The Alice Bacon Lecture 2026
Frances O’Grady delivers the 2026 Alice Bacon Lecture
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Professor Leston-Bandeira and IPEN cited in UK Parliament’s Modernisation Committee report
Written evidence submitted to the Modernisation Committee of the UK House of Commons by Professor Leston-Bandeira and by the International Parliament Engagement Network (IPEN) has been cited in the committee’s report, published at the end of 2025. IPEN was co-founded by Professor Cristina Leston-Bandeira in 2020 in partnership with the UK House of Commons service. It is an international network...
Professor Viktoria Spaiser member of the University's COP30 delegation
Professor Viktoria Spaiser is attending (online) this year's COP30 as part of the University of Leeds COP30 delegation, promoting the 2nd Global Tipping Points Report
‘New reality’ as world reaches first climate tipping point
Professor Viktoria Spaiser has contributed to six chapters of the 2nd Global Tipping Points Report launched on the 13th of October 2025, ahead of the COP30. Read here about the key take-aways from the report.
Professor Leston-Bandeira gives keynote speech in Westminster, on the 10th anniversary of e-Petitions to Parliament
2025 marks 10 years since e-petitions to the UK Parliament were introduced. Since then, over 30 million people have signed e-petitions to parliament and every year over 10,000 e-petitions are considered. As part of the celebrations marking this important milestone, the UK Parliament held a reception in Speaker’s House at the Palace of Westminster, which...
Pioneering Global Map on Public Engagement launched by IPEN
Over the past two years, the International Parliament Engagement Network (IPEN) has developed a project to put together a pioneering map of the services that parliaments offer across the world on public engagement. To date this information had not been available, with the map providing vital insights into how parliaments are trying to strengthen engagement...
UKRI Future Leaders Fellowship Extension Granted
Viktoria Spaiser is delighted to have received a three year extension for her UKRI Future Leadership Fellowship, starting in October 2025. Viktoria has exciting plans for her extension, including exploring generative AI Agent Based Models to better understand complex social dynamics that can bring about climate solutions or can reinforce maladaptive responses to escalating climate...
Alice Bacon Lecture 2024/5 | Naga Munchetty
On Thursday 6 February, the Alice Bacon Lecture 2024/5 was delivered by celebrated broadcaster and journalist Naga Munchetty at the University of Leeds. The lecture, which honours the city of Leeds' first woman MP, celebrates the achievements of pioneering women and is jointly organised by the Centre for Democratic Politics and Right Honourable Rachel Reeves...
Book Launch | Deformations of Democracy: David Beetham in Contemporary Politics
Celebrate the launch of Deformations of Democracy with the editors (John Schwarzmantel and Helen Beetham), contributors, colleagues and friends of David. This is the first book length response to the work of the late David Beetham, who was a Professor in Politics and International Studies at the University of Leeds, and in particular his original...
Susan Ann Samuel member of the University's COP29 delegation
Susan Ann Samuel is attending this year's COP29 as part of the University of Leeds COP29 delegation Susan Ann Samuel will be attending COP28 to conduct research as part of her PhD project, which is closely aligned with Dr Viktoria Spaiser's UKRI FLF award.