The Human and Social Sciences Divisional Research Mentor Award 2021 has been jointly awarded to Professor Miguel Leon-Ledesma (Economics) and Professor Ayşe Üskül (Psychology). Congratulations … Read more
Researching the ethnicity wage gap
Extended essay or dissertation? It’s the question that everyone has to think about at some point during their time in the Economics department. And usually, when you … Read more
June News RoundUp
June was exam month at the school but it also brought us an OBE, a top ranking, a Kent Researcher’s Award as well as Pride … Read more
HSS Summer Bites in July
A month of bitesize talks from the Schools of Economics, Politics and International Relations, Psychology, and Anthropology and Conservation about the study of humans and … Read more
Eastern Arc Experimental Social Science Workshop will be ‘hybrid’ this September
The ‘Experimental Social Science Workshop’ is taking place a hybrid form (in-person and online) at University of Kent, on September 9-10, 2021. The workshop … Read more
Yannis Galankis wins People’s Choice at the Researcher’s Showcase
This year, PhD student Yannis Galankis participated in the “Research Creative” category of the Researchers Showcase competitions! His entry was a video teaser of my recent … Read more
‘Herd immunity’ COVID-19 response would have cost Western Australia $4.9 billion
Professor Rob Fraser in collaboration with Professor Simon McKirdy and Professor David Cook, Scientists at Murdoch University’s Harry Butler Institute have assessed the direct costs … Read more
Kent’s School of Economics up 9 places in The Complete University Guide
Its great to see the School of Economics go back to its usual solid place in the Complete University Guide in 2021.Coming in at 31, … Read more
Are we complicit in Rainbow Capitalism and can we help?
Stage 3 student Tapasya Bhandari discusses LGBTQ+ rights, the nature of Rainbow Capitalism and what we as individuals can do to help. Image credit – … Read more
Virtual meetings for postgraduate applicants
Dr Andrey Launov, our Director of Graduate Studies, will be available on a fortnightly basis to answer your questions about postgraduate study at Kent. The … Read more









