Following the publication of ‘Age of Opportunity – putting the ageing society of tomorrow on the agenda of the voluntary sector today’ by the Commission … Read more
Month: May 2014
Postgraduate Information Event
If you are interested in postgraduate study at SSPSSR, one of the largest and highest ranked centres for social science in the UK, find out … Read more
Exciting new PhD Opportunity
We are delighted to announce this opportunity to undertake a PhD as part of an innovative research programme in the School of Social Policy, Sociology … Read more
Postgraduate research student quoted in THE article
In a THE Leader entitled ‘Skills, yes, but what of the thrills?’, John Gill explores the student experience. In anticipation of THE Student Experience Survey, Gill considers … Read more
Times article on Philanthropy and paying tax
Philanthropy expert Beth Breeze says some super rich people prefer donating to paying tax in today’s Times newspaper article ‘Philanthropists give millions to charity, but … Read more
Funding opportunity for PhD Sociology students
Kent students registered for a PhD in Sociology have until 12 June to apply for up to £500 of funding from the Allcorn Box Memorial … Read more
Direct Work with Children: a 10 week online module
The ability to understand children and young people’s experiences is crucial at both the assessment and intervention stage. Simply talking to them is neither sufficient … Read more
New appointment – JARID Co-editor
We are delighted to announce that Dr Peter Langdon, who recently joined the Tizard Centre, has been appointed as the next Co-editor of JARID. The … Read more
Professor Roger Matthews feature on Radio 4 and in The Times
Following his appearance on last Monday’s Radio 4 programme on ‘The Crime Conundrum‘ alongside Tony Blair, Michael Howard and Lawrence Sherman, Professor Roger Matthews of … Read more