We are pleased to announce that Trent Grassian is this year’s winner of the School’s 3 Minute thesis competition. Trent, studying for a PhD in … Read more
Q Step PubTalk – “Trump and Brexit: the end of political polling” tonight
The last six months have seen two cataclysmic events in politics. The UK voted to leave the EU, and Donald Trump was elected to the … Read more
Research informs Coutts million pound donations report
The 9th edition of the Coutts Million Pound Donors Report, produced in association with Dr Beth Breeze and Dr Kayleigh Flaxman of the Centre for Philanthropy, … Read more
Light touch services to support those with mild intellectual disabilities
Exploring the service models available for promoting well-being and positive outcomes for people falling below the threshold for social care support. With the continuation of … Read more
SHIEC Seminar 2016 – Employing people with complex needs
The SHIEC group (Sustainable Hub of Innovation Employment for People with Complex Needs) met on Monday 21 November 2016 to look at what had been … Read more
Is there support for public childcare provision?
Research led by Dr Heejung Chung looked at data from 22 European countries. Results showed that, generally, parents across Europe were supportive of public childcare provision. … Read more
Podcast – SafeLives Organisation on domestic violence against women with learning disabilities
Dr Michelle McCarthy, Reader in Learning Disabilities, Tizard Centre, has made a podcast as part of the Spotlight series focusing on disabled people experiencing domestic … Read more
“My Feral Heart” viewing at the Gulbenkian
The Gulbenkian cinema (University of Kent, Canterbury) will be showing the film “My feral heart” on Saturday 10 December at 1500 hrs. This will be … Read more
Dr Breeze gives evidence to Select Committee on Charities
Philanthropy expert Dr Beth Breeze gave evidence to members of the House of Lords on 15 November on the role of philanthropy in the charity sector. … Read more
Supporting learning disabled offenders in the Community – Conference
On Wednesday 9 November Prof Murphy chaired a conference for Cartref Homes, “Supporting learning disabled offenders in the community: balancing rights and restrictions“. Speakers included … Read more

