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pubTALK Monday 11th March

Our next pubTALK is on Monday 11th March and we are very excited to welcome Hind Elhinnawy to talk about ‘Secular Muslim Women’s Activism in the Age of ISIS’. Experiencing abuse, harassment, and sometimes death threats from ‘radical Islamists’, and … Continue reading

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Congratulations to Rob de Vries on winning a prestigious award for ‘Critical Statistics: Seeing Beyond the Headlines’

2018 saw the publication of Dr Rob de Vries’ new book, Critical Statistics: Seeing Beyond the Headlines.  He is now pleased to have received an award for this from the Textbook and Academic Authors Association in the category, ‘Most Promising New … Continue reading

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UK rise in deaths from Xanax must be tackled at root cause

Jack Cunliffe’s upcoming research, in collaboration with the Institute of Psychiatry at Kings College London and the University of Montreal, shows a rise in the popularity of sedative drugs on darknet markets, with the UK level increasing at the quickest pace, … Continue reading

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Come to our first pubTALK of 2019!

A very belated Happy New Year to you all!  We have our first pubTALK of 2019 coming up on Monday 11th February, 7 for 7.30pm at the Old Buttermarket, Burgate Canterbury.  Our speaker is Professor David Oliver from the Tizard … Continue reading

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Wishing you all a very Happy Christmas!

Very best wishes from all at Kent Q-Step Centre for a very Happy Christmas and a prosperous new year!

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What’s your view on flexible working?

Recent research from the University of Kent has suggested that flexible working often leads to negative views from other employees, while for those doing the flexible working, feelings are also negative – that their careers will suffer if they use … Continue reading

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Come and hear how the media can misinterpret statistics! (surely not!!)

Monday 10th December, 7 for 7.30 pm, The Old Buttermarket, Canterbury, SSPSSR’s Dr Rob de Vries will be talking about, ‘Lies, Fake News, and Statistics’. Browse your social media feed, turn on the TV, or open your news website of … Continue reading

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Do the British public believe ‘benefit myths’?

Do the British public believe ‘myths’ about the benefit system, or do they have a roughly accurate view about how it works? A new paper by Ben Baumberg Geiger, published in the journal Social Policy & Administration in August, looks … Continue reading

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Student evaluations: are they worth it?

This was the underlying question at a summer conference attended by Gianna Eick.  Gianna’s own thoughts on this are that, when data is used well,  combining findings from various surveys, staff and student focus groups, then progress can be made in improving … Continue reading

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The long awaited stats text everyone is talking about!

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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