Tomorrow live from DC!

"Women and War in Sudan" from @timep.bsky.social is kicking off now. If you didn't get a chance to register, not to fear! You can still tune in LIVE here: youtube.com/live/N_ARHIo...

Don't miss Mahitab Mahgoub, Mayada Hassanain, Jumana Eltgani, and Lina Marwan, moderated by Doug Christensen.

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'Book talk - The psychic lives of statues: reckoning with the rubble of empire' 🌍

Upcoming Emotions in Politics and IR (EPIR) BISA Working Group book talk with Rahul Rao for a discussion on "what do we do with the monuments left behind by empire?" 📚

Sign up today 👉 https://ow.ly/nOoA50YFrW3

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One year after our original essay appeared, @astra.bsky.social and I are thrilled to reveal the North American cover of our forthcoming book END TIMES FASCISM - and the Fight for the Living World.

On bookshelves Sept 15th and now available for pre-order.

Canada: is.gd/RNravu
US: is.gd/U3nR3H

The Voice of Hind Rajab | Official Website | December 17 2025 Watch the trailer, find screenings & book tickets for The Voice of Hind Rajab on the official site. In theaters December 17 2025 brought to you by Willa Distribution LLC. Directed by: Kaouther Ben Han...

The Voice of Hind Rajab doesn't have to be an #Oscars winner to be an incredible film.

It's truly one of the most devastating, yet powerful movies I've ever seen, and I encourage you to find a way to watch it www.thevoiceofhindrajabfilm.com

With @karenhao.bsky.social and 1400 friends at Vancouver's Chan Center. So much interest in her brilliant book Empire of AI.

We went deep on gen AI's impacts on warfare, climate, labour, colonialism and psychosis.

Heavy, but lots of love and determination in the room.

Jailed for losing a pregnancy: how progress on El Salvador’s harsh anti-abortion law is unravelling Years of campaigning led to the release of 81 women imprisoned under the country’s strict reproductive laws, but the suspension of civil rights by President Nayib Bukele is fuelling a new wave of crim...

Between 2009 and 2023, campaigners in El Salvador secured the release of dozens of women imprisoned for abortion-related charges, miscarriages, stillbirths and obstetric emergencies. But now, under the country’s "state of emergency" imposed by dictator Nayib Bukele, progress is unravelling.

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The registration deadline for #BISA2026 is today ‼️

Join us in Brighton in June: 'Is International Studies ready for what comes next? New thinking, new directions' 🎉

Register now 👉 https://conference.bisa.ac.uk

Simon Rushton @julietdryden.bsky.social VisitBrighton Juanita Elias

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Director of Leeds Institute for Societal Futures, Professor Louise Waite, shared expert commentary in The Times on the Anti‑Slavery Collective’s links to Princess Eugenie. Her research drives our challenge area Migration, Mobility & Belonging.
Find out more here: bit.ly/4bgRJ5E
#research #privilege

📣 Call for paper and panel proposals for the Centre for Global Security Challenges Conference 2026: New Ordering? World Politics and the Future of Global Challenges

📅 21st-22nd May 2026
📍 University of Leeds

Deadline for proposals: 31st March 2026

Civic engagement

🤝New partnership for the School!

We’re pleased to share that the School of Politics and International Studies has joined West Yorkshire Citizens, the local chapter of @citizensuk.org

Find out more about this new partnership here ⬇️
essl.leeds.ac.uk/politics-res...

Women across EU celebrate approval of European Citizens Initiative on abortion rights "For the first time, the Commission confirms unequivocally that EU funds can be used to guarantee access to safe abortion care – regardless of where they come from in Europe."

My Voice My Choice coordinator Nika Kovač: "Today is a victory for women in Europe and a good day for European democracy. For the first time, the Commission confirms unequivocally that EU funds can be used to guarantee access to safe abortion care – particularly for women in vulnerable situations."

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Discover your next steps to postgraduate study at our Masters Discovery Fair on Wednesday 11 March:

🧑‍💼 Explore career support and opportunities
💰 Get funding advice
💬 Speak to academic staff
🏙️ Learn about life as a postgraduate student at Leeds

Find out more 👇
https://bit.ly/4s6w5GX

SIGN and convince The European Commission to change their mind SIGN the petition and convince The European Commission to change their mind. The My Voice, My Choice initiative for safe and accessible abortion received some bad news. We got unofficial information ...

Sign the petition to convince the European Commission to change their mind on My Voice, My Choice. Unofficial info says the draft response has a negative attitude. Decision Feb 26. Still time to change their mind. Sign & share: sign.myvoice-mychoice.org/forms/europe...

Amazing news!!! 😍😍 Ministers from Austria, Estonia, Finland, France, Luxembourg, Poland, Slovenia, Spain and Sweden have sent a letter to the Commission to urge them to accept our initiative for safe abortion.

Now, Ursula von der Leyen has no more excuses!

Do not miss this conversation with Prof Derek Edyvane about the politics of civility at Birkbeck on Thursday 5 March! You can sign up here: my.bbk.ac.uk/ords/f?p=832... More information about the book is available here: academic.oup.com/book/60427 @derekedyvane.bsky.social

Carbon Capture and Storage in the UK - Priestley Centre for Climate Futures Authored by Elliott Johnson, Oliver Broad and Paul Brockway in November 2025 Download or view the full report - Carbon Capture and Storage in the UK: Deployment requirements and risks Summary This rep...

➡️ New report from our Climate Evidence Unit: CCS (carbon capture & storage) could support the UK’s path to Net Zero, but only if deployed strategically & responsibly. It highlights key actions on governance, public engagement, flexibility & fair costs. Read more 👉 climate.leeds.ac.uk/our-work/cli...

The Alice Bacon Lecture 2026: Frances O'Grady Former general secretary of the Trades Union Congress (TUC) and Labour peer Frances O’Grady is to deliver the 2026 Alice Bacon Lecture at the University of Leeds on Thursday 12th March.

We are delighted to announce that Frances O’Grady is to deliver the 2026 Alice Bacon Lecture!

📆12th March 2026
🕒18:30 - 19:30
📍Great Hall, University of Leeds

This free public lecture is hosted by @cdpleeds.bsky.social

Get your ticket here: shorturl.at/IV1Kl

Find out more ⬇️
shorturl.at/aO97i

🚨 The deadline for #EISAPEC26 abstract submission is tomorrow!

A stylized yellow horse surrounded by floral patterns is depicted on a red background. The text reads, "Happy Year of the Horse 2026."

Happy Year of the Fire Horse! 🔥🐎

We would like to wish everyone here at Leeds a year of passion, progress, and positive change.

Keep exploring, keep learning, and make the most of every moment on campus.

Best Graduate Paper 2025. Congratulations to Nijat Eldarov for the paper ' Border security innovation as ecological risk management: Preemptive surveillance and techno-natural turn in border security'

🎉 Congratulations to Nijat Eldarov, winner of EISA's Best Graduate Paper Award!

🔗 Learn more about the paper and the committee's comments here: buff.ly/weiEpHI

Very good statement on the ways that extreme wealth/power concentration breeds depravity.

The story of the Epstein Files, and of our time.

Throughout 2026, @timep.bsky.social will be programming around the 15 year anniversary of the Arab Uprisings.

Our kick-off event on February 23 features an incredible line-up: Lina Attalah, Hamid Khalafallah, Razan Rashidi, and Samia Errazzouki, moderated by @michatobia.bsky.social.

Egyptian human rights defender Dr. Aida Seif El-Dawla has been ordered released on LE 100,000 bail after being questioned for 3 hours today by the Supreme State Security Prosecution on El-Nadeem's recent report on torture in prisons and other related publications involving torture victims.

For those in Cambridge, I'm giving a talk on Wednesday 18 February, 6-7:30pm, at St Catherine's college

www.politicaleconomy.group.cam.ac.uk/events/dr-il...

Reminder that Francesca Albanese is not being targeted for a sentence twisted and lifted out of context in a speech.

She is being targeted for daring to name the names of giant companies complicit in the crime of genocide.

They would rather destroy international law than be accountable to it.

🚨 The #EISAPEC26 abstract deadline is coming up!

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Only 2 weeks remaining to register for #BISA2026 ‼️

'Is International Studies ready for what comes next? New thinking, new directions' to discuss, promote & develop international studies 🌍

👉 https://conference.bisa.ac.uk

Simon Rushton @julietdryden.bsky.social VisitBrighton Juanita Elias

Background is a smiling portrait of Dr James Greenwood-Reeves. #News flare. LGBT+ History Month special! This year's LGBT+ History month logo. Text reads: Dr James Greenwood-Reeves reflects on LGBT+ History Month as a valuable opportunity to learn from the past, celebrate community, and recognise the importance of visibility.

🏳️‍🌈LGBT+ History Month special!🏳️‍🌈
In this interview, Dr @jgreenwoodreeves.bsky.social shares the creative and collaborative influences behind his work, including @lawsadrag.bsky.social, a network that brings academics and drag artists together to explore lived experiences of law.👇
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🧵 Today at @timep.bsky.social, we're launching "The Arab Uprisings 15 Years On: More Than a Moment."

I'd like to tell you a bit more.

This year, we mark fifteen years since the Arab Uprisings, the single most significant event that changed my life and the life of so many in my generation. (1)