“Mothers’ Views of the Communication Skills of Maltese Children who use AAC”. Marica Gatt is a PhD student at the Tizard Centre as well as being Head … Read more
Research Project Advisory Group seek Commissioner in the South East
“Uncovering the staff culture of good quality supported accommodation for people with intellectual disabilities” This research study is funded by the School for Social Care … Read more
Dr Jane Reeves and Alamgir Sheriyar at Community Care Live
Dr Jane Reeves and Alamgir Sheriyar took part in a panel discussion in the packed main auditorium at Community Care Live on Tuesday 3 November: Panel … Read more
PhD Research Project
One of our PhD students, Hannah Newman, is looking is looking to recruit children who have been through a diagnostic assessment for autism in the … Read more
PhD Studentships for 2016
The Tizard Centre, University of Kent offers additional scholarships and bursaries for students studying in the areas of applied psychology, community care, intellectual and developmental disabilities … Read more
Hidden consequences – disability hate crime
The Jigsaw project (mcch) are continuing to implement recommendations made by the Living in Fear research group (Autism London, mcch, Tizard Centre and Kent Police) … Read more
Year in Professional Practice
Stage 2 students on the Social Sciences and Criminal Justice and Criminology degrees at Medway are now able to undertake a “Year in Professional Practice” … Read more
Positive Behaviour Support Conference
On Thursday 22 October several Tizard Centre members presented at the CBF’s Conference in Ormskirk. 150 people from all over the UK attended the Conference. … Read more
Tizard Research Seminar Series
The first talk in our Research Seminar Series is being held on Wednesday 28 October 2015 at 1700 hrs at the Kent Business School, lecture … Read more
Sociology of the Sacred to be published in Arabic
The monograph Sociology of the Sacred: Religion, Embodiment and Social Change, by Chris Shilling and Philip A Mellor, has just been contracted for translation into … Read more




