Dr Beth Breeze, Director of the Centre for Philanthopy, was delighted to receive £10,000 from Blackbaud to support two scholarships for excellent students who wish … Read more
MindEd LDMH Modules now live
A number of academics and professionals have been working on a free online training resource for anyone about people with intellectual disabilities and challenging behaviour, autism, … Read more
Experiences of family carers – recruitment for study
Researchers at the Tizard Centre and PSSRU, University of Kent are conducting a study about the experiences of family carers who manage personal budgets for … Read more
Marian Duggan welcomes moves to tackle sexual harassment
Dr Marian Duggan, Senior Lecturer in Criminology, welcomes a report from the Women and Equalities Committee saying more must be done to tackle the street … Read more
Violence and Society
In September 2018 the second edition of Violence & Society (London: Sage) by Professor Larry Ray was published, following the first edition in 2011. The … Read more
Professor comments on the government’s Universal Credit rollout
Peter Taylor-Gooby, Research Professor of Social Policy, comments on the problems surrounding the government’s Universal Credit rollout and its viability. Professor Taylor-Gooby fears that poverty … Read more
Forced Marriage “My marriage, my choice”
On Monday 15th October, Dr Michelle McCarthy from the Tizard Centre will join colleagues from University of Nottingham at the House of Commons to discuss … Read more
Positive Behaviour Support Lead (job opportunity)
United Response have an exciting job opportunity for a Positive Behaviour Support Lead. Working across North England, the successful candidate will shape and maintain PBS … Read more
SOTSEC-ID Training
In September 2018, Prof Murphy (Tizard Centre), Dr Neil Sinclair and Dr Rowena Rossiter welcomed 10 visitors from Japan, including Mayumi Howie (Prof of Psychology), Takeshi … Read more
Lottie resources used by NSPCC Childline for online campaign
The Centre for Child Protection has been working with Childline to adapt some of the Lottie scenes for an online campaign currently running on Childline’s … Read more