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Peter Taylor-Gooby received the Social Policy Association’s Special Recognition Award for an ‘ exceptional contribution to the discipline of social policy during the past four … Read more

South East Doctoral Training Centre (DTC) has been awarded additional funding for multidisciplinary studentships from the The Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC). One award … Read more

We are delighted to announce that Peter McGill has been promoted to Professor McGill in recognition of his work in the area of learning disability … Read more

Dr Beth Breeze has been named in a poll of the 50 most influential people in UK fundraising. Fundraising magazine opened the online poll to readers … Read more

Watch the introduction to Mencap’s  series of short films about supporting people with profound and multiple learning disabilities. The video shows some of the best clips … Read more

The House of Lords Committee on the Mental Capacity Act 2005 has published its call for evidence. Chairman of the Committee, Lord Hardie, said: “The … Read more

We are pleased to announce that Dan Burrows, Lecturer in Criminology, has successfully completed his PhD. Dan’s research sought to provide a contribution to the … Read more

Dr Heejung Chung and Dr Ben Baumberg, Lecturers in Sociology and Social Policy, have both been successful in securing Future Research Leaders funding from the … Read more

Kent students registered for a PhD in Sociology have until 1 July to apply for up to £500 of funding from the Allcorn Box Memorial … Read more

Therapeutic Approaches for Children and Young People with Intellectual Disability.  Dr Nick Gore, Tizard Centre, will be giving a talk at the Conference taking place … Read more