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Professor Louise Waite advises the House of Lords on the Modern Slavery Act
LSSI Director and Human Geography Professor Louise Waite has given evidence to the House of Lords Modern Slavery Act 2015 Committee, outlining the conflation of modern slavery and immigration.
Postgraduate SEE student is honoured by the British Council for his work with indigenous communities
Current MSc Environment and Development student, Vaibhav Sonone, has been honoured as a finalist at the India UK Achievers Award 2024 (NISAU) in the category of Society and Policy.
Research on slavery and trafficking aims to understand, build awareness and protect victims
This Slavery and Human Trafficking Prevention Month, we highlight research at the University of Leeds that explores the causes and solutions to modern-day slavery and contributes towards ending it.
Environment community playing a leading role at COP28
Environment staff and students are involved in several COP 28 events on a range of topics, with many contributing to the daily themes over the two week period.
Faith, bordering and modern slavery in the UK
New research shows that faith-based organisations (FBOs) supporting modern slavery survivors in the UK are embroiled in a landscape marked by racialised border violence.