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What is the ESRC Festival of Social Science? It is an annual event that showcases leading social science research or social science-related events to engage and inspire public audiences and young people as part of a wider programme of events taking place across the UK. The aim is to reach non-academic, public audiences to increase...
Co-producing solutions for Sustainable Cooling in Pune (India) to include narratives from Marginalised Communities Sustainable cooling uniquely lies at the intersection of urban climate vulnerability, mitigation, and adaptation, holding particular significance for urban marginalised low-income and vulnerable communities that often lack access to modern cooling technologies. We use co-production as a methodological approach to bring...
Insights from local government-academic collaboration in Leeds Collaboration between universities and local governments is vital when developing local policy, but it isn’t always simple. A new paper authored by Nicola Carroll and Professor Adam Crawford investigates research-policy engagement and reveals the factors that enable and constrain this process. Their research was based on their 2020...
Fostering interdisciplinary research excellence that delivers real impact LSSI updates and events LSSI NEWS LSSI Director and Human Geography Professor Louise Waite advises the House of Lords on the Modern Slavery Act Mentoring Scheme for Co-production Network Launched The Co-production Network has moved Cultivating communities of practice - open access article #IWD2024 What are the social...
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...
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...
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...
Fostering interdisciplinary research excellence that delivers real impact News and updates from LSSI LSSI supported development and design of successful UKRI funded Yorkshire Policy Innovation Partnership (YPIP) Joint LSSI and RIS Impact Acceleration Account Showcase Supporting Research on Marginalised Futures of Sustainable Cooling - Item on LSSI Next Generation Co-production funded work Go Fund Yourself -...
International Women’s Day (IWD) on 8 March 2024 has provided the opportunity for us to reflect on some of the research that has been supported by the Leeds Social Sciences Institute (LSSI) that directly affects the lives of women around the world. One of the key messages from LSSI is to advocate for the...