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Leeds researchers win ESRC funding bid to explore river rights in Brazil
A team of Leeds researchers have secured a funding bid entitled “Governing rivers as legal persons: Developing a kin-centric rights framework to address Brazil’s river crisis”.
Professor Leston-Bandeira and IPEN cited in UK Parliament’s Modernisation Committee report
Written evidence submitted to the Modernisation Committee of the UK House of Commons by Professor Leston-Bandeira and the IPEN has been cited in the committee’s report, published at the end of 2025.
Head of School reflects on climate leadership after COP30
The Head of School has published a new analysis in Open Access Government examining what the COP30 climate summit in Belém revealed about the future of global climate leadership.
Westminster marks 10 years of e-petitions with keynote by Professor Leston-Bandeira
Professor Leston-Bandeira gives keynote speech in Westminster on the 10th anniversary of e-petitions to Parliament.
Students create collaborative zine to celebrate Black History Month 2025
To celebrate Black History Month 2025, students from the schools of Education, Law, Politics and International Studies, and Sociology and Social Policy were invited to participate in a zine workshop.