The House of Lords Committee appointed to consider and report on the Mental Capacity Act 2005 has now published its report. Prof Glynis Murphy, Co-Director … Read more
Category: Tizard Centre
Tizard postgraduate courses 2014 – early closing date
An overwhelming demand for our postgraduate courses in 2014 has led us to announce an early closing date for admissions on all of these courses. … Read more
Queen’s Anniversary Prize 2014
Representatives of the University of Kent and the Tizard Centre were presented with a Queens Anniversary Prize for Higher and Further Education by the Queen during a ceremony … Read more
Ensuring Quality Services
Dr Nick Gore, Lecturer in learning disability at the Tizard Centre, is the lead author of this Local Government Association publication. http://www.local.gov.uk/documents/10180/12137/L14-105+Ensuring+quality+services/085fff56-ef5c-4883-b1a1-d6810caa925f The aim of … Read more
Campus study hubs for students
The University of Kent has increased the number of study hubs across the Canterbury campus. All locations have WiFi, a nearby printer and student PCs. … Read more
Recruitment campaign – Personal Assistants in Positive Behaviour Support
We have been contacted by MCCH who are currently running a recruitment campaign to find additional staff for their challenging behaviour service at Holly Lodge … Read more
Research Competition – NIHR
We are delighted to announce that the Tizard Centre and PSSRU at the University of Kent, have been successful if their joint application to be … Read more
National Autistic Society Conference March 2014
The NAS Conference is being held on the 4th & 5th March 2014, at Harrogate International Centre in Harrogate. A 2 day international conference for … Read more
“Evidence based policy and practice in safeguarding people with intellectual disabilities from abuse”
The fourth lecture in our Seminar Series is due to take place on Wednesday 26th February 2014. This is being held in the lecture theatre … Read more
Kent Learning Disability Research Network Forum
On 19th December 2013 the Tizard Centre held the inaugural meeting of the Kent Learning Disability Research Network. The event was very popular, with about … Read more