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...
An exciting opportunity has arisen for two Postgraduate Research (PGR) students to undertake a two month paid placement with Dubit (App Development Company), to start at the end of October, into November/December. The placement will be full time (9-5:30, 7.5 hours per day), with potential to extend. Previous placement recipients...
A new seminar series designed to connect academic knowledge with pressing policy agendas. In order to help build a richer connection between the academic and policy worlds, the Leeds Social Sciences Institute (LSSI) at the University of Leeds and the Department for work and pensions (DWP) have developed...
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...
LSSI is delighted to announce that Katie Barclay and Alison Lundbeck have joined the team as of July 2018. Katie Barclay – Communications and Graduate Coordinator Katie is new to the University of Leeds and has joined the LSSI as Communications and Graduate Coordinator. Katie will also be working to coordinate...
LSSI is pleased to announce that Becky Johnson has joined the team. Becky joined at the start of June to take up the ESRC IAA DTP Business Boost funded post of Industrial Strategy Partnerships Manager. Becky has an educational background in international development and public policy. She has managed external...
The Leeds Social Sciences Institute was represented at yesterday’s successful Festival of Interdisciplinary Research, which attracted a great deal of buzz. The LSSI stand was busy throughout with many people interested in the work of the Institute. LSSI Coordinator, Hannah Crow, talked to a great number of people about how...
Background The Leeds Social Science Institute (LSSI) has supported over 40 impact-related projects through its Impact Acceleration Account (IAA), which is funded by the University and aligned to the ESRC IAA. The objective of this event was to provide a forum to showcase the breadth and depth of the impact...
Background A key recommendation of the Stern review was to ensure the REF could better capture the multiple and diverse pathways and mechanisms through which impact arises from a body of work, and through which real benefits to the UK and wider world are delivered. The success of impact in...
“LSSI Internal News & Opportunities August 2020”
“We're very pleased that the @ESRC IAA-funded documentary "Kenyan Christian Queer" will premiere this Friday 31 July… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…”
“We're recruiting! We have vacant the role of Communications and Graduate Coordinator at LSSI. More details here: lssi.leeds.ac.uk/we-are-recruit…”
