Applications are now open for a fully-funded Tizard PhD Studentship at the Tizard Centre, one of the leading academic groups concerned with intellectual and developmental … Read more
Month: October 2021
Professor Larry Ray wins Cultural Sociology SAGE Prize for Innovation and Excellence
SSPSSR Emeritus Professor of Sociology Larry Ray has been awarded the 2021 Cultural Sociology SAGE Prize for Innovation and Excellence by the British Sociological Association … Read more
Refugee draws from experience to inspire her PhD at Kent
Basma Taysir El Doukhi, a Palestinian Stateless refugee who was living in the Rashidieh Palestinian refugee camp in Lebanon, is looking forward to sharing knowledge … Read more
Everything you need to know about Socrates
We caught up with the President of Socrates, Sarah Saeed, to learn more about the student society for SSPSSR students What is Socrates and who … Read more
Coffin Tales Roadshow offers creative ways to look at death and dying
The Coffin Tales Roadshow is coming to Kent, Medway and Essex this month with a series of free events that offer creative ways to look … Read more
Professor Glynis Murphy appointed to expert panel of public inquiry into allegations of abuse
Glynis Murphy, Professor of Clinical Psychology and Disability at the Tizard Centre, is one of two experts appointed to the panel of a public inquiry … Read more
Tizard Centre project aims to make lasting changes to health services in Greenwich
A team at Kent’s Tizard Centre has begun working on a collaborative research project – called Believe in Us – which aims to make real … Read more
Half of Universal Credit claimants are food insecure even with £20 a week uplift
A new research report co-authored by SSPSSR Senior Lecturer in Sociology and Social Policy Dr Ben Baumberg Geiger has found that half of Universal Credit (UC) claimants are … Read more
Kent child protection experts to share research expertise in free webinars
Experts from the University of Kent’s Centre for Child Protection are sharing research expertise on Child Sexual Exploitation (CSE) and parent-infant interventions in a series … Read more
Alumni spotlight: Johansen Kasenene, MA Advanced Child Protection
Johansen Kasenene completed his MA in Advanced Child Protection at Kent in 2019. He now works as an Associate Protection Officer for the United Nations … Read more