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Postgraduate Symposium with Not F**kin’ Sorry (NFS!) by Not Your Circus Dog Collective in partnership with Access All Areas
The day before the Leeds Disability Studies Conference 2026, featured a dedicated postgraduate symposium organised by Ruby Goodley, the postgraduate representative of the Centre for Disability Studies
Understanding ‘Ableism as Violence’: new book published by sociology scholars
New publication by Prof. Angharad Beckett and Dr Miro Griffiths maps how harm to disabled people is produced, normalised and legitimised across hate crime, institutions, assisted dying and COVID-19.
Understanding postgraduate awarding gaps in higher education
Educational inequality remains a persistent issue in higher education, particularly in how degree outcomes vary among different groups of students.
School of Law students champion community justice at Stephen Lawrence Day Showcase
First-year law students present innovative legal ideas to tackle inequality, with winning team recognised for hate crime reporting app.
Dr Laura Bainbridge’s campaigning results in major new cuckooing breakthrough
Cuckooing has become a standalone criminal offence in England and Wales, as the Crime and Policing Act 2026 received Royal Assent on 29 April.