The rise in vehicle ramming attacks (VRAs) is as much the product of a virus-like spread of the act due to mass media coverage and … Read more
Online course supports international practitioners
Communicating effectively with vulnerable children and young people is not always easy. Despite practitioners and carers knowing this is an important area of their work, … Read more
How the Global South shapes emerging science
A transnational strategy is no longer aspirational for scientific development, it is a pre-condition. Writes Dr Joy Zhang, Senior Lecturer in Sociology In this Think … Read more
Pushing the boundaries of ethnographic research
How do you conduct ethnographic research when customs and beliefs highlight your difference and that you are there to observe? Well, you can’t take the … Read more
Paris summer school launched
The first Urban Ethnography Summer School took place in Paris this July with participants coming from all over the world to immerse themselves in the … Read more
Extending palliative care to help more patients
Better understanding of neurological conditions and their pathophysiological mechanisms has stressed the need for application of palliative care measures also in patients with neurological disorders. … Read more
Religious urbanisation and intrastructural lives in African mega-cities
This international multidisciplinary project is a partnership between the universities of Kent, Toronto, York, Kinshasa and Lagos and its principal objective is to explore the … Read more
Centre for Child Protection takes its innovative approach international
The ground-breaking research and training solutions for professionals working in child protection is taken to new audiences. Writes Professor Jane Reeves, Director Centre for Child … Read more
Conference investigates emotional politics
Conference held at the University of Kent in May 2018 explores how reaching and mobilising the masses can affect the outcome of a movement. Writes … Read more
Year Abroad: a student’s view
When I first began university, I had no intention of going on a year abroad. It wasn’t until I became aware of the Erasmus scheme, … Read more