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We are delighted to announce that Phil Robinson has joined the Tizard team in a new role as Distance Learning IT Support Officer.  Phil’s main … Read more

School meals were first introduced in the UK in 1906, with the Education (Provision of Meals) Act, which allowed schools to provide food for their … Read more

A new book, Sociology of the Sacred, co-authored by Chris Shilling Professor of Sociology at Kent is now available. Drawing on classical and contemporary social theory, … Read more

The Tizard Centre are supporting a screening of the critically acclaimed feature documentary ‘Mission to Lars’ as part of their seminar series, on Wednesday 24th September … Read more

Two students who successfully completed their PhD studies with the School of Social Policy, Sociology and Social Research at the University of Kent have gone … Read more

NHS Thanet CCG and NHS South Kent CCG* have invested £30,000 in CHSS to provide research and evaluation support to take forward their integrated care … Read more

Kent’s Centre for Child Protection has developed a masterclass focusing on the issue of child neglect. Aimed at professionals and carers, the masterclass explores the range … Read more

Researchers have teamed up a disability charity to produce a DVD to help improve support for people with learning disabilities. Research into people with learning … Read more

The Tizard Centre are seeking to appoint a full time Lecturer / Senior Lecturer in Learning Disability on an on-going basis.  The main responsibility of the … Read more

A number of Tizard staff and PhD students have successfully submitted abstracts and several will also be giving presentations of their research  at the IASSIDD Conference … Read more