🚨 We’re hiring! Join the ERC-funded Global Methane Politics! ✅ 3 Research Fellowships (3 yrs) ➡️ shorturl.at/xPzz7 ✅ 2 fully-funded PhDs ➡️ shorturl.at/afj0t 📅 Apply by 15 Feb 2026. Start Oct 2026 #MethanePolitics #PostdocJobs #PhDPositions #ResearchCareers #UniversityOfLeeds #ERCfunded

🎓 Celebrating More PhD Success! 🎓 We are thrilled to congratulate Dr Patricia Tshomba, Dr Charles Gray, and Dr Laura Rose Brown on passing their PhD vivas this week! 👏Join us in celebrating these incredible achievements! ⬇️see thread below for more details of their projects #PhDSuccess

Faculty of Social Sciences scores strong PRES results! 96% positive in Supervision and 92% in Research Skills Development – big gains since the last survey. We’re committed to building on this success and creating an environment where postgraduate researchers can thrive. tinyurl.com/bjv2ymda

AI is everywhere – but who’s making sure it’s ethical? Launching Sept '26: The new MSc in AI Ethics and Society. Covers real-world challenges. Interdisciplinary learning. Industry collaboration. Shape the future of AI responsibly. 🔗 bit.ly/4oucNJf #AI #Ethics #PG @universityofleeds.bsky.social

🎓 Celebrating PhD Success! 🎓 👏 Huge congratulations to Dr Samuel, Dr Huang, and Dr Pizarro on passing their PhD vivas! Wishing them all the best for what’s next. (See thread for details!)

Excited for this next month! We've had lots of fun (and some challenges!) creating this new module @polisatleeds.bsky.social and Simon and I are looking forward to sharing our experience . (cc @ctisleeds.bsky.social )

📻Dr Alexandra Meakin (@ameakin.bsky.social) told BBC Radio’s Matt Chorley that delaying essential repairs to the Palace of Westminster risks safety, pressing for urgent action despite rising costs. Clip begins at 51:10 www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...

📢 Upcoming Webinar! The Business Ethics Network of Africa (BEN-Africa) & Global Research Network on Economic Crime in Africa (GRNECA) present: Public Duty and Personal Risk: A Brief History of Whistleblowing in South Africa 🗓 26 Nov 2025 🕒 1pm-2pm GMT 🔗 Register here: tinyurl.com/y3u74zc8

📰 Westminster marks 10 years of e-petitions with keynote by Professor Leston-Bandeira 🔗 Read more here: essl.leeds.ac.uk/politics/new...

LSSI has evolved into Leeds Institute for Societal Futures! At the end of this year, the LSSI website will go offline. Please bookmark our new home: societal.leeds.ac.uk for updates on research, education, and impact. @universityofleeds.bsky.social #Leeds #SocietalFutures #society

Reflecting on the celebrations held for the 20th anniversary of our partnership with Guangdong University of Foreign Studies, this article looks at how this relationship came into fruition, and how it has evolved over the years. essl.leeds.ac.uk/education/ne... #Partnership #LanguageEducation

We are delighted to announce the formation of The Ecological Law and Justice Group. The Group provides a focal point for the School's outstanding research and teaching in areas related to the environment. For more about their ambitions, experts, and how to get involved 👇 tinyurl.com/bdhkh7av

📚 Join us for an online book launch! Pharmaceutical Knowledge Commons for the Most Neglected Populations in Global Health 🗓 Friday, Dec 5 ⏰ 13:00–15:00 GMT 📍 Online (MS Teams) Featuring author Dr Markus Fraundorfer and a panel of experts. ✅ Register here: tinyurl.com/8ru7e3sv

We are delighted to announce that the third lecture in this year's Inaugural Lecture Series will be given by Prof Alex Nicholson with 'Valuable legal education and aspiring human lawyers: a manifesto'. 📅 4 Dec ⏰ 5-6PM 📍 Liberty Building Moot Court More info and tickets 👇 tinyurl.com/bdf5zexx

🌍Today is the first day of #COP30! Explore these two blog posts written by our researchers for @priestleycentre.bsky.social ⬇️ COP30 in Belém: Leadership between two worlds: climate.leeds.ac.uk/cop30-in-bel... A Global South Reading of COP30 by Simon Manda - climate.leeds.ac.uk/a-global-sou...

Dr Tom Vaughan urges the UK to rethink its role as a “nuclear silo” for the US, warning that deepening nuclear integration undermines democracy and national sovereignty. Read his article written for @theconversation.com here ⬇️ theconversation.com/talk-of-new-...

📢 Upcoming webinar: Neoliberalism and the moral economy of fraud Dr Jörg Wiegratz is presenting at this @u4acrc.bsky.social webinar 📅 Date: Thursday, 13 November 2025 ⏰ Time: 11.00–12.00 CET (Berlin / Oslo / Stockholm) Register here: www.u4.no/events/neoli...

📖New Book! - Moral Economies of Distribution and Redistribution in Africa: The Right and Wrong of Who Gets (and Gives) What and Why Dr Jörg Wiegratz's co-edited book has just been published by @routledgebooks.bsky.social ⬇️ www.routledge.com/Moral-Econom...

Did you know that as part of the White Rose Doctoral Training Partnership (WRDTP) any social science Postdoctoral Researchers at the University of Leeds can attend WRDTP training events? For full details of this year's training programme, please visit wrdtp.ac.uk/training/ - please spread the word!

🚨 New MSc: AI Ethics & Society 🤖💻AI is reshaping our world - but who decides how it's used? 📲Tackle real-world challenges & develop expertise in ethical, responsible AI. Designed for thinkers, changemakers & tech-aware professionals. Apply now for Oct 2026 start👉 bit.ly/3VTE8J5 #ethicalAI #MSc

🎓 Apply now for ESRC White Rose DTP PhD studentships commencing Oct 26 @universityofleeds.bsky.social Application deadline: 21 Jan 2026 Open to UK & international applicants. Funding includes fees + stipend. Specialist awards available. 👉 Further info: bit.ly/471gXBM #Funding #PhD #Studentships

Professor Cristina Leston-Bandeira has been involved in the creation of a pioneering map of the services that parliaments offer across the world on public engagement. Explore the International Parliament Engagement Network's map: shorturl.at/Brx9k Find out more about the project: shorturl.at/lG6S7

Our Head of School, Professor Richard Beardsworth, continues his analysis of expectations for #COP30 in Belém with an article published by Open Access Government: www.openaccessgovernment.org/article/cop3...

'Changing the Story', with Dr Katie Hodgkinson from POLIS as Co-I, won the Faculty's Research Impact and Engagement 24-25 ‘Emerging Societal Impact’ award 👏⬇️ Read more: researchatleeds.leeds.ac.uk/embedding-yo... Watch: www.youtube.com/watch?v=7zpN...

❓ How is the University involved in #COP30? Find out in our webinar! University of Leeds staff and students are invited to hear from Leeds delegates about their plans and hopes, and share questions and messages for the team to take to COP. Register now! climate.leeds.ac.uk/events/unive...

Check out this piece written by Dr Nick Robinson for @uk.theconversation.com discussing Sam Fender's music ⬇️

📢 OUT NOW: Global Tipping Points Report 2025 📢 Professor Viktoria Spaiser contributes to a new report providing a temperature check on the status of dangerous Earth system #TippingPoints and opportunities in #PositiveTippingPoints across sectors. #GTPR2025 #COP30

We are launching a new Undergraduate Network for IR and Foreign Policy with British Foreign Policy Group 🎉 For undergrads across the UK interested in IR, diplomacy, and foreign policy 🌟 Join our first meeting to find out more about the network 👉 https://ow.ly/4nNu50X8uR7

The Society of Latin American Studies returns to Leeds! Proposals are invited for the SLAS annual conference, which will take place on the 9th and 10th April 2026. For more information and to submit your proposal, check out the link below! essl.leeds.ac.uk/politics/new...

@cdpleeds.bsky.social is hosting a special event with Dr Andy Mycock on 29th October (14:00-15:00) 'Will the kids be alright? Implementing 'Votes at 16’: Politics and Policy' Venue: Baines Wing SR 3.06 and Online To attend online, please sign up here: www.eventbrite.com/e/cdp-dr-and...

Sign up below for tickets to Professor Viktoria Spaiser's inaugural lecture! "Facing Accelerating Climate Change Threat: Exploring Future Trajectories, Surveying the Past and the Present" 🗓️ Wed 15 Oct | 🕓 16:00–17:00 📍 Liberty Building, University of Leeds www.tickettailor.com/events/fssev...

Dr Roxana Barbulescu has co-led a new article which brings together over 60 scholars to warn against the dangers of linking biological invasion to human migration. A powerful example of interdisciplinary collaboration 🤝 Read our press release: essl.leeds.ac.uk/education-so...

"Stronger African voice needed on global health bodies", research by POLIS academic finds: essl.leeds.ac.uk/education-so...

Professor Adrian Gallagher appeared on BBC Radio 4 over the weekend to discuss the United Nations on its 80th anniversary. Listen to the show here: 📻 www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...

In a new article, Professor Garrett Brown and co-authors argue for 'greater decision-making influence [...] in global health institutions': medicalxpress.com/news/2025-09...

Despite all the talk of being "two notes in the same chord", Professor Jason Ralph asks if the "mood music" has changed in the special relationship: theconversation.com/trump-state-...

Professor Viktoria Spaiser will be giving her inaugural lecture, "Facing Accelerating Climate Change Threat", on Wednesday 15th October (4:00 PM - 5:00 PM) at the University of Leeds🥳 👩‍🏫 Click the link below for tickets and further information: www.tickettailor.com/events/fssev...

The LSSI has relaunched as the Leeds Institute for Societal Futures. Find out more info on the timely and important work they're doing below!

Dr Madeleine Le Bourdon and Associate Professor Louise Pears are part of a team that have co-authored a blog on the importance of teaching-focused academics in higher education 🥳📝 🧾📖 www.hepi.ac.uk/2025/09/15/r...

The team also hopes to influence the application of data science methods across other related projects and that models developed as part of the project can be deployed on real-life cases afterwards by KPMG UK.. Find out more about our new cyber collaboration 👇 lida.leeds.ac.uk/news/lida-kp...

We had the pleasure of interviewing Kahryn, where she shared insights into her research journey, what this fellowship means, and her plans for the future. Read the full interview here: essl.leeds.ac.uk/education-so... Please do join us un congratulating Kahryn on this achievement! 🎓

📢 We are hiring 2 Deputy Director (DD) roles at Leeds Institute for Societal Futures. Find out more about these leadership opportunities! DD Education 👉 bit.ly/4p5WHqC DD Research & Engagement 👉 bit.ly/4mPoKJy Society needs to change, let's change it together. #SocietalFutures #UniversityOfLeeds

An event to celebrate 10 years of Parliament's e-petitioning system, 'Breaking Barriers to Engagement with Parliament', brought together community groups and organisations, as well as parliamentary representatives and the School's own Professor Leston-Bandeira: essl.leeds.ac.uk/politics/new...

New paper out in @fpajrnl.bsky.social - tldr: Recipient leadership turnover does not affect the continuation of existing international arms transfers relationships. In the paper, I discuss why this is surprising and how we can make sense of it.

Dr Tom Vaughan, Lecturer in International Security at POLIS, has written a piece in 'The Conversation' on the political motivations behind claims that the world is in the midst of a 'third nuclear age': theconversation.com/the-third-nu...

'Can foreign policy be pragmatic and progressive?' Professors Jason Ralph (POLIS, University of Leeds) and Jamie Gaskarth (The Open University) consider this question in their latest blog for the New Diplomacy Project: ⚖️📜 www.newdiplomacy.uk/articles/kar...

'The central goals of open science – transparency, social accessibility, robustness – apply across all disciplines.' In a recent interview, Dr Eike Rinke discussed the importance of open research in improving the quality of research in higher education: open-science-future.zbw.eu/en/shift-tow...

After Mark Sewards became the first MP to create himself as an AI bot, Professor Victorian Honeyman, Professor of British Politics here in POLIS, gives her opinion in this BBC piece: www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

FRIVA brings together academic experts & local stakeholders to improve the lives of women, girls & marginalised communities. Read about their June launch below! tinyurl.com/2htbnexm @ccjsleeds.bsky.social @westyorkspolice.bsky.social police.bsky.social @westyorkshireca.bsky.social a.bsky.social

Dr Jörg Wiegratz, Associate Professor of Global Political Economy and Development, has written a piece in 'The Conversation' on Uganda's land eviction crisis: 📰📝 theconversation.com/ugandas-land...