We are delighted to announce that Vivien Cooper, OBE, has been awarded an Honorary University of Kent degree and will receive this in today’s ceremony … Read more
Policing pregnant women
An article by Dr Ellie Lee, ‘Policing pregnant women: moralism dressed up as evidence’, investigates the findings and conclusions of a paper published this week … Read more
Honorary degrees recognise SSPSSR academics for their outstanding contribution
We are pleased to congratulate our colleagues Professor Jan Pahl, Professor Mary Evans and Vivien Cooper OBE on receiving honorary degrees in recognition for their outstanding contribution in their field. Social Policy expert … Read more
Religion and the Global City
Organised jointly by Dr David Garbin, School of Social Policy, Sociology and Social Research (SSPSSR) and Dr Anna Strhan, Department for Religious Studies, this symposium … Read more
Budget will take public funding to below US levels
The 2015 Budget will bring UK public spending down to US levels by 2018-19, research by Professor Peter Taylor-Gooby of the University of Kent reveals. … Read more
Tizard Success
Aida Malovic, PhD student at the University of Kent and a Research Assistant at Tizard, recently attended the South East Doctoral Training Centre 4th Annual Conference … Read more
Researching All Together Group
The Researching All Together Group (RAG) at the Tizard Centre is made up of service users who have been advising Tizard staff and students on … Read more
New Masters programme in PBS.
The Tizard Centre is considering putting on a new Masters level course in Positive Behaviour support and wish to gauge the potential level of interest … Read more
Best practice in working with adults with autism
A one day Conference to be held on Thursday 10 September 2015 at the University of Bedfordshire, Luton 0900-1400 hrs. Presentation topics include person-centred approaches, … Read more
Poverty, Crime, Youth and Cool
A new book by Dr Jonathan Ilan, Lecturer in Criminology, addresses the question of how poverty, youth and crime relate to the concept of being … Read more



