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Sociology in Action and the Urban Impact Programme
As part of the Sociology in Action project the School of Sociology and Social Policy is working in partnership with Leeds City Council on the Urban Impact Programme.
A tribute to Professor Zygmunt Bauman, 1925 – 2017
Professor Zygmunt Bauman, celebrated as one of the greatest social thinkers of our times, passed away on Monday 9 December at home in Leeds. He was 91.
Professor Salman Sayyid comments in 'Remembering Britain's forgotten war veterans'
Professor Salman Sayyid has commented in an Independent.ae article entitled ‘Remembering Britain’s forgotten war veterans’.
Adrian Favell quoted in The Observer article about Japan's 'stranded singles'
Japan’s interest in true love is creating not just a marriage crisis but a relationship crisis, leading young people to forgo finding a partner, resorting to falling for fictional characters in games.
Professor Mark Priestley conferred as a Fellow of the Academy of Social Sciences
In October the Academy of Social Sciences conferred the award of Fellow on 84 leading social scientists including Professor Mark Priestley.