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Month: June 2020

The Complete University Guide scores SSPSSR highly!

By th402 | 25 June 2020

The Complete University Guide is an independent publication which uses multiple sources to rank universities and courses.  These measures are especially relevant to prospective students … Read more

Free MOOC starts Monday 6 July 2020 Register now

By | 18 June 2020

Communicating Effectively with Vulnerable Children and Young People Due to the current COVID-19 crisis, we have arranged to run our free 4-week MOOC (Massive Online … Read more

Black lives matter statement from SSPSSR

By hva | 10 June 2020

The shockingly brutal and starkly inhumane killing of George Floyd symbolises the racism and oppression that blights human society. Tragically, George Floyd’s death is not … Read more

Does brain-scan research give insight to the terrorists’ mind

By hva | 08 June 2020

In his opinion piece, Dr Simon Cottee looks at, in his own words, ‘what makes terrorists tick?’ Describing the quest to find the answer as … Read more

Learning from Greece: when political statements can indicate life or death

By hva | 07 June 2020

Dr Eleni Skoura-Kirk explores how the language used by policy-makers in constructing policy problems directly influences the solutions created. Looking at the responses of Greece … Read more

Social work expert asks whether Covid-19 is an ‘equal opportunity disease’

By hva | 06 June 2020

Senior Lecturer in Social Work, Dr Sweta Rajan-Rankin notes how the Covid-19 pandemic has brought an ‘interconnectedness’ across the globe, but asks whether this actually … Read more

Covid-19 made ‘governmental ignorance’ visible says social care expert

By hva | 05 June 2020

Social care services in the UK are among the most privatised and fragmented in the Western world, this is only one of the contributing factors … Read more

Dr Trude Sundberg’s article selected as Water Journal *Editor’s Choice*

By th402 | 05 June 2020

Water is a prestigious journal which covers all aspects of water, including water science, technology, management and governance. It publishes original research papers, critical reviews … Read more

Free Webinar 9 June: Push and pull factors of online grooming

By | 05 June 2020

This is our second free webinar looking at ‘Push and pull factors of online grooming’. The first was held 3 June and was over-subscribed, so … Read more

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