Leeds Institute for Societal Futures

Join our virtual PG Open Day on 29 Nov! bit.ly/48qh4rp
Discover why Leeds grads are a top choice for graduate employers.

Explore our AI Ethics & Society MSc - challenge-led, interdisciplinary, and open to tech & non-tech backgrounds. Book now: bit.ly/3VTE8J5
#PG #AIEthics #Society #Leeds

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LSSI has evolved into Leeds Institute for Societal Futures!

At the end of this year, the LSSI website will go offline. Please bookmark our new home: societal.leeds.ac.uk for updates on research, education, and impact.

@universityofleeds.bsky.social #Leeds #SocietalFutures #society

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📢 ESRC Impact Acceleration Account funding call is open!
🗓️ Deadline: 26 Nov 2025

Explore how our funding streams can boost the impact of your research.

💻 Visit our SharePoint site for guidance, application forms, & inspiring case studies: bit.ly/47HyZt4

#ResearchImpact #Funding #Opportunity

🪥👊 Tooth decay is still the top reason for hospital admissions in 5–9 year olds - and children in the North are hit hardest. Tackling oral health is key to addressing health inequalities. Support the #ChildrenFirst campaign and help drive change. #HealthInequalities #Leeds

People studying - text says your research fully funded - apply now for 2026/27 ESRC White Rose DTP studentships.

🎓Apply now for ESRC White Rose DTP PhD studentships commencing Oct 26 @universityofleeds.bsky.social

💠Application deadline: 21 Jan 2026
💠Open to UK & international applicants
💠Funding includes fees + stipend
💠Specialist awards available

👉 Further info: bit.ly/471gXBM #Funding #PhD #Studentships

🚨Application window extended 🚨

Colleagues from @universityofleeds.bsky.social can now apply for the next Building Impact Momentum programme - helping researchers to define their research impact (impact beyond the academy & not academic impact) & build it into their research projects. Full details👇

Children are growing up in a world shaped by algorithms and data - often without safeguards for their rights or wellbeing. The Child of the North campaign aligns with our Ethical AI and Responsible Digital Societies: tech must serve society, not the other way around. #EthicalAI #DigitalDivide

Colleagues from @universityofleeds.bsky.social can now apply for the next Building Impact Momentum programme - helping researchers to define their research impact (impact beyond the academy and not academic impact) & build it into their research projects. Full details and how to apply below:

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🚨The Festival of Social Science is running until 8 Nov. There's a Leeds hosted online event this evening 'Safeguarding Tabletop Gaming Spaces', and 2 #LeedsLightNight installations Wed/Thur evenings - amongst many more @universityofleeds.bsky.social 🏮💡🌟

To find out more visit🔗 bit.ly/3WCWuOK

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Division is a choice. How do we choose connection instead?

Polarisation is rising, trust is fading. At Leeds Institute for Societal Futures, we’re building a future of open conversation, shared truths, and democratic values.
Join us: societal.leeds.ac.uk

#Leeds #Polarisation #Trust #SocialCohesion

Children in the North are losing up to 10 years of life due to inactivity and inequality - N8 Research Partnership Latest analysis from Child of the North reinforces how schools should not just be sites of learning, but key settings for support and holistic approaches to childhood health.

🚨 Children in the North face a health crisis due to inactivity & inequality🚨

Leeds Institute for Societal Futures backs the #ChildrenFirst campaign calling for urgent change. Read the report and find out more👉 bit.ly/3KVmiTN

#ChildOfTheNorth #HealthInequalities #N8 @universityofleeds.bsky.social

🚜🤖 Can AI help feed the world without repeating past mistakes? Martin Parker’s blog explores the ethics of AI in agriculture - and why responsible tech must be co-created, not imposed. A must-read for futures thinkers.

#EthicalAI #DigitalSociety #FoodJustice #WorldFoodDay

🚜 Migrant workers feed the nation - but who feeds their rights? This research by Roxana Barbulescu & Bethany Robertson exposes the precarity behind UK food security. Migration must mean dignity, not disposability. #MigrationJustice #Belonging #WorldFoodDay
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🍽️ Food is a health issue. On #WorldFoodDay we call out the injustice of food insecurity and its impact on health. Everyone deserves access to nutritious, affordable food. Tackling this is key to addressing health inequalities. #FoodJustice #SocietalFutures #RightToFood 👇

Researchers, methods enthusiasts, check out our programme of events on #ResearchMethods for this academic year!
Find more here: socialresearchmethods.leeds.ac.uk/events/

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🎉Leeds is joining the Festival of Social Science - a UK-wide celebration of research about people & society!🧑‍🔧👩‍⚕️👷‍♀️🧑‍🍼

Explore “Our Working Lives” and other topics through 300+ free events, incl. 7 in Leeds & 2 Light Night installations.🏮

🗓️18 Oct - 8 Nov

🔗 bit.ly/3WCWuOK
#ESRCFestival #events #Society

Students studying

🎓 Apply now for ESRC White Rose DTP PhD studentships commencing Oct 26 @universityofleeds.bsky.social

Application deadline: 21 Jan 2026
Open to UK & international applicants.
Funding includes fees + stipend.
Specialist awards available.
👉 Further info: bit.ly/471gXBM

#Funding #PhD #Studentships

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🫵 We believe that engaging everyone in research is the best way to make a difference. We want to hear what YOU think is the most urgent problem we need to fix.

Click the link to add your thoughts to our online boards - one for each challenge area bit.ly/48PW6Um

#GetInvolved #society #collaborate

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🚨 New MSc: AI Ethics & Society

🤖💻AI is reshaping our world - but who decides how it's used?

📲Tackle real-world challenges & develop expertise in ethical, responsible AI. Designed for thinkers, changemakers & tech-aware professionals.

Apply now for Oct 2026 start👉 bit.ly/3VTE8J5
#ethicalAI #MSc

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Did you know that as part of the White Rose Doctoral Training Partnership (WRDTP) any social science Postdoctoral Researchers at the University of Leeds can attend WRDTP training events? For full details of this year's training programme, please visit wrdtp.ac.uk/training/ - please spread the word!

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🎥 Watch our vision unfold: bit.ly/48HjuTV

Professors Louise Waite & Hai-Sui Yu launch the Leeds Institute for Societal Futures - where changemakers tackle injustice, division & ethical dilemmas head-on.

#Leeds #InstituteForSocietalFutures #LISF #Education #Research

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Thank you!

Thank you Layla!

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💥 Today is the day 💥

🎉 Join us at our Leeds Institute for Societal Futures launch event - we want to know what YOU think are the biggest challenges to address in our 4 challenge areas.

🕒 3–5pm | 📍Great Hall, University of Leeds

🎫 Register bit.ly/46dcU54

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At Leeds Institute for Societal Futures - we have four challenge areas.

🎯 Migration, mobility and belonging.
What if migration wasn't a problem to solve, but an opportunity to embrace?

🔗 societal.leeds.ac.uk

#Leeds #InstituteForSocietalFutures #LISF #Migration #Belonging

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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

societal.leeds.ac.uk

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At Leeds Institute for Societal Futures - we have 4 challenge areas.

🎯 Ethical AI and responsible digital societies

AI reflects our biases. How do we build tech that reflects our values instead?

🔗societal.leeds.ac.uk

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

At Leeds Institute for Societal Futures - we have four challenge areas.

🎯 Polarisation, trust and social cohesion.

Division is a choice, how do we choose connection instead?

🔗societal.leeds.ac.uk

#Leeds #InstituteForSocietalFutures #LISF

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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

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We are Leeds Institute for Societal Futures – find out who we are societal.leeds.ac.uk

Society needs to change - let's change it together.

#Leeds #InstituteForSocietalFutures #UniversityOfLeeds #LISF #HealthInequalities #Education #Research