Professor Michelle Morris (Michelle Morris) is named in The Grocer's list of women shaping the future of national health policy.

Michelle's work with CDRC reveals the effectiveness of supermarket tactics and food health laws.

thegrocer.co.uk/people/the-wom…

🌳A new guidance report sets out how Leeds parks and green spaces can foster feelings of 'belonging'🌳

It listens to underrepresented voices to show how “belonging” should influence the design of new & existing green spaces.

Project findings & outputs👇
leeds.ac.uk/policy-leeds/d…

Thank you Universities Policy Engagement Network (UPEN) for hosting an insightful day at the #UPEN2 annual conference. We were thrilled to be there!

Following yesterday's event, members of our network can find array of useful resources on their newly launched website.

👉Take a look: upen.ac.uk/resources/

“Never underestimate community power, it is integral to making policies and placed based interventions work” Emily Morrison on the Place-Based Policymaking Panel with Juliet Jopson, Rich Pickford, Jon Gleek and Megan Wade Economic and Social Research Council Chaired by Rebecca Riley #UPEN2 The York Policy Engine

Dr Dr Anna Barker's Safer Parks project, funded by Tracy Brabin, Mayor of West Yorkshire, is quoted in this HuffPost UK article highlighting the importance of women and girls' safety when exercising outdoors

CCJS at Leeds Make Space for Girls Keep Britain Tidy West Yorkshire Combined Authority West Yorks Dep. Mayor for Policing & Crime Nominee

Prof Barbara Evans (Civil Engineering Leeds) calls for action on river faeces in a BBC article. Co-authoring the new Royal Academy of Engineering report, she urges sewage system improvements are made to reduce public health risks.

👉BBC article: bbc.co.uk/news/articles/…
👉Report: raeng.org.uk/testing-the-wa…

📢Missed our blog with Nuffield Centre for Int. Health & Development on the outcomes of their #WorldHealthDay showcase?

Join in the conversation via our newest blog - 'How can we achieve health equity?'

👉Read it here: medium.com/policy-leeds/h…

📣 Its finally here! The UPEN Annual Conference 2024 will be taking place today at University of York. We can’t wait to share the fruitful discussions that take place throughout the day in our 2024 report. Until then, follow #UPENConference2024 for updates from attendees!

The University of Leeds is to host a regional climate hub for climate education, led by Prof. Amanda Maycock (@acmaycock).

The #ClimateAmbassadors scheme announced by Department for Education aims to help all nurseries, schools and colleges in England have climate action plans by 2025.

'Not only do renewable energy technologies have better environmental credentials than fossil fuels but they also outperform fossil fuels.'

Colleagues at Earth and Environment at Leeds & SRI Leeds reveal unrealised, added benefits of renewable energy in their new research.

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environment.leeds.ac.uk/news/article/5…

Join us for the Child of the North Centre for Young Lives Report 4 webinar, on building foundations for a new Sure Start in & around schools.

Featuring policy recommendations, an overview of evidence, & presentations of innovative approaches.

Register today: forms.gle/6Z6qj1HqWPmUVb…

Sign-up now for this workshop that will look at understanding and preventing cuckooing in West Yorkshire.

🗓️10 July
⏰1pm-4pm
📍Esther Simpson building, University of Leeds

Find out more or register: eventbrite.co.uk/e/understandin…

Join us next week for our webinar, covering evidence, recommendations & innovative approaches highlighted in the Child of the North Centre for Young Lives report - on building the Foundations of a New 'Sure Start' In & Around Education Settings

Register here👇
forms.gle/HHGPXa5HvgJT4Z…

📢 We're hiring! 📢

G7 Research Fellow in Language and Cognitive Development University of Leeds - 0.5FTE to Feb 2026.
Interdisciplinary project trialling postnatal group care to improve outcomes for children and families.
Applications due 7 Jun.
jobs.leeds.ac.uk/Vacancy.aspx?r…

An opportunity for members of our network with expertise across the education service & system.

Centre for Young Lives want to hear from frontline employees, academics, educationalists, parents & children.

Share your evidence or experiences via the call: centreforyounglives.org.uk/news-centre/ca…

It's fantastic to see headway being made in such an important research area.

We'll share updates on the amendment to the Criminal Justice Bill here, on X.

In the meantime, you can find out more about Dr Laura Bainbridge's work on cuckooing via our website: leeds.ac.uk/policy-leeds/d…

Vulnerability & Policing Futures Research Centre Webinar: ‘What service should police provide? Towards a minimum policing standard’, 20 June 2024 @ 13-14.00.
Speakers: Ben Bradford, Christine Weirich⁩, David Rowlands & ⁦Adam Crawford⁩
Register 👇🏽 eventbrite.co.uk/e/what-service…

My brilliant PhD student, Niklas Döbbeling-Hildebrandt's new paper looks at the evidence for how well carbon pricing policy works: policies reduce emissions by ~10%. Priestley Centre for Climate Futures MCC Berlin Jan Minx nature.com/articles/s4146…

Professor Anna Lawson speaks to BBC Radio 4 PM on the accessibility of 'floating' bus stops Inclusive Public Space Centre for Disability Studies Law & Social Justice

Listen again, segment starts from 16m 33s: bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/m0…

The Nuffield Centre for Int. Health & Development #WorldHealthDay showcase brought together policymakers and scholars in global public health.

Based on those conversations, Nichola Jones and I plotted the emerging global health priorities and proposed a way forward.

Via @PolicyLeeds:
medium.com/policy-leeds/h…