Conferences

Join us on Friday 9 May for the School of Sociology and Social Policy Spring Ball.

The Ball will be held at The Queens Hotel and will start from 7pm. Places are limited so book early to avoid missing out!

Tickets cost only £20 (worth £55) and include a welcome drink, 3-course sit down meal and a DJ. 

Dress code is black tie (optional).

We look forward to seeing you there!

Additional Information

Please use your University of Leeds email address when booking your ticket. If you have not used the Online Store before, you will need to create an account. 

Tickets for the Spring Ball may be purchased by staff and students in the School of Sociology and Social Policy and members of Soc Crim Soc only. One ticket is permitted per person, please do not book a ticket on behalf of another student or staff member.

You will be required to present your University of Leeds ID card upon arrival, please ensure you bring this with you as you will not be permitted to enter the event without it.

A professional photographer will be present at the Spring Ball from 8pm-9.30pm and photographs taken will be used on the School of Sociology and Social Policy's website and social media channels for marketing purposes. Please indicate on the booking form if you consent to this. 

If you have any questions, please contact Grace Idle, SSP School Support Officer (Events) – g.a.idle@leeds.ac.uk

This second annual conference of the ESRC Vulnerability & Policing Futures Research Centre provides an opportunity for academics, practitioners, policy makers and communities to work together to share ideas and forge plans for tangibly improving the policies, systems and processes which impact upon people considered vulnerable, reducing harm in their interactions with policing and related services.

There will be two keynote speaker sessions, a plenary policy panel, and over 15 workshop sessions on a range of topics including the future of neighbourhood policing, women’s safety in public spaces, improving the police and policy response to modern slavery, preventing harm among vulnerable people, and the use of diversion for adults with vulnerabilities, among many others.

For full information about the conference please visit vulnerabilitypolicing.org.uk

Delegates can book overnight accommodation for one or two nights at pre-negotiated rates at a variety of central Leeds hotels via the link below. Please note delegate fees do not include accommodation.

Join us on this visit to the famous North Yorkshire seaside town of Whitby on Wednesday 28th May 2025!

This is a full day visit from 9am to 6pm. When we arrive in Whitby, you are free to explore the town. 

Places are limited and booking is required.

Tickets cost only £5 and include return coach travel.

Additional Information

Please use your University of Leeds email address when completing the booking form. If you have not used the Online Store before, you will need to create an account. 

Tickets may be purchased by taught postgraduate students in the School of Sociology and Social Policy only. Students from other departments and individuals from outside of the University are not permitted to attend.

One ticket is permitted per person; please only purchase a ticket for yourself. 

If you have any questions please contact Grace Idle, SSP School Operations Officer (Events) - g.a.idle@leeds.ac.uk