Business Engagement & Social Science Webinar Series open to all social science doctoral students and early career researchers Are you considering how your research might have an impact outside of academia, or how current challenges facing companies might be addressed through your research? Maybe you’re also considering a career outside of...
In order to support activities that will contribute towards understanding and addressing the Covid-19 pandemic, we are holding a Rapid Action Fund call to allow us to rapidly and flexibly provide funding for research with the potential to address the Covid-19 crisis. The current call features a light-touch application form...
Leeds Institute for Data Analytics (LIDA) is now accepting proposals for its Data Scientist Internship Programme 2020/21. Our ESRC Impact Acceleration Account (IAA) is providing funding for two internships. The programme originated as a keystone of LIDA’s commitment to developing data science capability and driving multidisciplinary data analytics with the...
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...
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