Monthly Archives: October 2018

The long awaited stats text everyone is talking about!

Posted on October 17, 2018 by jvcs3

This month’s ‘must buy’ text ‘Critical Statistics Seeing Beyond the Headlines’ is now available on the publisher’s website.  Authored by Q-Step’s Rob de Vries, this is a fabulous introductory texts for students doing statistical research for the first time or … Continue reading →

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Attempts to tackle opioid crisis drives demand to the darknet

Posted on October 17, 2018 by jvcs3

Research involving Dr Jack Cunliffe has found that tighter prescription regulations on certain opioid medications led to a significant increase in illicit online drug trading for these painkillers. Jack Cunliffe, Lecturer in Quantitative Methods and Criminology, developed the methodology and … Continue reading →

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Fascinating findings from Dr Heejung Chung

Posted on October 17, 2018 by jvcs3

Dr Heejung Chun, Reader in Sociology and Social Policy at the University of Kent’s School of Social Policy, Sociology and Social Research, had a productive summer with a number of successful media publications.  See this for Heejung’s reflections on recent YouGov … Continue reading →

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Welcome to the relaunched Q-Step News page!

Posted on October 15, 2018 by Richard Barber

Hello all!  This is our new section for the Q-Step website where we plan to post news about the work of our Q-Step staff and students as well as anything out there beyond Kent that might spark an interest for … Continue reading →

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