On Tuesday 3 March, LSSI brought together researchers from the University of Leeds with policy makers, analysts, and strategists from the Department for Transport (DfT) for a one-day collaborative event in central London. 15 University of Leeds Researchers and 20 colleagues from DfT came together to present research, discuss effective...
Researchers – are you looking for a community organisation to build collaborative links with? What is LeedsACTS? LeedsACTS! is a partnership between the city’s three Universities (the University of Leeds, Leeds Beckett University and Leeds Trinity University), and the many voluntary and community organisations in Leeds. LeedsACTS! supports the building of...
An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Postgraduate Researcher (PGR) to work with the Leeds City Council and the Leeds Innovation District. Innovation exists across the city; it is present in the traditional office core where law firms and financial services companies are adopting technology to transform their businesses,...
An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Postgraduate Researcher (PGR) to work with the Leeds City Council’s Financial Inclusion team. The proposed project is an opportunity to work with policymakers at Leeds City Council who are aiming to develop a longer term approach to the Healthy Holidays Programme, achieving this...
Post-Doctoral Research Assistant for Collaboration with Local Authorities Review Are you an early career researcher looking for your first challenge? Are you interested in the role of social sciences in understanding and addressing societal change through engagement with local policy? Do you want to further your career in one of...
An exciting opportunity has arisen for a University of Leeds Postgraduate Researcher (PGR) to work with the Joseph Rowntree Foundation to look at the labour market in post-industrial areas. Joseph Rowntree Foundation (JRF) is an independent social change organisation working to solve UK poverty. Through research, policy, collaboration and practical...
An exciting opportunity has arisen for a PGR student to undertake a period of paid work with the Department of Transport through a structured placement. The Department for Transport (DfT) works with agencies and partners to support the transport network that helps UK businesses, and gets people and goods travelling...
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 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 Inclusive Growth agenda outlines a somewhat neglected strategy to link economic development with concerns over the distribution of wealth in Leeds City Region. Leeds Inclusive Growth Strategy 2018-2022 and its well-meaning goals to address low growth and high inequality will be achieved through twelve ‘Big Ideas’ that tend to...
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