Kent is one of five universities collaborating on the launch of a new ‘Centre for Care’ to address the urgent need for accessible research and … Read more
Category: research
Expert Comment: The new drug strategy may not be as bad as it looks
With the Government publishing its 10-year Drugs Strategy today (6 December 2021), SSPSSR Professor in Criminal Justice, Alex Stevens, explains how behind the tough-sounding rhetoric in … Read more
Book by Dr Corey Wrenn shortlisted for VegfestUK award
A book by SSPSSR Sociology Lecturer Dr Corey Wrenn has been shortlisted for an award by VegfestUK – with public voting deciding the winner. VegfestUK … Read more
Dr Carin Tunåker secures £15.5k to co-lead research that seeks to reduce rural homelessness in the UK
SPSSR Lecturer in Social Work, Dr Carin Tunåker, has secured £15.5k funding to co-lead innovative, interdisciplinary research that seeks to reduce levels of rural homelessness … Read more
Professor Larry Ray wins Cultural Sociology SAGE Prize for Innovation and Excellence
SSPSSR Emeritus Professor of Sociology Larry Ray has been awarded the 2021 Cultural Sociology SAGE Prize for Innovation and Excellence by the British Sociological Association … Read more
Professor Glynis Murphy appointed to expert panel of public inquiry into allegations of abuse
Glynis Murphy, Professor of Clinical Psychology and Disability at the Tizard Centre, is one of two experts appointed to the panel of a public inquiry … Read more
Tizard Centre project aims to make lasting changes to health services in Greenwich
A team at Kent’s Tizard Centre has begun working on a collaborative research project – called Believe in Us – which aims to make real … Read more
Half of Universal Credit claimants are food insecure even with £20 a week uplift
A new research report co-authored by SSPSSR Senior Lecturer in Sociology and Social Policy Dr Ben Baumberg Geiger has found that half of Universal Credit (UC) claimants are … Read more
What is philanthropy? And why does it need defending?
To mark the publication of her new book, In Defence of Philanthropy, we caught up with Dr Beth Breeze, Director of the Centre for Philanthropy … Read more
Free online fundraising course from the Centre for Philanthropy
Registration is now open for a free online fundraising course from Kent’s Centre for Philanthropy. The MOOC (Massive Open Online Course) titled ‘How to Fundraise: … Read more