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Society needs to change - let's change it together. Visit:
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📢 ESRC Impact Acceleration Account funding call is open! 🗓️ Deadline: 26 Nov 2025 Explore how our funding streams can boost the impact of your research. 💻 Visit our SharePoint site for guidance, application forms, & inspiring case studies:
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🪥👊 Tooth decay is still the top reason for hospital admissions in 5–9 year olds - and children in the North are hit hardest. Tackling oral health is key to addressing health inequalities. Support the
#ChildrenFirst
campaign and help drive change.
#HealthInequalities
#Leeds
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🎓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:
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#PhD
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🚨Application window extended 🚨 Colleagues from
@universityofleeds.bsky.social
can now apply for the next Building Impact Momentum programme - helping researchers to define their research impact (impact beyond the academy & not academic impact) & build it into their research projects. Full details👇
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Children are growing up in a world shaped by algorithms and data - often without safeguards for their rights or wellbeing. The Child of the North campaign aligns with our Ethical AI and Responsible Digital Societies: tech must serve society, not the other way around.
#EthicalAI
#DigitalDivide
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Colleagues from
@universityofleeds.bsky.social
can now apply for the next Building Impact Momentum programme - helping researchers to define their research impact (impact beyond the academy and not academic impact) & build it into their research projects. Full details and how to apply below:
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🚨The Festival of Social Science is running until 8 Nov. There's a Leeds hosted online event this evening 'Safeguarding Tabletop Gaming Spaces', and 2
#LeedsLightNight
installations Wed/Thur evenings - amongst many more
@universityofleeds.bsky.social
🏮💡🌟 To find out more visit🔗
bit.ly/3WCWuOK
20 days ago
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Division is a choice. How do we choose connection instead? Polarisation is rising, trust is fading. At Leeds Institute for Societal Futures, we’re building a future of open conversation, shared truths, and democratic values. Join us:
societal.leeds.ac.uk
#Leeds
#Polarisation
#Trust
#SocialCohesion
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🚨 Children in the North face a health crisis due to inactivity & inequality🚨 Leeds Institute for Societal Futures backs the
#ChildrenFirst
campaign calling for urgent change. Read the report and find out more👉
bit.ly/3KVmiTN
#ChildOfTheNorth
#HealthInequalities
#N8
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Children in the North are losing up to 10 years of life due to inactivity and inequality - N8 Research Partnership
Latest analysis from Child of the North reinforces how schools should not just be sites of learning, but key settings for support and holistic approaches to childhood health.
http://bit.ly/3KVmiTN
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🚜🤖 Can AI help feed the world without repeating past mistakes? Martin Parker’s blog explores the ethics of AI in agriculture - and why responsible tech must be co-created, not imposed. A must-read for futures thinkers.
#EthicalAI
#DigitalSociety
#FoodJustice
#WorldFoodDay
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🚜 Migrant workers feed the nation - but who feeds their rights? This research by Roxana Barbulescu & Bethany Robertson exposes the precarity behind UK food security. Migration must mean dignity, not disposability.
#MigrationJustice
#Belonging
#WorldFoodDay
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🍽️ Food is a health issue. On
#WorldFoodDay
we call out the injustice of food insecurity and its impact on health. Everyone deserves access to nutritious, affordable food. Tackling this is key to addressing health inequalities.
#FoodJustice
#SocietalFutures
#RightToFood
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Social Research Methods at Leeds
about 1 month ago
Researchers, methods enthusiasts, check out our programme of events on
#ResearchMethods
for this academic year! Find more here:
socialresearchmethods.leeds.ac.uk/events/
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🎉Leeds is joining the Festival of Social Science - a UK-wide celebration of research about people & society!🧑🔧👩⚕️👷♀️🧑🍼 Explore “Our Working Lives” and other topics through 300+ free events, incl. 7 in Leeds & 2 Light Night installations.🏮 🗓️18 Oct - 8 Nov 🔗
bit.ly/3WCWuOK
#ESRCFestival
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#Society
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🎓 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
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🫵 We believe that engaging everyone in research is the best way to make a difference. We want to hear what YOU think is the most urgent problem we need to fix. Click the link to add your thoughts to our online boards - one for each challenge area
bit.ly/48PW6Um
#GetInvolved
#society
#collaborate
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🚨 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
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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!
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🎥 Watch our vision unfold:
bit.ly/48HjuTV
Professors Louise Waite & Hai-Sui Yu launch the Leeds Institute for Societal Futures - where changemakers tackle injustice, division & ethical dilemmas head-on.
#Leeds
#InstituteForSocietalFutures
#LISF
#Education
#Research
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💥 Today is the day 💥 🎉 Join us at our Leeds Institute for Societal Futures launch event - we want to know what YOU think are the biggest challenges to address in our 4 challenge areas. 🕒 3–5pm | 📍Great Hall, University of Leeds 🎫 Register
bit.ly/46dcU54
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At Leeds Institute for Societal Futures - we have four challenge areas. 🎯 Migration, mobility and belonging. What if migration wasn't a problem to solve, but an opportunity to embrace? 🔗
societal.leeds.ac.uk
#Leeds
#InstituteForSocietalFutures
#LISF
#Migration
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Join us - launch event of Leeds Institute for Societal Futures. Bringing key stakeholders together to find solutions to some of society's most urgent challenges. 🗓️29/9/25, 3-5pm 📍University of Leeds 🔗Register
bit.ly/46dcU54
#Leeds
#InstituteForSocietalFutures
#LISF
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At Leeds Institute for Societal Futures - we have 4 challenge areas. 🎯 Ethical AI and responsible digital societies AI reflects our biases. How do we build tech that reflects our values instead? 🔗societal.leeds.ac.uk
#Leeds
#InstituteForSocietalFutures
#EthicalAI
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At Leeds Institute for Societal Futures - we have four challenge areas. 🎯 Polarisation, trust and social cohesion. Division is a choice, how do we choose connection instead? 🔗societal.leeds.ac.uk
#Leeds
#InstituteForSocietalFutures
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Join us - launch event of Leeds Institute for Societal Futures. Bringing key stakeholders together to find solutions to some of society's most urgent challenges. 🗓️29/9/25, 3-5pm 📍University of Leeds 🔗Register
bit.ly/46dcU54
#Leeds
#InstituteForSocietalFutures
#LISF
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We are Leeds Institute for Societal Futures – find out who we are
societal.leeds.ac.uk
Society needs to change - let's change it together.
#Leeds
#InstituteForSocietalFutures
#UniversityOfLeeds
#LISF
#HealthInequalities
#Education
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📢 We are Leeds Institute for Societal Futures – connect with us at our launch event. 🗓️29/9/25 ⏲️ 3-5pm 🚩@universityofleeds.bsky.social 🔗http://bit.ly/3Ie3ka1 - please register Society needs to change - let's change it together.
societal.leeds.ac.uk
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#InstituteForSocietalFutures
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We are Leeds Institute for Societal Futures – find out what we do at
societal.leeds.ac.uk
#Leeds
#InstituteForSocietalFutures
#LISF
#HealthInequality
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#Trust
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Society needs to change - let's change it together We’re evolving. LSSI has expanded its remit, focus and priorities and become Leeds Institute for Societal Futures. We’re here to change society for the better, but we need your help. Find out who we are at
societal.leeds.ac.uk
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Society needs to change, let's change it together
#Leeds
#InstituteForSocietalFutures
#UniversityOfLeeds
#LISF
#HealthInequality
#Migration
#Mobility
#Belonging
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Society needs to change - let's change it together
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Society needs to change - let's change it together
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#InstituteForSocietalFutures
#UniversityOfLeeds
#SocietalFutures
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Society needs to change - let's change it together.
#Leeds
#InstituteForSocietalFutures
#UniversityOfLeeds
#SocietalFutures
#LISF
#EthicalAI
#DigitalFutures
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Child of the North
2 months ago
Last year, we started a campaign to explore how we can build a country that works for all children and young people. Today, we launch a new campaign to bring the spotlight back on the 12 most pressing issues.
#ChildrenFirst
#NatOppSummit
www.n8research.org.uk/child-of-the...
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Child of the North launches new campaign as latest findings reveal worrying trends - N8 Research Partnership
New campaign launches at the National Opportunity Summit: Building a country that works for all children and young people A new campaign is launching today in response to the latest analysis by the Ch...
https://www.n8research.org.uk/child-of-the-north-launches-new-campaign-as-latest-findings-reveal-worrying-trends/
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Change is coming
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#InstituteForSocietalFutures
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📢 We are hiring 2 Deputy Director (DD) roles at Leeds Institute for Societal Futures. Find out more about these leadership opportunities! DD Education 👉
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DD Research & Engagement 👉
bit.ly/4mPoKJy
Society needs to change, let's change it together.
#SocietalFutures
#UniversityOfLeeds
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Lunch webinar looking at how
#ProjectCREATE
is flipping the script on adolescent mental health research, 11/9/25, 12-1pm. Researching arts-based, participatory approaches, with young people actively involved, which challenge traditional measures and embrace differences▶️
create.leeds.ac.uk/event/
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📢 ESRC IAA FUNDING CALL NOW OPEN 🗓️ Closing date - 3 Sept 2025 📍Up to £15,000 for researchers at the University of Leeds tackling social science challenges Full guidance and application available via LSSI website:
bit.ly/46XFB7Y
Other open calls: Co Production, Commercialisation and more!
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ESRC IAA FUNDING CALL NOW OPEN Deadline: 3 Sept 2025 Up to £15,000 for researchers at the University of Leeds tackling social science challenges Other Calls: Co Production, Commercialisation and more Full guidance and application available via LSSI website:
lssi.leeds.ac.uk/funding-oppo...
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📢 Call open: Next Gen Co-Production Impact Scheme Early/Mid-Career Researchers: up to £5k for creative, co-produced research on societal challenges. 🔹 Interdisciplinary teams 🔹 Non-academic partners 🔹 Mentorship included 🔹 Deadline: 8/10/25 🔗
bit.ly/46MjFfN
#CoProduction
#ResearchFunding
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Dr Emilio Ayos (UBA) joined LSSI to explore how far-right narratives frame marginalized youth in Argentina as both dependent & dangerous. He highlighted punitive policy shifts -& the hope found in inclusive, local youth programs. Read our article here
bit.ly/3IA0Q5s
#YouthPolicy
#SocialJustice
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Join Dr Jess Johansson and the Reimagine Ageing Network for a lunchtime seminar reflecting on co-production in the ADAPT stroke study. Co-production methodologies: How ideal is the ideal types approach? 📅 31 July 2025 : 12 - 1pm ℹ️
bit.ly/4eYB7Qw
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White Rose DTP is advertising a fully funded Associated PhD in Psychology
@universityofleeds.bsky.social
based in the Vulnerability & Policing Futures Research Centre – Cross-System Insights from Linked Public Service Data. Closes 18/7/25. Details:
bit.ly/407reJX
#phd
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ESRC WRDTP Associated Studentship School of Psychology - Cross-System Insights from Linked Public Service Data
Project opportunity - ESRC WRDTP Associated Studentship School of Psychology - Cross-System Insights from Linked Public Service Data at the University of Leeds
https://phd.leeds.ac.uk/funding/419-esrc-wrdtp-associated-studentship-school-of-psychology-cross-system-insights-from-linked-public-service-data
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LSSI Seminar: Contested Imaginaries – Youth, Inequality & Security in Argentina 🗓️ Tue 15 July | 1–3pm GMT 📍 Social Sciences Building 14.33, Uni of Leeds 🧍Join Prof Emilio Ayos for a powerful talk on youth, policy & justice. 🔗 Info & register here
bit.ly/44KhsQC
#YouthJustice
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4 months ago
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Did you know we offer Postgraduate Researcher Placements via
#ESRC
Impact Acceleration funding? Yash Srinivas worked at a Leeds homeless charity evaluating an accommodation project. The experience gave her confidence to apply research skills beyond academia. Read her blog here
bit.ly/3U1D2tD
4 months ago
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🔧 The Co-production Research Toolkit from @UniversityLeeds showcases best practice in participatory research, driving innovation, partnerships and impact across disciplines. Containing real case studies, podcasts and videos - explore it here:
bit.ly/4exsonV
#CoProWeek
#LSSI
#ResearchToolkit
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🚨 Still time to register for the online 'Emotionally Challenging Research' training session tomorrow. Dr Tina Skinner from
#uniofbath
will explore the emotional impact of this work and share support tools from the Researcher Wellbeing Project (RWP). 🔗
bit.ly/3ZZWDhn
⏲️ 9.30 – 13.00 | 2 July 2025
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🎓 Funded PhD alert! Explore how anchor institutions shape economic resilience in Leeds. ESRC White Rose DTP studentship in Geography, in collaboration with Leeds City Council. Apply by 7 July 2025. Details here👉
bit.ly/45GkZAj
#PhD
#Leeds
#EconomicResilience
#ESRC
5 months ago
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Priestley Centre for Climate Futures
5 months ago
🏭 methane is the second largest contributor to human-induced climate change. Professor
@janselby.bsky.social
has been awarded funding for a 5-year research study that aims to have transformative impacts on global methane and climate policies & practices. Read more:
www.leeds.ac.uk/main-index/n...
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Methane project receives first post-Brexit Horizon grant
A €2.5m grant has been awarded to Professor Jan Selby by the European Research Council (ERC), the University’s first since the UK rejoined the EU’s Horizon research scheme post-Brexit.
https://www.leeds.ac.uk/main-index/news/article/5800/methane-project-receives-first-post-brexit-horizon-grant
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Vital conversations shaping the future of community safety — from modern slavery to women’s safety and vulnerable adults. Don’t miss this year’s powerful conference.
vulnerabilitypolicing.org.uk/annual-confe...
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