Finally on 7 December, after 18 months of waiting, anxiety, hardship and fear, Clinic client SK and his mother were at Heathrow to welcome his … Read more
Category: Social Justice, Inequalities and Conflict
Preventing the Eviction of a Vulnerable Client
Assisted by two students on the Clinical Option module, Clinic solicitor, Vivien Gambling, successfully defended a vulnerable client, when she faced possession proceedings brought by … Read more
Talman HR: Tackling Diversity Issues in Recruitment
Talman HR is a talent management consultancy set up by University of Kent graduate Chris Wright, and specialising in diversity and inclusion. The business was awarded an EIRA … Read more
Professor Helen Carr addresses politicians at parliamentary launch of Fire Safety Checklist
Kent housing law expert Professor Helen Carr addressed politicians, policymakers and leading fire safety professionals this week at the parliamentary launch of a crucial Fire Safety … Read more
Professor Alex Stevens authors major drug harm reduction report
Professor Alex Stevens, from the School of Social Policy, Sociology and Social Research (SSPSSR), is the lead author of a new report that sets out … Read more
Transforming the practices, policies and awareness of marginalised academics
In 2011 the University of Kent established the Centre for the Study of Higher Education (CSHE) to support a flourishing and inclusive educational research community … Read more
Peru a Living Memory: understanding the past shaping the future
Lasting more than two decades, Peru experienced a bloody civil war from 1980 in a battle that saw communist revolutionaries and Government armed forces create … Read more
Detecting sex offenders
Kent research has found that by using polygraph testing on individuals convicted or suspected of committing a sexual offence police can better protect the public. … Read more
Teaching English to refugees
Students at University of Kent have been teaching English to young refugees from a range of backgrounds. Recently arriving in the country unaccompanied by adults, … Read more
La Cristiada: A Civil War
Research into one of Mexico’s bloodiest civil wars in history and the impact this had on the local community. University of Kent researcher Dr Mark Lawrence has … Read more