SSPSSR has a world-wide reputation for excellence and is one of the leading and largest research centres for social science in the UK. In the … Read more

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

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

Europe faces pressing, practical problems that demand action, not political posturing. From climate change and food supply, to the competitiveness of its research base and … Read more

We are pleased to announce that Dr Jane Reeves and Professor David Shemmings, Co-Directors of the Centre for Child Protection, SSPSSR, were awarded the Innovation … Read more

Risk Cluster researchers together with colleagues at Royal Holloway, University of London, are in the process of studying the motivations, responses and concerns of those … Read more

The SSPSSR employability month has now concluded so thanks very much for everyone’s help, support and input, it is all very much appreciated! Alumni and … Read more

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

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

The University is taking a leading role in a ground-breaking project to support the UK’s aging population through the use of responsive and interactive avatars. … Read more