Dr Marian Duggan discusses the issues surrounding the court case involving Ashers, the Christian-run bakery in Northern Ireland. Dr Duggan has written extensively on homophobia including … Read more
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Third Sector Impact – new blog for project updates and findings
PSSRU is part of a three year European Commission funded project, Third Sector Impact (TSI), looking at the impact of the third sector in Europe – … Read more
Bursary for DCGC candidate to attend BSC Conference
The theme for the 2015 conference is: ‘Criminology: Voyages of Critical Discovery’. This reflects the spirit of Plymouth as a point of departure for … Read more
Social Policy in Top 10 Subject Tables
Social Policy at Kent appears in the latest Complete University Guide’s (CUG) top 10 subject tables. Social Policy, ranked 9th by the CUG, regularly receives excellent feedback and this year appears … Read more
Research Impact – Million Pound Donors
A case study submitted to the Research Excellence Framework 2014 demonstrating the impact of the University’s research. Kent’s REF2014 success. Picture by University of Kent. … Read more
Fully funded PhD with PSSRU
PhD studentship on improving public services for vulnerable people using ‘big data’ methods. The Data Research Centre for Business and Local Government (DRCBLG) has been … Read more
New deadline for 50th Anniversary Scholarships 11 May 2015
We are pleased to be able to announce an extension to the 50th Anniversary Scholarship deadline. PhD degree programmes eligible for the scholarship are: Applied Psychology … Read more
SSPSSR awards 31 places on University’s VALUE Programme
Our School has contributed to a record number of places for Stage 1 students on the 2014/15 VALUE programme. The VALUE programme is an initiative … Read more
Free screening of ‘Carry Greenham Home’ followed by discussion panel
We are delighted to announce that next Tuesday 31 March at 6:30pm there will be a free screening of the movie Carry Greenham Home at the … Read more
New Pears Philanthropy Fellow announced
The UK’s first dedicated philanthropy university teaching post has been appointed at Kent following a £156,000 donation from the Pears Foundation. Dr Triona Fitton will … Read more