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Reflecting on the Centre for Disability Studies International Hybrid Postgraduate Conference 2025
Postgraduate Representatives at the Centre for Disability Studies (CDS), Johanna Knebel and Ruby Goodley, reflect on the Centre's International Hybrid Postgraduate Conference 2025.
The Society of Latin American Studies Conference returns to Leeds! Proposals invited
On 9 and 10 April, 2026, Leeds will be hosting the annual conference of the Society of Latin American Studies (SLAS), marking a return to the city for the first time since 2009.
Dr Manisha Anantharaman gives the School’s 2025 Annual Welcome Lecture
Dr Manisha Anantharaman (Assistant Professor of Sociology at Sciences Po, Paris) delivers the welcome week lecture to our new cohort of Foundation Year, Level One and Taught Postgraduate students.
Stronger African voice needed on global health bodies, research finds
Worldwide efforts to fight AIDS, malaria and TB need drastic reform if they are to be effective, with more decision-making power for African nations, new research led by Leeds academic has shown.
Over 60 scholars warn against conflating migration with biological invasions
Dr Roxana Barbulescu (pictured right) co-leads a new article alongside Dr Josie South (pictured left) to caution against comparing human migration with biological invasions.