Sociology and Social Policy at the University of Leeds

Text announcing the Centre for Interdisciplinary Gender Studies Digital Fellowship with a deadline of 5th June 2026, 12 pm UK time on a gradient background.

📣 Applications Now Open:
We are excited to share that the Centre for Interdisciplinary Gender Studies is welcoming applications for a digital fellowship, starting in August 2026.

🌍 Open to candidates from any career stage and any part of the world.

For out more & apply: https://ow.ly/cAwU50YpAXb

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Professor Lisa Buckner will deliver the sixth lecture in the 2025-26 Faculty of Social Sciences Inaugural Lecture Series 🔢

📅 Thursday 19 March
⏲️ 1pm-2:30pm
🏛️ Clothworkers North LT (Cinema) (2.31), University of Leeds

Register for your ticket : https://ow.ly/cR6C50Yp1tt

Mark Davis YouTube video by University of Leeds

As part of Climate Week at Uni of Leeds, we’re spotlighting Professor Mark Davis and his co‑founding of the Community Municipal Investments (CMI) Model which is helping local authorities fund green projects through local investment.
Watch: youtu.be/_539zP5Htr4
#Climate #NetZero

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Congratulations to Dr Rebecca Simmons on passing her PhD viva!

A brilliant achievement, and a fantastic addition to our School community.

#PhD #Sociology

BBC Radio 4 - Lent Talks, Power and Support A series of personal reflections on power.

Radio Appearance 🎙️

Yesterday, Dr Miro Griffiths appeared on BBC Radio Four Lent Talks, delivering a thoughtful essay exploring power and support.

Curious to hear Miro's insights? Listen here: https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m002s2zj

Roxana commented "Following Prof. Mark Davis' seven years of service on the Editorial Board and Prof. Rodanthi Tzanelli's previous tenure as Associate Editor, it is a great honour to be appointed to the board of one of the British Sociological Association’s flagship journals".

Congratulations to Dr Roxana Barbulescu on her appointment to the Editorial Board of the British Sociological Association's flagship journal 'Sociology'.

Read what Roxana had to say about this well-deserved achievement ⬇️

🎙️ Hear from Dr @jessmartin.bsky.social!

Jess recently appeared on the New Books Podcast to discuss her book “Feminisms and Domesticity in Times of Crisis: The Rise of the Austerity Celebrity”

Curious about this research? Listen to this insightful podcast➡️ newbooksnetwork.com/feminisms-an...

Cover of the book 'Ableism as Violence' by Angharad E. Beckett and Miro Griffiths with abstract black and grey ink artwork on a beige background.

Ableism isn't just discrimination - it's violence. New book by Prof Angharad Beckett & Dr Miro Griffiths maps how harm against disabled people is produced, normalised & legitimised across hate crimes, institutions, assisted dying & COVID-19. A bold framework for resistance. https://ow.ly/fNUP50Yi0aO

Poster showing a research summary on disabled children's involvement in healthcare decisions, with an image from from left to right: Rados’s lead supervisor, Prof. Angharad Beckett, holding a laptop with Dr Miro Griffiths connected on Teams (Rados’s co-supervisor), Rados, and Dr Tom Campbell, all standing smiling cheerfully facing the camera after viva examination.

PhD Success! 🎉

Please join us in congratulating Radoš Keravica on passing his PhD viva. A well deserved achievement and a milestone in his career.

Congratulations, Dr Keravica 🌟

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New Book 🎉
Congratulations to Prof. Ipek Demir, an editor and contributor to 'The Modern World After Colonialism: Remaking the Social Sciences'.

Book Available: https://bristoluniversitypress.co.uk/the-modern-world-after-colonialism

#NewResearch #ResearchExcellence

Congratulations to Dr Georgina Trace 🎉

We are delighted to celebrate Georgina, who has successfully passed her PhD viva.

Please join us in congratulating her on this fantastic achievement and the hard work behind it!

#PhDSuccess #PhDViva #ResearchExcellence

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Did you miss our Postgraduate Virtual Open Day? We’ve got you!

Watch online talks from our postgraduate community specialists on demand now.

Find out about: ️
✍️Admissions
💰Funding and scholarships
🏡Accommodation
🤩Student experience
📈Advancing your career

Watch now ⬇️
https://bit.ly/4tqYqsY

We are delighted to announce that Professor Stuart McAnulla will deliver the fifth lecture in the 2025/26 Faculty of Social Sciences Inaugural Lecture Series

Culture Wars UK: Is it Time for Universities to 'Rearm'?

Wed 25th Feb, 4-5pm

More info & tickets ⬇️
www.tickettailor.com/events/fssev...

Professor Ana Manzano delivers the 12th Faculty Inaugural Lecture The faculty was delighted to host Professor Manzano's lecture in celebration of her impressive research career.

🔎 Want to learn more about Ana's academic work?

Professor Manzano recently delivered the fourth lecture in the 2025-26 Faculty of Social Sciences Inaugural Lecture Series.

Read more about Ana's lecture: essl.leeds.ac.uk/sociology/ne...

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🎥 Spotlight Episode 5 - Prof. Ana Manzano

This months Spotlight features Prof. Ana Manzano, a leading scholar in Public Policy Evaluation, whose work brings together advanced evaluation methodology with real-world impact.

🔗 Watch Episode 5 of the Spotlight Series: www.youtube.com/watch?v=zH38...

New publication! 🚨
Congrats to Dr Yen Nee Wong on a new article in Policing & Society.
The work shows how integrating feminist ethics of care + organisational justice can help police organisations respond to online harms more fairly and supportively.
Read more ➡️ https://ow.ly/35xN50Y4ceQ

Centre for Disability Studies joins WHO Health Equity Network In October, the Centre for Disability Studies (CDS) achieved an important milestone: our successful application to join the World Health Organisation (WHO) Disability Health Equity Network.

Big news from the Centre for Disability Studies 🎉

We are pleased to share that the Centre for Disability Studies (CDS) has joint the WHO's Disability Health Equity Network.

An important milestone for the CDS.

Learn more about what this means: https://ow.ly/Fioy50XZZ50

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More PhD success from our School!

Congratulations to Emma Hyde who has passed her PhD viva. Her thesis is entitled 'Linked lives in changing times: A life course analysis of young
adults’ prolonged co-residence with parents'.

Please join us in congratulating Emma on this achievement.

Breaking barriers: How the Commonwealth Distance Learning scholarship is helping to shape a more inclusive world Commonwealth Distance Learning scholarship recipients reflect on their first months of study on the Disability Studies, Rights and Inclusion MSc.

Discover how five scholarships secured by our Professor Hannah Morgan has enabled five Commonwealth students to undertake fully funded and remote study of our ground-breaking MA in Disability Studies, Rights and Inclusion.

https://ow.ly/uyMR50XTpti

Kim Allen - Closing the gap - fairer working lives for young women YouTube video by University of Leeds

Research Spotlight Series – Ep. 4 🎥

Prof. Kim Allen shares insights from the ESRC funded 'L‑earning: rethinking young women's working lives' project, which she leads. Kim's work explores how gender, education & employment shape fairer futures for young women.

Watch: www.youtube.com/watch?v=AmzN...

We are pleased to announce that Prof Ana Manzano will deliver the fourth lecture in the 2025/26 Faculty of Social Sciences Inaugural Lecture Series.

Lecture entitled: The Detective Work of Evaluation: Notes from the Field

➡️ More info & tickets: www.tickettailor.com/events/fssev...

Faculty students support award-winning ‘junior detectives’ initiative Supported by University of Leeds students, schoolchildren were sworn in as 'junior detectives' on the University of Leeds campus as part of a knife reduction campaign.

Inspiring the next generation 🕵️
Read how our students supported as 16 local school pupils attended the University of Leeds campus to learn about the real‑world impact of knife crime through interactive activities as part of the Junior Detectives Initiative.

➡️ Full story: https://ow.ly/PU9j50XSPxH

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Five graduates in black gowns celebrate with certificates and drink glasses indoors

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🎓 Celebrating Our December Graduates!

Just before the festive break we had the pleasure of coming together to honour our December graduates.

A great moment to celebrate. A huge congratulations to everyone who crossed the stage!

📸 Here are a few highlights from the day.
#ForeverLeeds

Celebrating PhD success! 🎉

Please join us in congratulating Ayesha Siddika on recently passing her PhD viva!

PhD thesis entitled: 'The Rohingya Crisis: Identity Politics and the Challenge of Repatriation'

Congratulations!🎉

PhD success! 🎉

Please join us in congratulating Enze He on passing his PhD viva!

PhD thesis entitled: 'The Construction of Transnational HongKongness: A Case Study of Green Bean Media'

Congratulations Enze🎉

Mapping the landscape of peer (counselling) approaches in sexuality education for and by people with learning difficulties in Germany: a realist synthesis Peer approaches in sexuality education for and by people with learning difficulties remain significantly under researched in the German and English-speaking spheres. Employing a realist logic of re...

Congratulations to PhD student Johanna Knebel 🎉

Her first open access article has now been published in the International Journal of Inclusive Education.

▶️ Read the full article here: www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

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📢 New Report Alert!

We’re excited to share the latest report from the L-earning: rethinking young women's working lives project. This major research report presents valuable new insights into the working lives of young women.

🔗Read the full report here: https://ywworking.co.uk/briefings/

Reframing the Politics and Ethics of Ren (Endurance) in Neoliberal China By Boyang Liang The written form of the Chinese character “ren (endurance)” is composed of the radicals for “blade” and “heart,” evoking the image of a knife pressing against the heart and symbolis…

for our student blog, Boyang Liang, a PhD candidate at the University of Leeds @sspatleeds.bsky.social, writes about the cultural imagination of ren (endurance) in neoliberal China
oddchinaout.wordpress.com/2025/11/27/r...

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🎉 Exciting news!
Dr Megan Robertson has been elected General Secretary of the African Association for the Study of Religions, which promotes the study of religions in Africa through collaboration in research, publishing & teaching. Join us in congratulating her! Learn more: https://www.a-asr.org/#