Read our Q&A with Professor Iain Wilkinson, Professor of Sociology and Head of SSPSSR What’s your taught subject at Kent? Sociological Theory, Enlightenment Revolution and … Read more
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The Complete University Guide scores SSPSSR highly!
The Complete University Guide is an independent publication which uses multiple sources to rank universities and courses. These measures are especially relevant to prospective students … Read more
What does COVID-19 mean for the UK health and social care system?
As the numbers of confirmed cases of COVID-19 continue to rise in the UK, Dr Lindsay Forbes, Senior Clinical Research Fellow (Public Health) at Kent’s … Read more
Mental health in later life – Dr Alisoun Milne
Dr Alisoun Milne, Professor of Social Gerontology and Social Work has published her latest book ‘Mental health in later life’. Focusing on mental health rather … Read more
Talk given by Professor Alisoun Milne at the British Geriatrics Society conference
Professor Alisoun Milne was the non medical guest speaker at the British Geriatrics Society conference in Leicester. The talk (available to watch below) titled ‘Reclaiming … Read more
Can flexible working help reduce the gender pay gap?
Dr Hejung Chung, Reader in Sociology and Social Policy and Principal Investigator at the Work Autonomy, Flexibility and Work Life Balance (WAF) project has published … Read more
Social historian explains events in a family’s past
Dr Kate Bradley, Senior Lecturer in Social History and Social Policy, contributed to the BBC 1 programme ‘Who do you think you are?’ this week. … Read more
The institutional logic of giving migrants access to social benefits and services
The social rights of migrants have become a salient political issue in Northern Western European countries. The context is the increased level of migration, in … Read more
Housing shortage could hinder government’s domestic abuse proposals
Dr Marian Duggan, Senior Lecturer in Criminology, welcomes government moves to force councils to provide adequate housing to domestic abuse victims, but says a lack … Read more
Ethnographic study of parliaments in the UK, Myanmar and Ethiopia
Deepening democracy through political scrutiny The fashionable idea of ‘evidence-based’ law-making implies that expert opinion consists of incontrovertible facts that can be turned into solutions, … Read more