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New online Masters in Disability Studies
The University of Leeds is opening its doors to students around the world with a ground-breaking new online Disability Studies course.
Communicating net zero and the cost of living crisis
Academics from Leeds blog about public views of the cost of living crisis and climate policies.
WHOCOUNTS project wins €1.5m ERC grant
The project will address noncoverage error to improve our conceptual, methodological and substantive understanding of poverty across Europe.
Benefit deductions are deepening poverty in Leeds
Leeds residents are increasingly having to borrow from loan sharks and high-interest lenders to meet their basic needs because of issues with their benefits, according to new research.
Leeds academic warns wrong approach to raising benefits will have 'dire consequences'
Raising benefits in line with earnings – not inflation – will make things worse for low-income households in the coming years.