A paper co-authored by SSPSSR Senior Lecturer in Quantitative Sociology Dr Robert de Vries and Dr Aaron Reeves from the University of Oxford’s Department of … Read more
Author: Andrea Shieber
Benefit claimants are struggling to cope with current payment levels
As the government prepares to deliver its next Budget, a new report co-led by SSPSSR Senior Lecturer Dr Ben Baumberg Geiger, is calling for a review … Read more
SSPSSR’s peer mentoring scheme is boosting study skills for first year students
Increasing numbers of first year students at SSPSSR are taking advantage of the School’s Academic Peer Mentoring (APM) scheme to boost their study skills. The … Read more
Domestic violence talk on YouTube by Professor Michelle McCarthy attracts more than 1k views in three weeks
A talk on domestic violence against women with learning disabilities by Kent Professor Michelle McCarthy has attracted more than 1000 views on YouTube in just … Read more
Pears Foundation becomes first core funder of Kent’s Centre for Philanthropy
Pears Foundation has become the first core funder of Kent’s Centre for Philanthropy, providing £210,000 to help it continue to develop innovative teaching and education for charity … Read more
Kent Professor Stephen Peckham appointed as policy advisor to government select committee
Kent Health Policy Professor Stephen Peckham, has been appointed to a new Expert Panel as a policy advisor by the House of Commons cross-party Health … Read more
Five workplace lessons learnt from the Covid-19 pandemic
SSPSSR’s Dr Heejung Chung, an expert in flexible working and work-life balance, has reflected on the changes we have seen in workplace culture in 2020 … Read more
International Child Protection module: ‘An intense and rewarding journey’
Students who have completed a 10-week module in ‘Support, help and intervention in International Child Protection’ at Kent’s Centre for Child Protection (CCP) have been reflecting … Read more
Kent research will explore Internet use and online safety for people with Intellectual Disabilities (ID)
A group of Kent researchers led by Dr Paraskevi Triantafyllopoulou of the Tizard Centre (part of the School of Social Policy, Sociology and Social Research) … Read more
Potential public sector pay freeze highlights broader issues
Millions of public sector workers in England are expected to face a pay freeze next year, after a huge rise in Government spending to fight coronavirus. Professor … Read more