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Dr Beth Breeze, Director of the Centre for Philanthropy, will appear before the House of Lords charity select committee tomorrow to give evidence on the … Read more

The UK premiere of a film about a US Jewish philanthropist who spent his fortune ensuring that African American children could attend school will take … Read more

The School of Social Policy, Sociology and Social Research (SSPSSR) is delighted to announce the 30 January 2017 application deadline for three of the School’s PhD scholarship … Read more

Date: Friday 4 November, 2016 Time: 14.30-19.00 Venue: Darwin Conference Suite All are welcome to join us for this half-day conference celebrating the launch of the … Read more

Join us on 18 October to hear Dr Dave Brotherton discuss “The sociology of vindictiveness and the deportee”. Dr Brotherton is a professor based at the John Jay College … Read more

We are currently recruiting for Academic Ambassadors and I hoped that you might be interested in joining the team. The Academic Ambassador role provides an … Read more

In the November issue of Social Policy & Administration, Professor Peter Taylor-Gooby reviews divisive welfare state policies in relation to taxation, benefits for working age people and for … Read more

Congratulations to Caroline Chatwin, Marian Duggan, Roger Matthews and Camille Stengel for winning the Social Sciences Faculty teaching prize this year. First prize was awarded … Read more

The University of Kent is delighted to be part of a consortium awarded Erasmus+ Strategic Partnership funding to implement a project designed to improve the … Read more

As the UK population ages, so the number of filial carers increases says an article in The Guardian online. Commenting in the article, SSPSSR’s Professor Alisoun … Read more