Sweta’s project entitled ‘Hair and Care’ was awarded for a Future Leaders Fellowship (FLF) in 2022 Congratulations on your FLF grant! How did you celebrate … Read more
Category: research
New civic engagement lecture series to launch this summer
The public is invited to join top academics in their fields as they discuss the latest research on topics that touch everyday lives. The Division … Read more
Pioneering race and ethnicity repository ‘acKnowledge’ launched
It was a turning point in the history of the British Sociological Association (BSA) last month when Kent sociologists presented their final report and launch … Read more
Module Spotlight: Critical Social Research: Truth, Power and Ethics
The module Critical Social Research: Truth, Ethics and Power – SOCI8320 engages with core questions researchers need to consider. We discuss questions such as why … Read more
Children and young people with profound and multiple learning disabilities to benefit from new research into Intensive Interaction
The National Institute for Health and Care Research has awarded £1.8M to examine the effectiveness of a commonly used communication approach with people with Profound … Read more
The Centre for Child Protection launches new safeguarding simulation
Kent and the LTA, supported with funding by Sport England and the National Lottery, are pleased to have partnered to launch a safeguarding simulation called … Read more
Expert’s key contribution on child sexual abuse included in newly published book
Senior Lecturer in Child Protection, Vanisha Jassal, has contributed a chapter ‘Preserving what for whom?’ Female victim/survivor perspectives on the silence behind child sexual abuse … Read more
£3m project to analyse how different welfare systems can affect mental health
A major new research project funded by the European Research Council (ERC) will analyse how different welfare systems can affect people’s mental health and chances … Read more
Children’s civic learning opportunities suffer due to COVID-19 and cost-of-living
Researchers from Kent have found that many teachers in England are concerned about the role of active civic engagement in primary schools due to the … Read more
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