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On Thursday 12 March, the 2026 Alice Bacon Lecture was delivered by celebrated trade unionist Frances O’Grady, former General Secretary of the TUC and currently a Labour peer in the House of Lords.

Shows the word Feminism

MA Gender Studies is helping students gain critical insight into issues of gender, and equipping graduates to challenge inequality and drive change.

Photograph of Ana Manzano delivering her inaugural lecture.

The faculty was delighted to host Professor Manzano's lecture in celebration of her impressive research career.

Photograph of tree, full of green leaves, in front of metal sculpture with cutwork leaf and the words "to leaf is to learn"

In October, the Centre for Disability Studies (CDS) achieved an important milestone: our successful application to join the World Health Organisation (WHO) Disability Health Equity Network.

Illustration of cardboard cutouts of family group and a portrait of Charlotte Barlow

Parents and children who went through a pioneering court process designed to better protect families affected by domestic abuse share their experiences in new report led by University of Leeds expert.