The Covid-19 lockdown has led to an increased demand for companion animals, with some breeders irresponsibly turning to Facebook as a sales platform according to … Read more
Category: research
Tizard Centre to research impact of Covid-19 on people with learning disabilities
There is a new team of university researchers working in the UK. Researchers ask people questions to find out new information. The coronavirus (Covid-19) pandemic … Read more
Kent Professor addressed post-pandemic welfare for prestigious Oxford lecture
SSPSSR Professor of Social Policy, Peter Taylor-Gooby OBE, addressed the provision of post-pandemic welfare when he delivered the prestigious Sidney Ball Memorial Lecture (now in … Read more
Dr Beth Breeze explores public attitudes and future prospects for planned giving
A research report written by Dr Beth Breeze of SSPSSR’s Centre for Philanthropy and launched by Prism the Gift Fund (Prism), has revealed a new paradox in regard to … Read more
Continuity of English primary care has worsened with GP expansions
A new study published by the British Journal of General Practice has found that patients’ abilities to see their preferred GP has fallen greater in English practices … Read more
New research to explore how COVID-19 has changed UK voluntary action
SSPSSR’s Dr Eddy Hogg will work alongside colleagues across academia and the voluntary sector to carry out a major research project into the role of … Read more
Tizard Centre among partners working with Heart n Soul to improve health care services for people with learning disabilities or autism in London
Kent’s Tizard Centre is among the partners working with creative arts company Heart n Soul on a new project that aims to improve health care … Read more
Unsuccessful benefit claimants struggling with mental health and finances during COVID-19
A new report led by Kent and University of Salford shows that 290,000 people unsuccessfully tried to claim benefits during the COVID-19 pandemic. Most were not eligible … Read more
New Frank Furedi book defends the value of democracy following lockdown
A new book written during the COVID-19 lockdown by Professor Frank Furedi, SSPSSR Emeritus Professor of Sociology, explores the idea that democracy has diminished during the … Read more
Managers are more positive about flexible/home working since Covid-19
Managers feel much more positively about their staff working from home and working flexibly since the first COVID-19 lockdown in March 2020, according to a … Read more