Justice and equality

Fairness, inclusivity, equality, and welfare, are policy fields where our research sets the political agenda.

These themes also define our values and approach to meeting the grand social challenges of our time at national and international level.

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Gap between rich and poor widening

The gap between super-rich and the rest of the world widens further

Theme overview

Justice and equality research at York: overview (PDF , 188kb)

Theme champion

Professor Kate Pickett, research champion for Justice and Equality

Kate Pickett is Professor of Epidemiology in the University’s Department of Health Sciences. Co-founder and trustee of The Equality Trust, she is also co-author of The Spirit Level, a best-selling book which highlights the problems caused by unequal distribution of incomes.

Read more about Professor Pickett's vision for Justice and Equality

research-champions@york.ac.uk

Research

Gap between rich and poor widening

The gap between super-rich and the rest of the world widens further
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Benefits cap challenge

Our research supports a High Court ruling on the Government's benefits cap
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Bridging Brazil's health divide

Community workers are at the heart of Brazil's public health system
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Posthumous pardons​

Our research shapes law granting posthumous pardons for gay people​
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Tackling corporate culture

Brexit could be a chance to reform big business
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Counting the cost of welfare reform

Benefit sanctions are pushing people into poverty
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EU benefit 'tourists' - unpacking the myth​

The effect of benefit cuts on migrant workers
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Creating and sharing wealth

Democratic wealth - does it add up?
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Life on a low income

We're researching the reality of rural poverty
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Landmark legal ruling

Our research is at the centre of an armed forces legal review
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Probing the link between poverty and poor health

Better healthcare for deprived areas could ease pressure on A&E departments
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Documenting a tragedy

Our human rights experts give migrants a voice
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Britain's £93 billion business hand-out

Report reveals how private businesses rely on the state
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Higher education: A casualty of war

Universities and colleges around the world are urged to sign up to historic Accord
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A new approach to child maintenance

Our research casts new light on a major social issue
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The case for UK electoral reform post-election

Professor of Politics Martin Smith argues the UK voting system is broken
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Confronting lad culture in our universities

Could a Charter Mark help to combat student sexism?
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Education holds the key to rebuilding war-torn Somalia

Our researchers find that education is the key to peace-building in Somalia.
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Severe brain injury: Families share their stories

Interviews with families whose relatives who have suffered severe forms of brain injury.
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UK poverty study shows adults skimping on food

Over one in four adults skimp on food to allow household members to eat.
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Study confronts social housing stereotypes

Study debunks common myths about social housing residents.

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