Commenting on a report from a leading thinktank that poorer Britons face three years of income stagnation, Peter Taylor-Gooby, Professor of Social Policy, says the impact … Read more
Prize winners for outstanding research
Professor Sarah Vickerstaff, Professor Stephen Peckham and Professor Peter Taylor-Gooby from the School of Social Policy, Sociology and Social Research have been selected by a … Read more
Review of disability benefit claims highlights problems
Peter Taylor-Gooby, Professor of Social Policy, says the Government’s decision to order a review of all 1.6 million disability benefit claims is evidence of serious problems … Read more
Why British people don’t trust the government any more – and what can be done about it
The Conversation has just published an article by Peter Taylor-Gooby, Professor of Social Policy, University of Kent and Bejamin Leruth, Assistant Professor in Politics and … Read more
Register now for the Governing Trust in the Biosciences conference
The concluding conference of the ESRC funded project Governing Accountability in China’s Life Sciences will be held next month. Dr Joy Zhang, Senior Lecturer in … Read more
Writing Well – develop your written expression – SLAS – Mon 29 Jan 13.00
Clarity is one of the central features of academic writing. This Writing Well workshop offers you the chance to practise some key strategies to improve … Read more
Employability Student Focus group – CES MEDWAY – Wed 31 January 12.15-14.00
The Careers and Employability Service and academic schools are looking for your feedback to improve employability provision. Please join us to give your feedback on … Read more
The shocking state of prisons
Following the latest damning reports on the state of prisons in Liverpool and Nottingham, prisons expert and Professor of Criminology Yvonne Jewkes commented ‘The Dickensian … Read more
Student Success (EDI) Project team builds on success
Following the success of The Student Success (EDI) Project, which won a Times Higher Education award for outstanding student support in November 2017, the team … Read more
Research Assistant vacancy on E-PAts project
We are currently looking to recruit a research assistant to work on the NIHR PHR funded feasibility trial of early positive approaches to support (E-PAtS). … Read more



