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Nursery age child playing with an educational toy outdoors

A report concludes these two policy areas are crucial for reducing inequalities in children's life chances and enabling greater participation in the work market, especially for women.

A baby holding an adult's finger

Parents and caregivers in Leeds can receive free support in the crucial first 1000 days of their newborns’ lives as part of a study led by the University of Leeds.

Collective Action and Civil Society: Disability Advocacy and EU Decision Making

A new book explores how changing structures of governance have created an opportunity for disability advocacy groups to challenge policy making.

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A Leeds cross-faculty research project is the first UK study aimed at understanding the nature and prevalence of Domestic Violence and Abuse (DVA) in the lives of people with multiple sclerosis (MS).

Miro Griffiths accepts his alumni award from the University of Liverpool

A new government committee appointment has been awarded to disability studies expert, Dr Miro Griffiths.