‘Harnessing the Vital Role of Social Sciences in Addressing Contemporary Challenges’ | Wednesday 6 November This event was part of the ESRC Festival of Social Science 2019 This LSSI event, as part of the ESRC Festival of Social Science, aimed to bring together varied speakers who could explore the...
The Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC), has launched a new section of its Impact Toolkit which focuses on commercialisation of Social Science. The toolkit has been created with input and expert insights from members of the social sciences knowledge-exchange community. You can find the Commercialisation toolkit on the ESRC website.
Hello my name is Camilla and I have recently been appointed to a new post of Engagement Officer within the Leeds Social Sciences Institute (LSSI). In this role I will take a lead on supporting the policy and public engagement activities of the LSSI in addition to fostering enhanced relations...
The report, ‘Mapping the UK’s Hajj Sector: Moving towards communication and consensus’ was supported by our ESRC IAA ‘Responsive Mode Impact Fund’. The first independent report into the UK Hajj Industry reveals a sector that is rapidly expanding and changing – and becoming increasingly expensive for British Muslims. Written...
A policy briefing, prepared by Leeds’ Commission on Diversity in the North and The Runnymede Trust calls for racial inequalities to be tackled as part of any inclusive economic grown agenda for the North. The briefing Class, Race and Inequality in Northern Towns highlights that in political and media narratives the conception...
This event was supported by LSSI White Rose Doctoral Training Partnership (WRDTP) Business Boost Funding. The ‘left-behind’ English towns have long suffered from a significant lack of funding for start-ups and scale-ups and, more importantly, a lack of key infrastructure investment that can improve the connectivity of the region and attract...
We’re very pleased to be able to share our new Impact brochure with you! This brochure looks back at what we have achieved through our Impact Acceleration Account (IAA) since 2015, detailing specific project case studies from across the social sciences at Leeds and supported by LSSI. It then looks...
An exciting opportunity has arisen for a PGR student to undertake a 13 week paid placement (£1950 bursary) with the Leeds Migration Research Network to start ASAP The placement is part time and the number of working hours per week can be flexible . The suitable candidate must: Be...
The University is currently looking into installing a number of ‘talking benches’ as part of collaborative project initiated by Arts, Humanities and Cultures (AHC) Support & Wellbeing. A talking bench is a place where, by sitting down, you are signalling your availability to talk and connect with others. They...
Report to LSSI, University of Leeds and to Leeds Trades Council Tackling Inequality: The Role of Trade Unions Public meeting – Thursday 6th December, 6.30 pm at Leeds Civic Hall. This meeting brought together social scientists from the University with trade unionists from Leeds and the region in order to...
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