Dr Ellie Lee recently debated the ‘Breastfeeding could save the NHS £40m/year’ UNICEF report on Channel Four News. Dr Charlotte Faircloth was on Radio 5 … Read more
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House of Commons Committee hears from Prof Alex Stevens
On 10th September, Professor Alex Stevens of SSPSSR spoke on drug policy at an international conference organised in London by the Commons Home Affairs Committee. … Read more
New funding award for “Carers in the 21st Century”
SSPSSR’s Dr Alisoun Milne has – with five colleagues – recently been awarded funding for four seminars on ‘Carers in the the 21st Century: Developing … Read more
“Everybody Matters” film
We are delighted to announce that following the sad and untimely death of Prof Jim Mansell, a large number of friends, relatives, and colleagues as … Read more
Kent is ranked in the top 150 Universities in the World in Sociology
The new QS World subject rankings for 2012 have been released yesterday and Kent appears in 5 of the top 200 subject listings: Philosophy – … Read more
Territorial Stigma and the Politics of Resistance in a Parisian Banlieue: La Courneuve and Beyond
David Garbin has just has co-authored a new article about space and the negotiation of territorial stigma in a Parisian ‘banlieue’ neighbourhood ‘Territorial Stigma and … Read more
OBE for Professor Peter Taylor-Gooby
Peter Taylor-Gooby, Professor of Social Policy at the University of Kent’s School of Social Policy, Sociology and Social Research, has been awarded an OBE for … Read more
2012 Teaching Awards
SSPSSR received the most number of student nominations by a School in the 2012 Teaching Awards.
Student awarded John Howard Essay Prize
Criminology and Cultural Studies undergraduate student, Rachel Stewart, has been awarded the second prize in the John Howard Essay Prize. Eric Allison, the essay prize … Read more
Fishmongers in a Global Economy
Dawn Lyon, “Fishmongers in a Global Economy: Craft and Social Relations on a London Market.” in Sociological Research Online









