The Centre for Philanthropy, based in the School of Social Policy, Sociology and Social Research, is researching the history of donations to our University since … Read more
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Quantitative Social Sciences Fellowships
The University of Kent is seeking two highly motivated and ambitious PhD candidates to work within the area of Quantitative Social Sciences. The successful candidates … Read more
Saturday’s postgraduate open day
At this Saturday’s postgraduate open day you can find out all you need to know about taught and research postgraduate opportunities offered by SSPSSR. The event … Read more
First UK philanthropy teaching fellow following Pears donation
The UK’s first dedicated university philanthropy teaching post is to be established at Kent following a £150,000 donation from the Pears Foundation. The post, to … Read more
Imagine Sheppey project comes to an end
The Imagine Sheppey Fast Forward Project team held an event on Saturday 8 November at the Blue Town Heritage Centre in Sheerness on the Isle of … Read more
Successful launch of ‘Lottie’ and ‘Elliot’
Thank you to all who attended yesterday’s launch of ‘Looking out for Lottie’ and ‘Visiting Elliot’, the latest in our series of interactive simulations. The feedback … Read more
Interested in funded postgraduate research? Briefing 8 Dec.
The South East Doctoral Training Centre (SEDTC) is now inviting PhD applications for ESRC funded studentships commencing in the 2015-16 academic year. Students interested in … Read more
UK philanthropy bouyant says research
Nearly three hundred UK donations of £1m or more, with a value of £1.36bn, were made to charitable causes or banked in foundations in 2013. … Read more
Employability Week 3 – 7 November
Employability Week is here with over 100 events taking place spread over both the Medway and Canterbury campus. To view the programme go to: https://www.kent.ac.uk/ces/employabilityweek/index.html
Helping Twiggy with social history
Dr Kate Bradley appeared in a recent episode of the BBC series ‘Who do you think you are’, which followed Twiggy’s quest to find out … Read more