Studying societies at Leeds since 1946. We are home to research specialisms including gender, disability studies, racism and ethnicity, family and life course, health technologies and social and political thought.
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Sociology and Social Policy at the University of Leeds
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In an AI-driven world, why do human stories still matter? 🤖
The Timescapes Archive, led by Professor Kahryn Hughes, captures the depth and complexity of lived experience, offering insights that data alone can overlook.
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Sociology and Social Policy at the University of Leeds
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Big congratulations to Dr Patricio Simonetto on the winning the Society for Latin American Studies 2026 Research Development Award! 🎉
The project on Trans/Travesti community archiving and material culture in Argentina, is a collaboration with Victoria Macioci & Biblioteca Claudia Pía Baudracco.
“A timely and persuasive analysis…”
Isabel Sykes (Brunel) has recently reviewed our Dr Jessica Martin’s 'Feminisms and Domesticity in Times of Crisis'.
Read the review: journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...
Check out the book: www.bloomsbury.com/uk/feminisms...
Sociology and Social Policy at the University of Leeds
We recently marked #WorldMSDay (30 May) by spotlighting vital research on multiple sclerosis and domestic abuse.
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Our latest article explores Ableism as Violence, the new book by Prof Angharad Beckett & Dr Miro Griffiths.
Described as bold, timely and invaluable, it offers key insights into how ableism operates today.
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@angharadbeckett.bsky.social
Dr Katy Wright & Prof Sarah Irwin were recently named 2026 Sage Prize winners for Innovation/Excellence🎉
We took a closer look at their paper ‘Not Talking about Climate Change: Everyday Interactions, Relational Work and Climate Silences’.
Read more ⬇️
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You are invited 🚨
Join us for a symposium on Frontlash/Backlash (Polity, 2025) by Prof. Jeffrey Alexander.
🗓 Thu 11 June 2026 | ⏰ 2:30–4pm
📍 University House, Leeds
📧 Sign up via email: [email protected] (limited spaces)
More info: ahc.leeds.ac.uk/events/event...
Our colleague Dr Tom Campbell has recently published his new book, Disablement in the Age of Ambivalence 📚
In a new article, Tom shares insights into the thinking behind the book and the key ideas it explores.
Find out more: essl.leeds.ac.uk/sociology/ne...
Sociology and Social Policy at the University of Leeds
The review published in the European Journal of Cultural Studies is a fantastic recognition of Jess’s work and a great example of how this research is shaping conversations in the field.
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Sociology and Social Policy at the University of Leeds
This symposium on Prof. Jeffrey Alexander’s new book, Frontlash/Backlash (Polity, 2025), will explore why movements for democratic inclusion so often provoke backlash and fuel political polarization.
ahc.leeds.ac.uk
At a time when AI increasingly shapes how knowledge is organised, analysed, and acted upon, a University of Leeds resource offers the nuance, contradiction, and lived complexity of human existence.
