This study is about coronavirus (also called Covid-19) and people with learning disabilities following the coronavirus pandemic. Researchers including Dr Jill Bradshaw and Dr Nick Gore from Kent’s Tizard Centre did … Read more
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New Frank Furedi book explores the origins and rise of the culture war over socialisation
A new book from SSPSSR Emeritus Professor of Sociology Frank Furedi, reinterprets the current culture wars as an outcome of conflicting orientations towards socialisation. Identity has … Read more
Covid-19 welfare claimants are seen as more deserving of financial support
New research co-led by SSPSSR shows that Covid-19 welfare claimants are seen as much more deserving and less blameworthy than pre-pandemic claimants – but this … Read more
Paper Prize 2021 awarded to Dr Caroline Chatwin
A paper co-authored by SSPSSR Reader in Criminology Dr Caroline Chatwin, has been awarded the Paper Prize 2021 by the British Society of Criminology’s Women, Crime … Read more
Iranian edition of Professor Chris Shilling’s monograph: The Body and Social Theory
At a time when body matters and controversies related to social control, reproductive rights, discrimination and the future of organic life are key issues across … Read more
New research project to understand cyber security skills development in pre-university education
SSPSSR Reader in Sociology and Cultural Studies Dr Vince Miller is part of a team of researchers at Kent’s Institute of Cyber Security for Society … Read more
Research into coronavirus and people with learning disabilities
Article originally posted on 29 June 2021, updated with additional new findings on 1 July 2021. This study is about coronavirus (also called Covid-19) and … Read more
Expert Comment: How may quality of social care be impacted by compulsory Covid-19 vaccines?
Dr Ann-Marie Towers, Reader in Social Care at the University’s Centre for Health Services Studies, comments on the news that Covid-19 vaccinations are set to … Read more
Expert Comment: Healthcare inequalities of people with learning disabilities exacerbated by Covid-19
Dr Jill Bradshaw of the University’s Tizard Centre comments on the healthcare inequalities experienced by people with learning difficulties during the Covid-19 pandemic, following reports … Read more
Expert comment: Latest UK Rough Sleeping Figures not a realistic picture
The Office for National Statistics (ONS) recently published a report which states that rough sleeping in the UK has seen a drastic reduction in 2020 compared … Read more