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Support Bramley Mermaids!

Our Just Giving Fin-raiser begins today!
https://bit.ly/Donate-FinRaiser

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Leeds Community Researchers' Report: An Ongoing Journey - is out! Find out how we're defining and conducting #communityledresearch doi.org/10.48785/100...

@volactionleeds.bsky.social is excited to introduce an easy way for your group, organisation or project to raise extra funds with – through everyday online shopping! www.easyfundraising.org.uk/leeds/

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What’s the biggest worry people have about putting solar on community buildings? Asking for a friend! 😉

Today is the UN International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women

Our #WomanoftheNorth report shows northern women experience some of the highest domestic violence rates in the country

🔗 Read our recommendations to reduce these rates: www.healthequitynorth.co.uk/vast-inequal...

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Forum Central and West Yorkshire Combined Authority logos On Board Buses… Consultation St George’s Conference Centre 60 Great George St, Leeds LS1 3DL 16 December 2025, 11am - 1:30pm Lunch provided and a £10 voucher to say thank you Have your say on the design of our new buses We’re designing new buses for West Yorkshire, and we want your input to make sure the key internal features meet your needs. We are asking people with learning disabilities and/or autistic people, in Leeds, to help shape some features on the new buses, including: ● Staying Connected - Wi-Fi and charging your device ● Comfort - the right temperature and seat fabric ● Seating for those who need it most ● Accessibility - including ramps and space for wheelchair users and prams ● Other features - such as flooring, audio alerts telling you the journey progress and stops and display screens. Email Dom to book a place: hello@forumcentral.org.uk and tell us your name and dietary requirements.

Next month, @forumcentral.bsky.social and @westyorkshireca.bsky.social are holding a consultation for autistic adults in #Leeds on the design of new buses!

Participants get lunch and a £10 voucher. It's on Tuesday 16th December from 11am-1:30pm. To join, please email hello@forumcentral.org.uk

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Read our new #COP30 blog by Dr Ruth Wade & Profs Guy Ziv and Pippa Chapman: 'Farming in an unpredictable climate'.

They explore the impact of climate change on UK farming and how farmers might mitigate and adapt by using regenerative agriculture practices.

Read blog: medium.com/globalfoodle...

Communication Matters is recruiting a f/t Administrator. doinggoodleeds.org.uk/job/communic...

International Men's Day

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After last year’s success… ⏳

Join us for the Global Islamophobia Photo Exhibition this #IAM2025, hosted by the Iqbal Centre with the Centre for Ethnicity & Racism Studies.
📍 Riley Smith Theatre, Leeds Uni Union
🗓 Thu 20 Nov | Opening at 9am, closing at 4:30pm

Don’t miss it!

@foodwiseleeds.bsky.social

Congratulations and well deserved!!

2026 Conference | Story Makers Company Home

Story Makers Conference 2026 in collaboration with Creativity, Culture and Education (CCE)

Rewilding the Curriculum: Creative Pedagogies for Collective Wellbeing, Positive Relationships and Learner Agency

13-14th March 2026

Tickets only £35 per person

Myths and Misconceptions Driving Anti-Muslim Hate - Doing Good Leeds

Training: Myths & Misconceptions Driving Anti-Muslim Hate 10 Dec. Book your place 👇https://doinggoodleeds.org.uk/training-course/myths-and-misconceptions-driving-anti-muslim-hate/

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Join us 19 Nov to hear Dr Gülbanu Kaptan deliver a webinar titled, 'Reducing Household Food Waste: Behavioural Insights for Climate Action'.

Includes a live Q&A session with the speaker!

More info 👇

#FoodWaste #ClimateAction #Sustainability

Car When We Need It - INFUZE Car When We Need It. will explore how having easy access to a car, only when it's needed, could work for local communities throughout Leeds.

Car When We Need It, is an experiment which explores different ways for people to access a car without needing to own one. To find out more & get involve 👇
in-fuze.org.uk/infuze-autum...

Next week is Hare Awareness Week.

Via @advonetuk.bsky.social

Writing with Confidence - Doing Good Leeds

Writing with Confidence online course 13 Oct.
Sign up here 👇
doinggoodleeds.org.uk/training-cou...

Today’s @yorkshirepost.co.uk features a column written by @healthequitynorth.bsky.social Exec Director @hannahdavies.bsky.social, who sets out why it’s imperative to scrap the two-child benefit cap if we want to see a reduction in the child poverty rates.

www.yorkshirepost.co.uk/news/opinion...

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🏆LBU colleagues - don't forget to submit your nominations for our outstanding research and support colleagues in the 2025 Research and Knowledge Exchange Awards!

➡️➡️➡️ bit.ly/3KjIMO9

⏱️Nominations close on Sunday, 12 October, with the winners being announced on day 2 of #RKEFest25 on 19 November.

Want To Know More About... how the environment shapes our health Want To Know More About webinars are for anyone with an interest in or responsibility for promoting health in Leeds

🌍 Curious about how the environment impacts our health?
Join us for an enlightening event
Whether you are a public health pro or interested individual
📌 13 October 

Click link  ➡️

📢 Calling all healthcare professionals in Yorkshire and Humber!

Ready to get involved in clinical research? The NIHR Healthcare Professionals Internship is now open.

Learn more and apply by 31 October 2025 here: leedsbrc.nihr.ac.uk/yorkshire-hu...

A variety of autumn vegetables, including pumpkins, squash, and leafy greens, with the text "Just One More this Autumn" promoting vegetable consumption.

🍂🥕 Just One More this Autumn — pumpkins, squashes, roots, and greens are in season. Adding just one more of these colourful veg to your meals can make a big difference to your health, the planet and your taste buds.🌱🎃

#AutumnHarvest #JustOneMore #EatTheRainbow 
#EatTheSeason

Next to speak is our new Chief Officer Anna Martin, talking about the highlights and the year ahead ✨#VALAGM25

What moves Horsforth? Great to see @infuzeleeds.bsky.social at the Horsforth Climate Action Green Festival on Sunday speaking with local residents about what they value, what's hard about getting around without a car, and what our future could look like.
@climateactionleeds.bsky.social

Fisherman holding up his catch next to a boat in the Philippines

New blog by Ankitha Manohar, PhD student @universityofleeds.bsky.social

During recent fieldwork in the Philippines, Ankitha used GFEI funds to give local communities disposable cameras to document their meals and tell their individual food stories.

Read her reflections: medium.com/globalfoodle...

LBU's KTP team with their award at the Innovate UK KTP awards 2024.

🎉We are proud to share that LBU is once again in the top 20 of UK universities in the latest Knowledge Exchange Framework #KEF5 for our work with business, research partnerships, and work with public and third sectors!

🗞️ Read more - bit.ly/4pET2QX

#AcademicSky #research #KEF

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Join us - launch event of Leeds Institute for Societal Futures. Bringing key stakeholders together to find solutions to some of society's most urgent challenges.

🗓️29/9/25, 3-5pm
📍University of Leeds
🔗Register bit.ly/46dcU54

#Leeds #InstituteForSocietalFutures #LISF @universityofleeds.bsky.social

Purple faded image of Liverpool. NHSA and HEN logo in top left corner. Text reads: 'Labour Party Conference 2025 / Wireless event: Building a Better Future for Northern Women: Health, Opportunity, Equality / Monday 29 September, 14:00 - 14:45, ACC, Riverside Balcony / This event is taking place inside the secure zone.

Hear from an expert panel at our #LabourPartyConference event ‘Building a Better Future for Northern Women’, which includes: @hannahdavies.bsky.social, @kirithentwistle.bsky.social, Professor Dame Lesley Regan, and Professor @louiseckenny.bsky.social.

Join us: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/building-a...