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We are delighted to share the news that Gehan Selim, one of our Deputy Directors has been awarded the honorary title of the Hoffman Wood Chair of Architecture at the University of Leeds. She says “It is with immense pleasure that I receive the Hoffman Wood Chair in Architecture title.  I take great pride in its...

For Collaborative Research Projects Between University of Leeds & University of Buenos Aires The LSSI, in collaboration with the Instituto de Investigaciones Gino Germani (IIGG), organised an online workshop, on the 20th October 2022 aimed at connecting researchers from the University of Leeds (UoL) and the University of Buenos Aires (UBA). The workshop was designed...

To help build a richer connection between the academic and policy worlds, the Leeds Social Sciences Institute at the University of Leeds and the Department for Transport (DfT) have jointly developed a webinar series: Linking Leeds with DfT The first of four lunchtime webinars in this series took place on Wednesday 2nd November.  Attendees came...

At Leeds Social Sciences Institute, we support interdisciplinary research. We are pleased to share with you our Social Science Shorts series of videos. In this video, Professor Gehan Selim, Professor of Architecture and Deputy Director of the LSSI discusses her research on the Umm Qais Heritage site in Jordan, a UNESCO World Heritage Site.  ...

We produce a monthly internal newsletter, if you are a University of Leeds student or member of staff, you can also sign up to our mailing list. Contents of October’s bulletin listed below: LSSI ACTIVITIES Invitation to an online workshop to explore research collaborations between University of Leeds and University of Buenos Aires, Argentina Gender and...

We are excited to announce that we have been working on a Co-production toolkit designed with helping Researchers and Early Career Researchers in mind. We include best practice in conducting research in different ways an across a variety of disciplines - with a wealth of case studies to demonstrate how these methods have been used...

The Environment Journal online has reported the launch of a collaboration between Leeds City Council, the University of Leeds and FoodWise Leeds that will encourage residents to make more informed food choices, support sustainable food production and reduce food waste. Users of the calculator can see estimations of the carbon footprint, land use and water...