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LSSI - Who We Are

Leeds Social Sciences Institute is a cross-faculty platform which supports interdisciplinary collaboration across the University of Leeds and with external stakeholders. We are dedicated to bringing the varied expertise and methodologies of the social sciences to bear on the complex societal challenges facing the world. 

We work across three main areas of activity: 

  • Developing and promoting interdisciplinary research between and beyond the social sciences.  
  • Skills training and capacity building. 
  • Maximising impact, knowledge exchange and public and policy engagement from our social science research. 

We host the university’s Economic and Social Research Council’s (ESRC) Impact Acceleration Account (IAA) and support the ESRC White Rose Doctoral Training Partnership.   Find out more About LSSI.

News

Mentoring Scheme for Co-production Network Launched

The mentoring scheme has been established to support researchers across the University in developing their experience in co-production.  Mentees will gain invaluable insights and guidance from their mentors; the process should be rewarding and mutually beneficial for both parties. Mentoring allows researchers to share knowledge and skills with others, gain new perspectives this will support...

LSSI Early-Stage Enterprise and Commercialisation Funding

Would you like to harness your ideas to make your research more impactful and self-sustaining by generating an income stream?  Considering enterprise and commercialisation activities from your research can have great value for social impact.  Having a beneficial social impact is often a core value for social scientists, but did you know that it can...

LSSI Director and Human Geography Professor Louise Waite advises the House of Lords on the Modern Slavery Act

Why is there a political conflation of modern slavery and immigration?  Professor Louise Waite recently gave evidence to the House of Lords Modern Slavery Act 2015 Committee. The Committee is hearing oral evidence from experts regarding how effectively the Modern Slavey Act (MSA) has been working since it came onto the statute books nearly a...

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Events

Fairness Design: Re-Thinking Digital Government Forms as Sites of Dignity and Mutual Understanding

Link Seminar - March 2024 A seminar series designed to connect academic knowledge with pressing policy agendas Presented by DWP...

Go Fund Yourself? Funding and the Future of High Growth Startups in the Leeds City Region

Since the onset of COVID-19, recent empirical evidence has revealed substantial funding gaps across various regions within the UK. This,...

Sexual Identity, Disclosure and Pay Gaps in the National Health Service

Link Seminar - February 2024 A seminar series designed to connect academic knowledge with pressing policy agendas Presented by DWP...

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