An international workshop on ‘Enhancing Urban Safety and Crime Prevention through Multi-Stakeholder Partnerships’ will take place as a result of strategic research collaborations between the University of Leeds and the University of Buenos Aires. A strategic research relationship has been developing between the University of Leeds and the University...
The 2020 LSSI Seed Corn Funding Scheme will open for applications on Monday 6 January 2020. The scheme forms part of our offering to support interdisciplinary social science focused research. Seed Corn Funding is provided for the establishment or development of interdisciplinary research collaborations with the potential to secure external research...
‘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 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...
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...
LSSI have launched a new scheme inviting colleagues to come forward with innovative ideas they would like to develop into a cross-disciplinary application for a research centre or large grant to a major research funder. We are seeking to support high quality research involving committed multi-disciplinary teams that have identified...
We are very excited to be able to share with you our brand new brochure for 2018/19. It illustrates what we do and who we work with, and includes lots of case studies for both complete and ongoing projects, as well as some of our plans for the future. Click...
We invite you to take a look at the report produced for one of our IAA Responsive Mode projects: ‘Sharing insights on hate crime: new methods and forms of data’, carried out in partnership with the University of Liverpool and Lancashire Constabulary. You can find further details about this work...
The Leeds Social Sciences Institute is working collaboratively with the Leeds Living Lab, an initiative which brings together partners from research, teaching and operational teams to co-produce innovative and transformational solutions to real-world sustainability challenges, using the campus as a test-bed. The Leeds Living Lab is interdisciplinary, driving continual, sustainable...
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