The University of Kent are offering five 3-year PhD scholarships (full-time or 5 years part-time) supported by the Applied Research Collaboration Kent, Surrey and Sussex (ARC … Read more
Expert comment: What does COVID-19 mean for UK child safeguarding practice?
Vanisha Jassal, Senior Lecturer at Kent’s Centre for Child Protection considers the emotional, physical and practical challenges facing child safeguarding practice in the UK with … Read more
New book explores a decade of change for children’s charities
Increasing demand for early intervention support, driven by rising poverty levels and a growing inequality gap has resulted in greater demands on charities to support some of the country’s most vulnerable children. At the … Read more
Kent offers charities free learning resources in lockdown
With many charities facing major financial challenges while also experiencing a growing demand for their services, the Centre for Philanthropy is offering a free one day online version of its successful Masters programme in … Read more
Kent offers charities opportunity for free learning in lockdown
The team in the Centre for Philanthropy are creating free online educational resources for charity sector professionals. Many charities are coping with huge challenges as … Read more
Child Protection Webinar: 21 April 13:00-14:00 GMT
Join this Webinar from The International Centre for Child Protection Join the International Centre for Child Protection on 21 April for this webinar introducing essential … Read more
Professor Alisoun Milne appointed Fellow of the Academy of Social Sciences
Professor Alisoun Milne joins the growing number of Social Science Academicians in the School. She is honoured by this conferment and is particularly delighted to … Read more
‘Victim Surcharge Fee should be dissolved immediately’
‘The Victim Surcharge Fee was first introduced in 2007 in order to: ‘ensure that offenders hold some responsibility towards the cost of supporting victims and witnesses’. All … Read more
The recognition of human suffering and staying home during COVID-19
‘When suffering strikes, the social fabric of our world is torn, and may well be left beyond repair. We are made to endure the unendurable. Yet, … Read more
Social Worker Degree Apprenticeship launched
On the 24th 2020 February the Social Worker Degree Apprenticeship was launched at the University of Kent in Medway. There is an initial cohort of … Read more