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Events & Activities

We organise a wide range of events and activities, often in partnership with other research groupings at the university or with colleagues from other universities, activists, policy makers and practitioners. One of our core activities is the biennial Lancaster Disability Studies Conference.

Future events

Lancaster Disability Studies Conference September 2020

One of our core activities is to host the biennial Lancaster Disability Studies Conferences which have been running since 2003. 

Conference website

Past events

CeDR Symposiums

CeDR symposiums are an occasional series of research events that bring together researchers, activists and policy makers to share ideas and develop collaborations across the University and more widely.

Better Social Work

Better Social Work: Supporting people with learning disabilities to live the lives they want Conference 18th September 2017

Mad Studies and Neurodiversity

Mad Studies and Neurodiversity – exploring connections 17th June 2015

Is work fit for disabled people?

Is work fit for disabled people?   2012

Disability, Spaces and Places of Exclusion

Disability, Spaces and Places of Exclusion 16-17th April 2012

Distress or Disability

Distress or Disability 15-16th November 2011

Teaching Disability Studies to Social Work Students

Teaching Disability Studies to Social Work Students 20-21 May 2009

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