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How can we scale out the work of community-centred 'food hubs' to tackle food insecurity across the UK? Research by @effers1 (SRI Leeds), Michelle Morris (Earth and Environment at Leeds), Rachel Oldroyd (Geography at Leeds) and colleagues at the The Food Foundation hopes to address this need. ⬇️youtube.com/watch?v=iA8g1u…

We’re at #IMGS2024 this week. Rachel Oldroyd is presenting today on socio-demographic factors impacting antidepressant prescribing. Fran Pontin presented on Monday on identifying policy intervention areas where food insecurity risk is impacting childhood obesity rates.

🕸 Our latest webinar exploring how to scale up community-led food initiatives in partnership with University of Leeds takes place next week! Featuring Gemma Bridge Rachel Oldroyd and @effers1 it will summarise findings from 10 community food projects. Sign up: bit.ly/3y6EFPx

Have you read our blog by Fran Pontin on food insecurity in the UK & how social science, through a powerful data-driven tool, helps to pinpoint exactly where the need is greatest and therefore where support should be targeted? Read now ➡️ acss.org.uk/understanding-…

Great opportunity for a research fellow in spatial inequalities to explore the use of open data sources to enhance safety in parks, working with Fran Pontin, Vikki Houlden and @Barker1Anna Leeds Institute for Data Analytics Geography at Leeds @CCJSLeeds Law & Social Justice Apply by 2 October 👇

New post: Research Associate in Health and Inequalities. Interested in exploring the role of urban green and blue spaces in tackling health inequalities? Come join us at GroundsWell Consortium and make a difference jobs.ac.uk/job/DJX282/res…

📢📢JOB ALERT📢📢 What's that- ANOTHER Spatial Inequality RF post exploring green space?! If you're interested in park safety, gender, and mapping- please get in touch/see below for details!

Congrats to Dr. Romana Burgess & collaborators in the The Alan Turing Institute Novel Data Linkages for Health and Wellbeing Interest Group on your recent publication in BMJ Health & Care Informatics. Make sure to check out the paper: informatics.bmj.com/content/31/1/e… University of Bristol MRC IEU Smart Data Research UK

Dr Fran Pontin and colleagues have received funding from the Research England Policy Support Fund to utilise open data to enhance park safety for women and girls in Bradford. The project will use open-source spatial data to identify safe and unsafe areas in parks.

👋A warm welcome to our new data services: - Imagery Data Service (Imago) - Smart Data Donation Service - Geographic Data Service - Healthy and Sustainable Places Data Service Find out more about their areas of smart data research: bit.ly/4h8EUeA

We’re delighted to share the news that teams from both CDRC Leeds and CDRC ULO will lead new Smart Data Research UK data services. cdrc.ac.uk/smart-data-res…

Come join us in Bradford on 29/10 and share your experiences and ideas about the parks and green spaces in your local area! 🌱 Myself, @Barker1Anna , Jennie Gray, and Fran Pontin will have some fun, tree-based activities for you to get involved in! 🗳️

The Green AWARE Project team will be in Broadway, Bradford, on 29th October, to hear about what you love or would like to see changed about your local green spaces. Come join us for some fun activities and have your voice heard!🌱🗳️

A fantastic day yesterday in Bradford City Centre, talking about women and girls’ safety in parks and greenspaces for our GreenAWARE project. Keep your ears peeled for Vikki Houlden and @Barker1Anna interview with Heart radio!

Last week, the University celebrated the 2024 Research Impact and Engagement Awards 🏆 The event brought together researchers and support teams from across the University of Leeds alongside partners including West Yorkshire Police, the NHS, Leeds City Museums, and more.