Roxana’s visit below!
We are proud to see our academics involved in conversations that influence policy and practice at the highest level.
📸 Check out some highlights from Roxana’s visit below!
November 11, 2025 at 3:48 PM
Last week, Dr Roxana Barbulescu visited the the House of Lords for discussions on border issues and immigration policy 🏛️
We are proud to see our academics involved in conversations that influence policy and practice at the highest level.
📸 Check out some highlights from Roxana’s visit below!
We are proud to see our academics involved in conversations that influence policy and practice at the highest level.
📸 Check out some highlights from Roxana’s visit below!
Report Launch Event - ESRC Young Women's Working Lives Project!
🖊️ Reservation Required: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/report-launch-event-rethinking-young-womens-working-lives-tickets-1865517245299?aff=oddtdtcreator
🖊️ Reservation Required: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/report-launch-event-rethinking-young-womens-working-lives-tickets-1865517245299?aff=oddtdtcreator
October 31, 2025 at 11:01 AM
Report Launch Event - ESRC Young Women's Working Lives Project!
🖊️ Reservation Required: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/report-launch-event-rethinking-young-womens-working-lives-tickets-1865517245299?aff=oddtdtcreator
🖊️ Reservation Required: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/report-launch-event-rethinking-young-womens-working-lives-tickets-1865517245299?aff=oddtdtcreator
Food at M&S
Students currently completing the new for this semester 'Food and Society' module visited the Marks and Spencer Archive to learn about the history of food at M&S.
An extremely insightful trip!
📸Picture taken during the visit
Students currently completing the new for this semester 'Food and Society' module visited the Marks and Spencer Archive to learn about the history of food at M&S.
An extremely insightful trip!
📸Picture taken during the visit
October 24, 2025 at 10:01 AM
Food at M&S
Students currently completing the new for this semester 'Food and Society' module visited the Marks and Spencer Archive to learn about the history of food at M&S.
An extremely insightful trip!
📸Picture taken during the visit
Students currently completing the new for this semester 'Food and Society' module visited the Marks and Spencer Archive to learn about the history of food at M&S.
An extremely insightful trip!
📸Picture taken during the visit
'Race and Rebellion' with Dr Abdullah
Join Dr Abdullah to discuss the profound influence of West African movements on the enslaved Muslims of the New World.
#BlackHistoryMonth
Join Dr Abdullah to discuss the profound influence of West African movements on the enslaved Muslims of the New World.
#BlackHistoryMonth
October 23, 2025 at 3:30 PM
'Race and Rebellion' with Dr Abdullah
Join Dr Abdullah to discuss the profound influence of West African movements on the enslaved Muslims of the New World.
#BlackHistoryMonth
Join Dr Abdullah to discuss the profound influence of West African movements on the enslaved Muslims of the New World.
#BlackHistoryMonth
This week we are celebrating Ayu Kusumastuti who has successfully passed her PhD viva.
PhD titled: Transnational Female Migrants’ Political Participation and Gendered Labour in Homeland Elections: Indonesian Domestic Workers in Kuala Lumpur and Hong Kong.
Congratulations Ayu! 🎉
PhD titled: Transnational Female Migrants’ Political Participation and Gendered Labour in Homeland Elections: Indonesian Domestic Workers in Kuala Lumpur and Hong Kong.
Congratulations Ayu! 🎉
October 15, 2025 at 12:30 PM
This week we are celebrating Ayu Kusumastuti who has successfully passed her PhD viva.
PhD titled: Transnational Female Migrants’ Political Participation and Gendered Labour in Homeland Elections: Indonesian Domestic Workers in Kuala Lumpur and Hong Kong.
Congratulations Ayu! 🎉
PhD titled: Transnational Female Migrants’ Political Participation and Gendered Labour in Homeland Elections: Indonesian Domestic Workers in Kuala Lumpur and Hong Kong.
Congratulations Ayu! 🎉
Congratulations Bingchun Hu on successfully passing her PhD viva! 🎉
PhD title: The Role of Social Media in Factory Workers’ Rural–Urban Migration Trajectories in China.
PhD title: The Role of Social Media in Factory Workers’ Rural–Urban Migration Trajectories in China.
October 9, 2025 at 3:01 PM
Congratulations Bingchun Hu on successfully passing her PhD viva! 🎉
PhD title: The Role of Social Media in Factory Workers’ Rural–Urban Migration Trajectories in China.
PhD title: The Role of Social Media in Factory Workers’ Rural–Urban Migration Trajectories in China.
Reflecting on the 2025 CDS International Postgraduate Conference - 'Disability within Environments' 🌍
Postgraduate representatives Johanna Knebel & Ruby Goodley have shared their conference experience.
Read more: https://ow.ly/McMZ50X8wvp
Centre for Disability Studies at the University of Leeds
Postgraduate representatives Johanna Knebel & Ruby Goodley have shared their conference experience.
Read more: https://ow.ly/McMZ50X8wvp
Centre for Disability Studies at the University of Leeds
October 9, 2025 at 10:55 AM
Reflecting on the 2025 CDS International Postgraduate Conference - 'Disability within Environments' 🌍
Postgraduate representatives Johanna Knebel & Ruby Goodley have shared their conference experience.
Read more: https://ow.ly/McMZ50X8wvp
Centre for Disability Studies at the University of Leeds
Postgraduate representatives Johanna Knebel & Ruby Goodley have shared their conference experience.
Read more: https://ow.ly/McMZ50X8wvp
Centre for Disability Studies at the University of Leeds
Book Release! 🔖
Dr Jessica Martin has published 'Feminisms and Domesticity in Times of Crisis', via Bloomsbury Academic
The book explores gender inequality, media driven feminism, and a new kind of 'austerity celebrity'
Congratulations Jess! 📖
Check it out here: https://ow.ly/izBc50X8jc5
Dr Jessica Martin has published 'Feminisms and Domesticity in Times of Crisis', via Bloomsbury Academic
The book explores gender inequality, media driven feminism, and a new kind of 'austerity celebrity'
Congratulations Jess! 📖
Check it out here: https://ow.ly/izBc50X8jc5
October 8, 2025 at 10:01 AM
Book Release! 🔖
Dr Jessica Martin has published 'Feminisms and Domesticity in Times of Crisis', via Bloomsbury Academic
The book explores gender inequality, media driven feminism, and a new kind of 'austerity celebrity'
Congratulations Jess! 📖
Check it out here: https://ow.ly/izBc50X8jc5
Dr Jessica Martin has published 'Feminisms and Domesticity in Times of Crisis', via Bloomsbury Academic
The book explores gender inequality, media driven feminism, and a new kind of 'austerity celebrity'
Congratulations Jess! 📖
Check it out here: https://ow.ly/izBc50X8jc5
Want to present at the 2026 Leeds Disability Studies Conference?
✅ Submissions are open for papers that engage with, challenge or provoke the principles & practice of Disability Studies - within or beyond the discipline.
‼️Abstract deadline: 12 Nov.
More info: https://ow.ly/OQ8Q50X5yKR
#CDS26
✅ Submissions are open for papers that engage with, challenge or provoke the principles & practice of Disability Studies - within or beyond the discipline.
‼️Abstract deadline: 12 Nov.
More info: https://ow.ly/OQ8Q50X5yKR
#CDS26
October 3, 2025 at 10:20 AM
Want to present at the 2026 Leeds Disability Studies Conference?
✅ Submissions are open for papers that engage with, challenge or provoke the principles & practice of Disability Studies - within or beyond the discipline.
‼️Abstract deadline: 12 Nov.
More info: https://ow.ly/OQ8Q50X5yKR
#CDS26
✅ Submissions are open for papers that engage with, challenge or provoke the principles & practice of Disability Studies - within or beyond the discipline.
‼️Abstract deadline: 12 Nov.
More info: https://ow.ly/OQ8Q50X5yKR
#CDS26
Is there life after the PhD?
Our Dr. Aminath Nisha Zadhy joins Dr. Saskia Bonjour (University of Amsterdam) and GenSeM in an online discussion about:
🎓 Career paths
🏛️ Academic career trajectories
💡 Advice on navigating the post-PhD academic job market
Sign up: https://ow.ly/aLrM50X4R3i
Our Dr. Aminath Nisha Zadhy joins Dr. Saskia Bonjour (University of Amsterdam) and GenSeM in an online discussion about:
🎓 Career paths
🏛️ Academic career trajectories
💡 Advice on navigating the post-PhD academic job market
Sign up: https://ow.ly/aLrM50X4R3i
October 2, 2025 at 10:25 AM
Is there life after the PhD?
Our Dr. Aminath Nisha Zadhy joins Dr. Saskia Bonjour (University of Amsterdam) and GenSeM in an online discussion about:
🎓 Career paths
🏛️ Academic career trajectories
💡 Advice on navigating the post-PhD academic job market
Sign up: https://ow.ly/aLrM50X4R3i
Our Dr. Aminath Nisha Zadhy joins Dr. Saskia Bonjour (University of Amsterdam) and GenSeM in an online discussion about:
🎓 Career paths
🏛️ Academic career trajectories
💡 Advice on navigating the post-PhD academic job market
Sign up: https://ow.ly/aLrM50X4R3i
Congratulations to Karen Tatham who has successfully passed her PhD viva 🎉
Karen's PhD title: Vocational Progression and a Decent Career: Sectors, Locality and Early Adult Job Opportunities.
Please join us in congratulating Karen on this achievement!
#PhD #Viva #UniversityofLeeds
Karen's PhD title: Vocational Progression and a Decent Career: Sectors, Locality and Early Adult Job Opportunities.
Please join us in congratulating Karen on this achievement!
#PhD #Viva #UniversityofLeeds
September 30, 2025 at 10:01 AM
Congratulations to Karen Tatham who has successfully passed her PhD viva 🎉
Karen's PhD title: Vocational Progression and a Decent Career: Sectors, Locality and Early Adult Job Opportunities.
Please join us in congratulating Karen on this achievement!
#PhD #Viva #UniversityofLeeds
Karen's PhD title: Vocational Progression and a Decent Career: Sectors, Locality and Early Adult Job Opportunities.
Please join us in congratulating Karen on this achievement!
#PhD #Viva #UniversityofLeeds
Introducing the SSP Spotlight Series 🎤
Featuring monthly videos that highlight the incredible academic talent from within our School, showcasing their research, knowledge and expertise!
A spotlight video will be released on the first Wednesday of every month ➡️ stay tuned
Featuring monthly videos that highlight the incredible academic talent from within our School, showcasing their research, knowledge and expertise!
A spotlight video will be released on the first Wednesday of every month ➡️ stay tuned
September 24, 2025 at 12:28 PM
Introducing the SSP Spotlight Series 🎤
Featuring monthly videos that highlight the incredible academic talent from within our School, showcasing their research, knowledge and expertise!
A spotlight video will be released on the first Wednesday of every month ➡️ stay tuned
Featuring monthly videos that highlight the incredible academic talent from within our School, showcasing their research, knowledge and expertise!
A spotlight video will be released on the first Wednesday of every month ➡️ stay tuned
Welcome to all new & returning Sociology and Social Policy students! 🎉
It’s Welcome Week, time to connect, explore campus, join events, and get support.
Feeling overwhelmed? You’re not alone—reach out, get involved, and make the most of every opportunity!
Any tips? Share them in the replies! 💭
It’s Welcome Week, time to connect, explore campus, join events, and get support.
Feeling overwhelmed? You’re not alone—reach out, get involved, and make the most of every opportunity!
Any tips? Share them in the replies! 💭
September 23, 2025 at 8:50 AM
Welcome to all new & returning Sociology and Social Policy students! 🎉
It’s Welcome Week, time to connect, explore campus, join events, and get support.
Feeling overwhelmed? You’re not alone—reach out, get involved, and make the most of every opportunity!
Any tips? Share them in the replies! 💭
It’s Welcome Week, time to connect, explore campus, join events, and get support.
Feeling overwhelmed? You’re not alone—reach out, get involved, and make the most of every opportunity!
Any tips? Share them in the replies! 💭
Professor Ruth Holliday's (@ruthholliday.bsky.social) MedSoc Conference 2025 keynote explored medical risk in the gendering surgeries of breast augmentation and orchiectomy.
September 17, 2025 at 12:44 PM
Professor Ruth Holliday's (@ruthholliday.bsky.social) MedSoc Conference 2025 keynote explored medical risk in the gendering surgeries of breast augmentation and orchiectomy.
📢 Call for Papers - 23rd IMISCOE Annual Conference
Submission Details:
250 word abstract (including: preliminary title, keywords, short bio)
Deadline: 22nd September 2025
Submit to: Prof. Ipek Demir (i.demir@leeds.ac.uk) and Dr. Aminath Nisha Zadhy-Cepoglu (a.zadhy@leeds.ac.uk)
Submission Details:
250 word abstract (including: preliminary title, keywords, short bio)
Deadline: 22nd September 2025
Submit to: Prof. Ipek Demir (i.demir@leeds.ac.uk) and Dr. Aminath Nisha Zadhy-Cepoglu (a.zadhy@leeds.ac.uk)
September 16, 2025 at 9:48 AM
📢 Call for Papers - 23rd IMISCOE Annual Conference
Submission Details:
250 word abstract (including: preliminary title, keywords, short bio)
Deadline: 22nd September 2025
Submit to: Prof. Ipek Demir (i.demir@leeds.ac.uk) and Dr. Aminath Nisha Zadhy-Cepoglu (a.zadhy@leeds.ac.uk)
Submission Details:
250 word abstract (including: preliminary title, keywords, short bio)
Deadline: 22nd September 2025
Submit to: Prof. Ipek Demir (i.demir@leeds.ac.uk) and Dr. Aminath Nisha Zadhy-Cepoglu (a.zadhy@leeds.ac.uk)
We are proud to share that Sociology at the University of Leeds has climbed from 16th to 12th in the latest Daily Mail University Rankings 🎉
The University of Leeds itself has also moved up 7 places to 18th overall 🌟
A reflection of the hard work and dedication at the University of Leeds
#Leeds
The University of Leeds itself has also moved up 7 places to 18th overall 🌟
A reflection of the hard work and dedication at the University of Leeds
#Leeds
September 10, 2025 at 12:40 PM
We are proud to share that Sociology at the University of Leeds has climbed from 16th to 12th in the latest Daily Mail University Rankings 🎉
The University of Leeds itself has also moved up 7 places to 18th overall 🌟
A reflection of the hard work and dedication at the University of Leeds
#Leeds
The University of Leeds itself has also moved up 7 places to 18th overall 🌟
A reflection of the hard work and dedication at the University of Leeds
#Leeds
SSP's Summer Bookshelf ☀️📖
Bringing you the books that our colleagues recommend or plan to read this summer!
Let us know in the comments if you have read any of these books, or which books you plan to read this summer! 🔍
#SummerReading #Sociology
Bringing you the books that our colleagues recommend or plan to read this summer!
Let us know in the comments if you have read any of these books, or which books you plan to read this summer! 🔍
#SummerReading #Sociology
August 14, 2025 at 2:03 PM
SSP's Summer Bookshelf ☀️📖
Bringing you the books that our colleagues recommend or plan to read this summer!
Let us know in the comments if you have read any of these books, or which books you plan to read this summer! 🔍
#SummerReading #Sociology
Bringing you the books that our colleagues recommend or plan to read this summer!
Let us know in the comments if you have read any of these books, or which books you plan to read this summer! 🔍
#SummerReading #Sociology
Award Winners!
Dr Carly O'Neill-Barrett & Dr Bethany Robertson from the Assessment Matters Team have won the Early-Stage Collaborative Excellence award at the 2025 University of Leeds Teaching Awards!
These awards celebrate excellence in teaching at Leeds.
Congratulations!📸Carly Left,Bethany Right
Dr Carly O'Neill-Barrett & Dr Bethany Robertson from the Assessment Matters Team have won the Early-Stage Collaborative Excellence award at the 2025 University of Leeds Teaching Awards!
These awards celebrate excellence in teaching at Leeds.
Congratulations!📸Carly Left,Bethany Right
July 24, 2025 at 12:55 PM
Award Winners!
Dr Carly O'Neill-Barrett & Dr Bethany Robertson from the Assessment Matters Team have won the Early-Stage Collaborative Excellence award at the 2025 University of Leeds Teaching Awards!
These awards celebrate excellence in teaching at Leeds.
Congratulations!📸Carly Left,Bethany Right
Dr Carly O'Neill-Barrett & Dr Bethany Robertson from the Assessment Matters Team have won the Early-Stage Collaborative Excellence award at the 2025 University of Leeds Teaching Awards!
These awards celebrate excellence in teaching at Leeds.
Congratulations!📸Carly Left,Bethany Right
July 23, 2025 at 12:09 PM
Celebrating the Class of 2025 🎓🎉
Earlier this week, we celebrated a truly special occasion - our 2025 graduation ceremony!
It was a day filled with pride, joy and reflection
Congratulations to our graduates. We wish good luck and blessings to you all.
Pictured are some of the 2025 prize winners.
Earlier this week, we celebrated a truly special occasion - our 2025 graduation ceremony!
It was a day filled with pride, joy and reflection
Congratulations to our graduates. We wish good luck and blessings to you all.
Pictured are some of the 2025 prize winners.
July 23, 2025 at 12:09 PM
Celebrating the Class of 2025 🎓🎉
Earlier this week, we celebrated a truly special occasion - our 2025 graduation ceremony!
It was a day filled with pride, joy and reflection
Congratulations to our graduates. We wish good luck and blessings to you all.
Pictured are some of the 2025 prize winners.
Earlier this week, we celebrated a truly special occasion - our 2025 graduation ceremony!
It was a day filled with pride, joy and reflection
Congratulations to our graduates. We wish good luck and blessings to you all.
Pictured are some of the 2025 prize winners.
Pride Celebrations🌈
Last week, we came together to celebrate Pride 2025 with a day of activities. From film screenings and face painting to bracelet and placard making, the event was filled with creativity, community, and celebration.
A huge thank you to those who helped make the day so special.
Last week, we came together to celebrate Pride 2025 with a day of activities. From film screenings and face painting to bracelet and placard making, the event was filled with creativity, community, and celebration.
A huge thank you to those who helped make the day so special.
July 16, 2025 at 12:24 PM
Pride Celebrations🌈
Last week, we came together to celebrate Pride 2025 with a day of activities. From film screenings and face painting to bracelet and placard making, the event was filled with creativity, community, and celebration.
A huge thank you to those who helped make the day so special.
Last week, we came together to celebrate Pride 2025 with a day of activities. From film screenings and face painting to bracelet and placard making, the event was filled with creativity, community, and celebration.
A huge thank you to those who helped make the day so special.
