Come along and find out about the exciting and varied postgraduate programmes offered by the School. Dr Vince Miller and Professor Chris Shilling, Directors of … Read more
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Students nominate SSPSSR staff in teaching awards
Three years ago, the Kent Union Teaching Awards were established as a way for students to pro-actively recognise and reward the work of staff across … Read more
Re-thinking the ‘fall’ in crime
Marian FitzGerald, Visiting Professor of Criminology at the University, has challenged the new Police and Crime Commissioners (PCCs) to oversee a cultural shift in the … Read more
Kent launches major new study of successful fundraising
Despite the importance and urgency of fundraising, which generates billions of pounds of voluntary income for charities each year, we know little about the non-technical … Read more
Sociology Success in Article of the Year
Kent’s School of Social Policy, Sociology and Social Research (SSPSSR) supplied two of the four articles shortlisted for the major international refereed journal Sociological Review … Read more
SSPSSR professors comment on UK Peace Index
Professor Larry Ray, of the University’s School of Social Policy, Sociology and Social Research (SSPSSR), was interviewed on BBC Radio Kent on Wednesday 24 April … Read more
Criminal justice student volunteer helps rehabilitate Medway offenders
A University criminal justice student has been supporting the rehabilitation of offenders back into the Medway community as a volunteer with Kent Probation Service. Andrea … Read more
Progressive governance – Dr Steven Roberts presents evidence
Dr Steven Roberts, Lecturer in Social Policy and Sociology in the School of Social Policy, Sociology and Social Research gave written evidence in the form … Read more
SuperVisions initiative helps graduate students
The experience of navigating supervisory relationships is one thing research students from across the university have in common. But while supervision is the topic of … Read more
International Conference on Philanthropy
An international conference on social justice philanthropy was held in London on 1 March 2013. The conference brought together academics, policy-makers and practitioners, in order … Read more