To mark the publication of her new book, In Defence of Philanthropy, we caught up with Dr Beth Breeze, Director of the Centre for Philanthropy … Read more
Month: September 2021
Free online fundraising course from the Centre for Philanthropy
Registration is now open for a free online fundraising course from Kent’s Centre for Philanthropy. The MOOC (Massive Open Online Course) titled ‘How to Fundraise: … Read more
Research on life after the pandemic for people with learning disabilities
This study is about coronavirus (also called Covid-19) and people with learning disabilities following the coronavirus pandemic. Researchers including Dr Jill Bradshaw and Dr Nick Gore from Kent’s Tizard Centre did … Read more
Free online course to improve communications with vulnerable children
SSPSSR’s Centre for Child Protection (CCP) is aiming to help those who work with or care for children by teaching child-centred communication strategies via its new MOOC … Read more
Alumni spotlight: Brenda Etukei Meyer, MA Advanced Child Protection
Brenda Etukei Meyer completed an MA in Advanced Child Protection at Kent in 2018. She now works as a Program Support Specialist in Kenya for … Read more
New Frank Furedi book explores the origins and rise of the culture war over socialisation
A new book from SSPSSR Emeritus Professor of Sociology Frank Furedi, reinterprets the current culture wars as an outcome of conflicting orientations towards socialisation. Identity has … Read more
Covid-19 welfare claimants are seen as more deserving of financial support
New research co-led by SSPSSR shows that Covid-19 welfare claimants are seen as much more deserving and less blameworthy than pre-pandemic claimants – but this … Read more
Paper Prize 2021 awarded to Dr Caroline Chatwin
A paper co-authored by SSPSSR Reader in Criminology Dr Caroline Chatwin, has been awarded the Paper Prize 2021 by the British Society of Criminology’s Women, Crime … Read more
Iranian edition of Professor Chris Shilling’s monograph: The Body and Social Theory
At a time when body matters and controversies related to social control, reproductive rights, discrimination and the future of organic life are key issues across … Read more