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The welcome presentation at the start of the conference, (pictured from Left to Right) Johanna Knebel, Ruby Goodley and Reuben Johnson

Postgraduate Representatives at the Centre for Disability Studies (CDS), Johanna Knebel and Ruby Goodley, reflect on the Centre's International Hybrid Postgraduate Conference 2025.

Picture of Gill and Meenal Harolikar, Lehigh University, Pennsylvania

Funded by the White Rose Doctoral Training Partnership, a School of Sociology and Social Policy Postgraduate Research Student attended the American Education Research Association Conference.

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.