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 levels.

Research topics

Governance and policy

Human rights

Socioeconomic inequalities

Prejudice, discrimination and toleration

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York researchers awarded £2.3m for sickle cell anaemia research

The University of York has been awarded £2.3 million by the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation for new research into stem cell gene therapy for sickle cell anaemia.

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Women are homeless in greater numbers than has previously been assumed, new research shows

Women's homelessness occurs at a far greater scale than is recognised and systemic failures leave many in a “state of survival,” new study reveals.

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Widening inequalities for children in the North of England cost billions, increase poverty and cost children’s lives

A major new report out today paints a stark picture of inequality for children growing up in the North of England post-pandemic compared to those in the rest of the country.

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New research centre to transform understanding of children’s mathematics learning

The University of York is one of seven founding partners to establish the new Centre for Early Mathematics Learning (CEML).

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Featured research

Case study

COVID-19, social distancing and violence against women in Brazil

York researchers evaluate the impact of social distancing on domestic violence in Brazil.
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Global Assessment for a New Economics (GANE)

A global partnership involving science, policy and practice for a just future for people and the planet.
Case study

Measuring the impact of covid on African settlements

York researchers are helping African informal settlements evaluate their response to covid-19.
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Hidden agendas

Research at York could help shape criminal policy in the future.

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Related departments

Our justice and equality research crosses academic boundaries. Find out more about the departments and related research groups involved in this work:

Related research groups

Research Champion

Professor Nicholas Pleace, Research Champion for Justice and Equality

Nicholas Pleace is Director of the Centre for Housing Policy and a Professor of Social Policy at York. His research interests centre on interdisciplinary research, with a particular interest in addressing the spatial concentration of inequality and injustice, including issues of housing exclusion and climate justice. He has been leading impact-driven, policy-focused homelessness research for 27 years.   

Read more about Professor Pleace's vision for Justice and equality

Justice and equality research at York: overview (PDF , 203kb)

research-champions@york.ac.uk

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