Trystan Williams, Principal at Springfield Academy, recently took 10 pupils with behavioural problems including ADHD and Autism on a 100 mile trek through Tanzania – his … Read more
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Coutts Million Pound Donors Report 2012
This report is now available to download. The annual Million Pound Donor Report , produced by SSPSSR’s Centre for Philanthropy, Humanitarianism and Social Justice in … Read more
Benefits stigma in Britain
A new report investigates the stigma of claiming benefits – how widespread it is, what causes it (and in particular the role of the media), … Read more
Fabian Commission on Public Spending Choices – Kent academic leads debate
Peter Taylor-Gooby, Professor of Social Policy in SSPSSR, gave the lead presentation to the opening session of the Fabian Society’s Commission on Public Spending Choices (chaired by Lord John McFall, … Read more
Autism Spectrum Disorder Database
Staff at the University of Kent’s Tizard Centre and School of Psychology have come together in the hope of developing an official database of willing … Read more
Kent Sociologists’ “Key Articles” Success
In celebrating their 60th anniversary, the British Sociological Association has highlighted a selection of classic and contemporary articles (from the stable of BSA journals: Cultural … Read more
13th Nov: Myths and realities – our ethnicity and identity
A British Library event on ethnicity and identity will feature Miri Song, Professor of Sociology at Kent. The event on 13th Nov at the British Library … Read more
Could breastfeeding save the NHS £40m?
Dr Ellie Lee recently debated the ‘Breastfeeding could save the NHS £40m/year’ UNICEF report on Channel Four News. Dr Charlotte Faircloth was on Radio 5 … Read more
House of Commons Committee hears from Prof Alex Stevens
On 10th September, Professor Alex Stevens of SSPSSR spoke on drug policy at an international conference organised in London by the Commons Home Affairs Committee. … Read more
New funding award for “Carers in the 21st Century”
SSPSSR’s Dr Alisoun Milne has – with five colleagues – recently been awarded funding for four seminars on ‘Carers in the the 21st Century: Developing … Read more