Social Policy at Kent has achieved an excellent 4th position in the subject table just published in The Guardian University Guide 2020. Rising from 9th … Read more
Love is a Wonderful Feeling – Research Video
Dr Michelle McCarthy and her team at the Tizard Centre, University of Kent have produced a video as a result of their recent research exploring … Read more
Gender relations after #MeToo: what does the future hold?
The future of gender relations after the #MeToo movement will be debated at a special event at the University on 6 June. Entitled What Now? … Read more
UN’s report into the state of poverty in the UK
Iain Wilkinson, Professor of Sociology, says the UK must accept the UN’s poverty report as reality and act now. He maintains “It is now being … Read more
New Health and Social Care Scholarships
We are pleased to be able to offer three 3-year PhD scholarships (full-time or 5 years part-time) to be based in the Centre for Health … Read more
100% BCBA Pass Rate (Tizard)
The BACB has released pass rate data for first time BCBA exam candidates in 2018. We are delighted to announce that the Tizard Centre (University of Kent) had a … Read more
Honorary Degree Award 2019
We are delighted to announce that Mark Brookes is to be awarded an Honorary Doctor of Laws degree by the University of Kent at its graduation ceremonies in … Read more
Panorama: Undercover Hospital Abuse Scandal
Panorama has gone undercover inside a hospital for vulnerable adults and revealed patients being mocked, taunted and intimidated by abusive staff. In shocking footage, reporter … Read more
The institutional logic of giving migrants access to social benefits and services
The social rights of migrants have become a salient political issue in Northern Western European countries. The context is the increased level of migration, in … Read more
Housing shortage could hinder government’s domestic abuse proposals
Dr Marian Duggan, Senior Lecturer in Criminology, welcomes government moves to force councils to provide adequate housing to domestic abuse victims, but says a lack … Read more