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At this event on Monday 26 November, five Kent authors will offer brief reflections about the arguments and insights of their newly published books and … Read more

See the University News Centre to read Professor Alex Stevens‘ comments on the government’s review into the ban on legal highs, which has found the … Read more

Research finds that mass unemployment after the fall of the Soviet Union may have had a far longer-term impact on the health and happiness of … Read more

Professor Larry Ray comments on how the policy and government can take a better long-term stance to tackle the rising crime rate in London. He … Read more

The Work and Pensions Select Committee has now joined the list of agencies, including the National Audit Office, The Joseph Rowntree Foundation and the Trussell … Read more

In September 2018 the second edition of Violence & Society (London: Sage) by Professor Larry Ray was published, following the first edition in 2011. The … Read more

Peter Taylor-Gooby, Research Professor of Social Policy,  comments on the problems surrounding the government’s Universal Credit rollout and its viability. Professor Taylor-Gooby fears that poverty … Read more

The Centre for Child Protection has been working with Childline to adapt some of the Lottie scenes for an online campaign currently running on Childline’s … Read more

Men, unlike women, do not suffer from the ‘changing room moment’ when they suddenly realise they are too old for certain types of clothes, according … Read more

Dr Heejung Chung, Reader in Sociology and Social Policy, explains why embracing flexible working not only benefits staff but organisations too – see University of … Read more