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Research to inform the development of restorative policing and improve engagement with victims secures major new award
A research team based at the University of Sheffield and the University of Leeds has secured £336,000 of funding from the Police Knowledge Fund to develop greater understanding of restorative justice.
“A tax on gender” - Leeds Research Student comments on controversial ‘tampon tax’
Wide spread debate has opened on this topic as a result of the recent rejection by MPs to scrap the 5% VAT rate on sanitary products.
AHRC funding supports innovative research into the social order of Victoria public parks
The Universities of Leeds and Bradford have been awarded funding to undertake innovative research into the past and future prospects of urban public parks.
University of Leeds ranked third in UK for student employability
The University of Leeds has been ranked third in the UK for the employability of its graduates in the new QS Graduate Employability Rankings 2016.
Professor Pinar Akman and Dr Peter Whelan contribute to a European Parliament Report on Social and Labour Rights
Professor Akman and Dr Whelan provided competition law expertise on a project examining potential conflicts between EU social and labour rights and the hard law of the EU internal market.