Why Evidence Matters! Last week, @jharrison66.bsky.social + @drlewissimpson.bsky.social took part in Evidence Week at UK Parliament. 🔗 bit.ly/47DTurO ⬆️Read all about their experience of showcasing #LBUResearch and lobbying for prisons policy change. @senseaboutsci.bsky.social #AcademicSky

🤝New on our blog, Prof Anne-Marie Bagnall shares how our LBU Centre for Health Promotion Research is a leading force in public health innovation, actively contributing to the UN #SDGs 🔗 bit.ly/3WPQiDo Read about how the team is empowering communities and reducing health inequalities #AcademicSky

Join us on Wednesday 26 November for the Inaugural Professorial Lecture by @theo-ispoglou.bsky.social - Fuel and Force – Re-imagining Healthy Ageing 🕕18:00 - 19:00 🏛️Headingley Campus 🎫 bit.ly/47ykI39 #LBUResearch #AcademicSky #Nutrition #HealthyAgeing @carnegiesport.bsky.social

In our latest LBU Research Voices, we met up with Fatin Nabilah Azren, a PhD student and MSc grad in @carnegiesport.bsky.social 🔗 bit.ly/4804eAP Fatin shares her reflections on studying in the UK as an international Muslim woman and her goal to increase inclusion in sports spectatorship. #PhDSky

🔬We are delighted to share that LBU is spearheading a new collaboration with universities across West Yorkshire to fast-track innovation in health technologies 🗞️ bit.ly/47I3wqK The Innovation Pathways (In-Path) Programme will support businesses to bring new ideas to market. #AcademicSky #healthtech

An interesting read on The Conversation by @beverleyoh.bsky.social in the School of Health at LBU - 'Why stigmatising UPFs could be doing more harm than good' #research #LBUresearch #nutrition #AcademicSky

❓What is life like as a #PhD student at Leeds Beckett? In our new LBU Research Voices interview, we spoke to @jessbenton.bsky.social all about her experience of her 1st year, from accessing disability advice to building awareness of her #research outside of the university. #PhDSky 🔗 bit.ly/4ou6uFV

Today is the official publication date of my new book 'Severe and Profound and Multiple Learning Difficulties in School'. I am excited to hear what people think of some of the ideas outlined within it: www.routledge.com/Severe-Profo...

📢We are excited to announce that LBU is set to open a pioneering Sport Health Tech Incubator, using cutting-edge #research to help tackle health inequalities, spark innovation and drive business grown in the region’s #healthtech sector. 🔗 bit.ly/4o024XL @carnegiesport.bsky.social #AcademicSky

Read all about Professor Paul Warmington, our new Professor of Race and Education and Research Lead for the Centre for Race, Education and Decoloniality, in our new interview on our blog. 🔗 bit.ly/47qDidb #AcademicSky #LBUResearch #research #education @lbu-schoolofed.bsky.social

🤝Our engineering and #AI experts at LBU have teamed up with Leeds-based Control Station Ltd on a new Knowledge Transfer Partnership. 🔗 bit.ly/4qcR3Uq The team are developing and embedding advanced AI capabilities to organise complex data sets for customers. #research #AcademicSky

🎉Congratulations to Dr Christian Bök, who has been elected as an Honorary Fellow of the Royal Canadian Geographical Society (RCGS). 🔗 bit.ly/3KGQHoS #AcademicSky #LBUResearch

Confessions of an Early Career Researcher, a podcast by ECRs, for ECRs. Brought to you by @britishacademy.bsky.social and the Leverhulme Trust. Listen and subscribe: www.thebritishacademy.ac.uk/audio-video/...

🗞️Read all about how our Centre for Health Promotion #Research team are evaluating the new Leeds Community Vaccine Champions programme on our blog: 🔗 bit.ly/4oflzLr In collaboration with @leedscitycouncil.bsky.social @forumcentral.bsky.social + @volactionleeds.bsky.social #AcademicSky #publichealth

🤝In our latest LBU Research Voices, we asked Dr Hajar Fatorachian all about her experience of preparing for academic promotion - and her career journey leading to her recent promotion to Reader. 🔗 bit.ly/3VX3hmg Read about her advice and the milestones that have shaped her career! #AcademicSky

📚LBU research colleagues and PGR students - join us for two online workshops during Open Access Week 2025! 🗓️Accessing Knowledge Freely: What You Read Shapes Research, Mon 20 October bit.ly/46HCm44 🗓️Sharing Knowledge Freely: How Your Publishing Choices Shape Access, Weds 22 October bit.ly/4nekX8d

Join us to build your 90-day generative AI plan, in a free, hands-on workshop for business leaders delivered by Dr Alan Shaw, Leeds Business School. 🗓️Thurs 30 October 🕘09:00 - 12:00 🏛️The Knowledge Exchange, Rose Bowl 🎫 bit.ly/4gLfVOF #AI #Leeds #AcademicSky #businesssupport

🏆LBU colleagues - don't forget to submit your nominations for our outstanding research and support colleagues in the 2025 Research and Knowledge Exchange Awards! ➡️➡️➡️ bit.ly/3KjIMO9 ⏱️Nominations close on Sunday, 12 October, with the winners being announced on day 2 of #RKEFest25 on 19 November.

🌎Join us for an insightful event on navigating the journey to #NetZero as industry and academic experts share practical advice and case studies to support our #SME community. 🗓️Thurs 16 October 🕘09:00 - 10:00 🏛️The Knowledge Exchange, Rose Bowl 🎫 bit.ly/42jRkdP #sustainability #research

Lewis Simpson will be presenting his latest research on Value Based Metrics in Prison at #EvidenceWeek – please join us in Parliament on Tues 4 November for a quickfire policy briefing - senseaboutscience.org/evidence-wee... @shsslbu.bsky.social #AcademicSky #Research @senseaboutsci.bsky.social

💚In our latest LBU Research Voices interview, we spoke to Dr Ash Ahmed about his first Knowledge Transfer Partnership #KTP with @nugreen.bsky.social 🗞️ bit.ly/4nr1npQ The team are repurposing #NHS healthcare waste to create new low-carbon materials for the civil engineering industry #sustainability

📢Calling all LBU Postgraduate Research students! 📸Have you entered our 2025 PGR Photo Competition? 🔗 bit.ly/3KjIMO9 🗓️The deadline for entries is Midnight, Sun 5 October and winners will be announced at #RKEFest25 on Weds 19 November. 3 winners will receive Love2Shop vouchers. #PhDSky #LBUResearch

🚨Yorkshire Universities launches NEW strategy to champion Yorkshire Our 2025–2030 #Strategy is now live and our strategic priorities are set! We will: Amplify Regional Strengths Unlock New Ideas Partner to Drive Place-based Impact 🔗Read: bit.ly/YU2025-30Strategy #yorkshire #highereducation

🎫Join us on Tues 14 October as @oliviawyatt1999.bsky.social marks 50 years since Chapeltown's Bonfire Twelve incident, sharing her research into women's roles in resisting racism and injustice in #Leeds. 🕕18:00 - 19:00 🏛️Rose Bowl, City Campus 🔗 bit.ly/480KUUD #BlackHistoryMonth #AcademicSky

🎉We are proud to share that LBU is once again in the top 20 of UK universities in the latest Knowledge Exchange Framework #KEF5 for our work with business, research partnerships, and work with public and third sectors! 🗞️ Read more - bit.ly/4pET2QX #AcademicSky #research #KEF

Calling all LBU researchers! Would you like to speak at this year's Festival of Research and Knowledge Exchange? We're inviting expressions of interest from LBU researchers at all career stages to present their research at #RKEFest25 on Weds 19 November. Submit your EOI by 28 Sept! bit.ly/3KhezyX

🌳Join us on Monday 29 September for Sensing Leeds - Shaping the Future of Urban Environmental Data 🕤09:30 - 12:00, The Knowledge Exchange, LBU 🎫 bit.ly/4nGyjdR Discover how we're collecting environmental data across #Leeds to build a greener, smarter city! #sustainability #AcademicSky #research

🩰We are thrilled to share our new research partnership with @northernballet.bsky.social to support the performance, wellbeing and health of dancers through sports science. 🔗 bit.ly/4pscbp6 ⬆️Read all about the new Knowledge Transfer Partnership. #KTP #research #dance #AcademicSky #LBUResearch

Read our latest article on The Conversation, from Dr Sarah Price @leeds-lsi.bsky.social - 'When insulation goes wrong – the science behind why botched retrofits can be so damaging'. #AcademicSky #retrofit #insulation #sustainability

New on @theconversation.com - Dr Pinky Jain discusses the benefits of mixed-age classes in primary schools: theconversation.com/is-your-chil... #research #education #AcademicSky @lbu-schoolofed.bsky.social

🔎Did you know you can search for LBU academic experts, using our new Discovery platform? profiles.leedsbeckett.ac.uk Connecting expertise, fostering partnerships, and showcasing research excellence across the university! #LBUResearch #AcademicSky

Find out how we're driving gender equality through #sport by challenging barriers and creating opportunities for women and girls to thrive. ⬇️ 🔗 bit.ly/3Vby1j4 Guided by the UN #SDGs, @carnegiesport.bsky.social is turning global ambitions into real change. #AcademicSky #research #genderequality

🤝We are delighted to share that the @britishacademy.bsky.social 's Early Career Researcher Network now includes Yorkshire & Humber! 🔗 bit.ly/47DnDbj The network offers free events, training and peer support for post-doctoral researchers working in the humanities and social sciences. #AcademicSky

💡In our latest LBU Research Voices, we met up with Liam Wraith to find out what life is like as a Knowledge Transfer Partnership #KTP Associate whilst starting a Masters by Research. 🔗 bit.ly/4ndCyNO LBU grad Liam managed our Kingfisher KTP and now has a permanent job with the company! #PhDSky

📢We are recruiting for a Sport Health Tech Incubator Manager (Fixed term to 31st March '29) as part of a very exciting new initiative launching at LBU! ✒️Find out more and apply here bit.ly/4mHjvvl #sport #healthtech #Leeds #Leedsjobs #LeedsBeckett

📢Calling all Early Career Researchers at LBU! Whether you are a colleague or PGR student, our new LBU ECR Network is here for you to connect and feel part of the research community. Our next networking session is Tues 9 September, 12:00-13:00 in The Knowledge Exchange, City Campus ➡️ bit.ly/3USs62b

🎫Join us for our next free Living Lab: Business Support Masterclass - Demystifying AI 🗓️Thurs 25 Sep 🕣08:30 - 10:30 🤝The Knowledge Exchange, The Rose Bowl 🔗 bit.ly/41duYKt Hear insights and experience from our experts and other business owners. #AI #SMEs #LBUResearch #AcademicSky #Leeds

🙋What is the Foreign Influence Registration Scheme (FIRS), and how might it affect your #LBUResearch? 🔗 bit.ly/4mh3JY5 🌏If you're involved in political influence activities at the direction of a foreign entity, registration is now a legal must. Find out more in our new blog post. #AcademicSky

📢New on LBU Research Voices - Tips on Navigating Research Ethics, from confidentiality to working with vulnerable groups and tackling AI. bit.ly/4olHnpL Prof Anthony Maher @lbu-schoolofed.bsky.social and Debbie Morris, Digital Library Service Manager and PhD student, share their experiences.

💚 Great news! As part of Emerald Publishing’s ongoing commitment to #ResearchIntegrity, Emerald has adopted Dimensions Author Check from Digital Science. 🔗 See our announcement: www.digital-science.com/blog/2025/08... @emeraldpublishing.bsky.social @dimensions.ai #ScholarlyPublishing #scholcomm

A lot of REF news here from @chrisjparr.bsky.social: * People, Culture and Environment weighting to be scaled back * PCE to move closer to 2021 environment statements * REF team considering creating a new ‘4-star plus’ rating www.researchprofessionalnews.com/rr-news-uk-r...

📢 Calling all Leeds Beckett researchers! Our new Worktribe Ethics System is set to launch on 15 September! 📖 bit.ly/4fqfvwH ⬆️Read our new blog post to find out more about the progress, next steps, and support available to you as we make the transition. #LBUResearch

We are developing a research project about trying to conceive after early pregnancy loss as part of my PhD. We want to hear from women with lived experience to help inform this project. Please follow this link (bit.ly/3Y3A36J) and/or get in touch if you are interested, thank you 😊

Please share with anyone who might benefit from my next @ukeig.bsky.social online course. Words and sound - using blogs and podcasts to disseminate research to diverse audiences. 30th September 12-2 www.cilip.org.uk/events/Event... 1/4

🎙️"If you prepare for war, you're more likely to use war as the only tool you have. If we prepare for peace, we're more likely to know how to resolve conflict." www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/... Professor Rachel Julian shares her #peace studies expertise in this new BBC Radio 4 podcast. #AcademicSky

💚KTPs go green! Two of our Knowledge Transfer Partnership Associates - Christina and Habiba - recently attended ReGeneration Earth 2025 and spoke about their innovative projects with Aquatrust and NuGreen. 🔗 bit.ly/3GQ4qId ⬆️Read their blog post for their insights. #research #innovation #KTP

🎓Last week we celebrated #graduation at LBU! In our latest LBU Research Voices, we chatted to Dr Sonny Obanore. 🔗 bit.ly/4nUwH12 Sonny shares advice on conducting international research and adapting to major changes and tells us his aspirations to create impactful change in sustainability. #PhDSky

🎓It's graduation week at LBU! In our latest LBU Research Voices, Dr Lucy Eldred tells us all about her journey from BSc student to PhD graduate across 3 LBU degrees! 🔗 bit.ly/44Sqk5y Lucy's PhD was all about changing young masculinities. #LBUgrads #PhDSky #graduation @shsslbu.bsky.social

✒️Colleagues in the Research and Enterprise team recently attended the @armauk.bsky.social conference in Edinburgh. 🔗 bit.ly/4ll44Zd ⬆️Read their new blog post to find out their key takeaways on the current opportunities and challenges for the research management community! #research #AcademicSky

💡We are proud to announce our new research partnership with charity Dementia Forward bit.ly/3GCwK0D In our new Knowledge Transfer Partnership #KTP our dementia experts will create innovative new care and support pathways for individuals and their families experiencing Young Onset Dementia (YOD).