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.

Latest news

News

Pilot project provides free school meals to thousands more children

The University of York-led FixOurFood research programme has provided an additional 20,000 children from England’s poorest households with free school meals as part of a new trial scheme.

Posted on

News

New drive to put parents and carers at heart of child poverty debate in Scotland

The University of York and Child Poverty Action Group (CPAG) are launching a drive to engage parents and carers from across Scotland to share their everyday experiences of living on a low income.

Posted on

News

UK free school meal allowances not enough to provide healthy lunches, research reveals

Students from lower-income backgrounds are struggling to buy healthy school lunches with free school meal allowances, a new study by the University of York has found.

Posted on

News

York to co-lead £2.5m project to explore impact of justice system reform and funding cuts

A new £2.5m project will explore the effects of significant funding cuts and major procedural reforms on our justice system over the past 15 years.

Posted on

Featured research

Case study

Conflict resolution in protracted territorial conflicts

Across the world, conflicts arise over territory disagreements. But are there ways these conflicts can be resolved without violence and war?

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.
Research

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.

More featured research

Our research themes