Every Wednesday afternoon in February, 1 – 5pm, joined our themed conferences with special guest speakers for an insight into relevant career paths and interesting … Read more

Two social scientists from the School of Social Policy, Sociology and Social Research have been selected as ‘Future Research Leaders’ under a national scheme to recognise and … Read more

On 19th December 2013 the Tizard Centre held the inaugural meeting of the Kent Learning Disability Research Network. The event was very popular, with about … Read more

Crimes against people with autism and learning disabilities are in the news far more often.  There has been little reliable evidence about the nature of … Read more

This year’s Seattle Club Conference took place in Cardiff at the Radisson Blu Hotel and was attended by a number of Academics from the Tizard Centre, … Read more

Thank you to all those who have expressed an interest in the standalone module ‘New Perspectives on Assessment’. This module will start on 14 April … Read more

Congratulations to Prof Glynis Murphy, winner of this year’s MB Shapiro Award. This is awarded by the British Psychological Society Division of Clinical Psychology in … Read more

“Preventing challenging behaviour of adults with complex needs in supported accommodation”  We are currently seeking a research assistant on the above project primarily to collect … Read more

We’re absolutely delighted to let you know that the University has been awarded the Queen’s Anniversary Prize for Higher and Further Education for the work … Read more

It is with great sadness that we announce the death of our dear friend and colleague, Jock Young. We have lost an immense figure who … Read more