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Category: Public engagement
Funding awarded for project on urban livelihoods, waste and the politics of value in Nigeria
Informal re-use of waste tyre in Lagos, Nigeria Dr David Garbin has been awarded a £50k grant under the British Academy Cities and Infrastructure of … Read more
Professor Heejung Chung named as top influencer for the ‘Future of Work’
Heejung Chung, Professor of Sociology and Social Policy at Kent, has been named within Onalytica’s Who’s Who report on the ‘Future of Work’. The Who’s … Read more
Joint funding awarded to Kent services to support victims of sexual abuse
The Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC) has awarded funding to help survivors of child sexual exploitation (CSE). The financial aid will be shared between … Read more
World-renowned expert on addiction comes to Kent
The University is anticipating the arrival of Professor Keith Humphreys who’ll be delivering a lecture on addiction, on 1 November at Kent Law School’s Widoger … Read more
Establishing a Restorative Justice Clinical Program
The first restorative justice training for University of Kent staff, funded by the Research Impact Fund and the Student Engagement Fund 2021/22, took place this … Read more
Centre for Child Protection team wins inaugural LSSJ Public Engagement Award
The University of Kent has a well-established tradition of public engagement. It continues to build a national and international reputation for excellence in education and … Read more
Free MOOC starts Monday 6 July 2020 Register now
Communicating Effectively with Vulnerable Children and Young People Due to the current COVID-19 crisis, we have arranged to run our free 4-week MOOC (Massive Online … Read more
Free Webinar 9 June: Push and pull factors of online grooming
This is our second free webinar looking at ‘Push and pull factors of online grooming’. The first was held 3 June and was over-subscribed, so … Read more
Expert comment: What does COVID-19 mean for UK child safeguarding practice?
Vanisha Jassal, Senior Lecturer at Kent’s Centre for Child Protection considers the emotional, physical and practical challenges facing child safeguarding practice in the UK with … Read more