With UK MPs calling for a consultation on raising the age for the sale of cigarettes to 21 from 18, Dr Rowena Merritt from the … Read more
Category: research
Exploitation 2021: Tackling the culture and challenges of sexual abuse, trafficking, modern slavery and county lines
Academics, practitioners and students are invited to focus on the voices of exploitation at a two-day online conference on 24/25 June 2021, co-hosted by Kent’s … Read more
New research report highlights overlap between ageism and ableism in the workplace
A new research report, co-authored by SSPSSR Professor Sarah Vickerstaff for the International Longevity Centre UK, highlights an overlap between ageism and ableism in the … Read more
Expert comment: Animal Sentience Bill – a marketing ploy or genuine progress?
With the UK Government introducing an Animal Sentience Bill as part of its Action Plan for Animal Welfare, all vertebrates are to be formally acknowledged … Read more
Expert comment: ‘One-size-fits-all’ Online Safety Bill is problematic
Dr Aravinda Kosaraju from SSPSSR’s Centre for Child Protection comments on how the Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport’s draft Online Safety Bill must not … Read more
Half a million people overlooked Universal Credit despite Covid-19
A new study co-led by SSPSSR Senior Lecturer in Sociology and Social Policy Dr Ben Baumberg Geiger highlights those who were eligible for Universal Credit … Read more
Number of hungry children doubled during pandemic
Research led by SSPSSR Social Policy Professor Peter Taylor-Gooby has found that the number of children needing help from food banks has doubled during the pandemic. … Read more
Professor Alex Stevens appointed Chair of Drug Science working group
SSPSSR Criminal Justice Professor Alex Stevens has been appointed Chair of Drug Science’s Supervised Injecting Facilities Working Group (SIFWG); a consortium of scientific experts, academics, … Read more
Life for people with learning disabilities during the Covid-19 pandemic
This study started in September 2020. Researchers ask people questions to find out new information. There are other studies about coronavirus (Covid-19). These studies are … Read more
Expert comment: Should Covid-19 vaccinations be compulsory for social care staff?
After months of speculation, a leaked government document has revealed that the Government is thinking of making Covid-19 vaccinations mandatory for frontline adult social care … Read more