Author: harriet

This two-part workshop, at Canterbury campus, is being hosted by the University’s Q-Step Centre and will focus on crime statistics. Open to all, the first … Read more

A new book, Sociology of the Sacred, co-authored by Chris Shilling Professor of Sociology at Kent is now available. Drawing on classical and contemporary social theory, … Read more

NHS Thanet CCG and NHS South Kent CCG* have invested £30,000 in CHSS to provide research and evaluation support to take forward their integrated care … Read more

Kent’s Centre for Child Protection has developed a masterclass focusing on the issue of child neglect. Aimed at professionals and carers, the masterclass explores the range … Read more

The University has a number of ways of recognising the outstanding performance and contribution of its staff, this year the School is pleased to announce … Read more

The Home Secretary has appointed Professor Alex Stevens of the University of Kent to the Advisory Council on the Misuse of Drugs. The ACMD is … Read more

The School of Social Policy, Sociology and Social Research at the University of Kent has been awarded the Skillsmark ‘seal of approval’ for its BA … Read more

We are pleased to announce that we have been able to extend the deadline for applications for the NCVO Scholarship to 28 July 2014. The scholarship, … Read more

Year after year, when the British Social Attitudes (BSA) survey is released, newspaper headlines tell us of how our attitudes to benefits have hardened, feeding … Read more

Business leaders increasingly develop skills in charity environment, study finds. New research from Dr Beth Breeze, a University philanthropy expert, suggests business leaders are increasingly … Read more