Long considered an extreme reaction to fears of Armageddon and imminent nuclear disaster, ‘preppers’ in the US have traditionally been portrayed as motivated by extreme … Read more
Is the two-child benefit cap fair?
Professor Peter Taylor-Gooby appeared on BBC Radio Kent’s The Wake Up Call programme this week to discuss the two-child cap on benefit with MEP Ann … Read more
Keep Safe: a CBT based intervention for young people with IDD
Aida Malovic, a joint Tizard-CHSS University of Kent PhD student presented her poster as part of the WCBCT July 2019 Congress (World Congress of Behavioural … Read more
Student Hayley Mulenda is a UK Rare Rising Star
Hayley Mulenda, a Sociology and Social Policy student, was named as one of the UK’s top ten black rising stars at The Rare Rising Stars … Read more
Health care expert to head new regional research collaboration
A new £9m health and social care research collaboration in the region is being headed by the University’s Professor Stephen Peckham. Professor Peckham, Director of the … Read more
Tourettes; what is it really like to live with the condition
The pop star Billie Eilish recently talked about her experience of having Tourette’s syndrome and the barriers she faced. A recent study by Dr Melina … Read more
Publications translated into Chinese
Two more of Professor Chris Shilling‘s books are being translated into Chinese. ‘The Body and Social Theory, 3rd Ed.‘ (Sage Press), and ‘The Sociological Ambition‘ … Read more
PhD student Krysia Waldock “Faith in the World Week 2019”
Krysia Waldock, PhD student at the Tizard Centre (SSPSSR) speaks to BBC Radio Kent as part of the BBC’s Faith in the World Week and … Read more
Tizard ABA and PBS Courses – ABAI Verification
Another cohort of MSc in ABA and MSc in PBS students have finished their coursework at Tizard and are one step closer to graduation. We … Read more
Expert responds to reports of hidden child abuse in the British South Asian community
You can read Vanisha Jassal‘s response to the recent news story in the University’s News Centre. Vanisha, Lecturer in Child Protection and Deputy Director of Studies at Kent’s … Read more









