Category: School of Social Sciences

A new study aimed at reducing drug and alcohol use in vulnerable young people, will see Multidimensional Family Therapy (MDFT) adapted, delivered and evaluated for … Read more

A research partnership of universities, community health providers and local councils co-led by Professor Sally Kendall has been awarded funding by the National Institute for … Read more

Kent sociologist, Professor Joy Y. Zhang, has been awarded a £1.88 million grant from the Advanced Research + Invention Agency (ARIA) to lead a pioneering project which aims … Read more

Research has found that a wall squat is one of the most effective exercise types for lowering blood pressure. Following the success of a previous … Read more

A new research report highlights the crucial role of historic fundraising in shaping experiences of healthcare today. Each year millions of CT and MRI scans … Read more

Professor Jennifer Leigh has co-authored a White Paper raising awareness of the needs of disabled people working in STEMM areas (science, technology, engineering, mathematics and medicine) … Read more

Dr Rebecca Ogden, School of Culture and Languages, has received research funding for her project ‘Adolescent Parenthoods and Culture in Latin America’. This Arts and … Read more

Dr Serena Tomlinson and Dr Nick Gore (School of Social Policy, sociology and Social Research), both part of the Tizard project, a leading UK academic … Read more

BBC’s move on Strictly Come Dancing leads us to question: To what extent has BBC’s featuring of same-sex dance couples encouraged increased societal acceptance of … Read more

Dr Connal Parsley (Kent Law School), Dr Sweta Rajan-Rankin (School of Social Policy, Sociology and Social Research), and Dr Daniel Ingram, soon to join the School of Anthropology … Read more