The Partnership Initiative (PI) ensures that the skills and experiences of service users and carers are integral to Social Work programmes at the University of Kent. The Autumn 2015 newsletter of … Read more
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Discussing the Transnational Politics of Empathy
Dr Carolyn Pedwell was interviewed last week by John McMahon from City University of New York about her book Affective Relations: The Transnational Politics of … Read more
Students rate SSPSSR programmes highly
Once again, our undergraduate programmes have been highly rated by our students. This year’s National Student Survey results have just been released and confirm high … Read more
Congratulations to our MA students
We were delighted to see our first ever MA cohort graduate on 16 July 2015! We’re so proud of their impressive and very well-deserved 100% success rate, … Read more
NSPCC at the University of Kent
The Centre for Child Protection was contacted to discuss the idea of the University of Kent hosting the NSPCC Childline Schools Service. This resulted in … Read more
Congratulations MA Graduates 2015
Congratulations to all our students who graduated July 2015 – our first cohort of our MA in Advanced Child Protection Programme. It … Read more
Student Prize for Feminist Scholarship 2015
The results of the Student Prize for Feminist Scholarship 2015 have been annouced. It was a very high-quality field of submissions at both undergraduate and … Read more
Fully funded social policy studentship announced
We are pleased to be able to offer a fully funded PhD studentship attached to the ‘Welfare State Futures Project’. The studentship is part of the cross-national €1.5m … 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