PSSRU is part of a three year European Commission funded project, Third Sector Impact (TSI), looking at the impact of the third sector in Europe – … Read more
Tag: philanthropy
Social Policy in Top 10 Subject Tables
Social Policy at Kent appears in the latest Complete University Guide’s (CUG) top 10 subject tables. Social Policy, ranked 9th by the CUG, regularly receives excellent feedback and this year appears … Read more
Research Impact – Million Pound Donors
A case study submitted to the Research Excellence Framework 2014 demonstrating the impact of the University’s research. Kent’s REF2014 success. Picture by University of Kent. … Read more
New Pears Philanthropy Fellow announced
The UK’s first dedicated philanthropy university teaching post has been appointed at Kent following a £156,000 donation from the Pears Foundation. Dr Triona Fitton will … Read more
NatCen’s British Social Attitudes survey released today
The British Social Attitudes (BSA) survey, out today, shows a majority of Labour voters support the benefits cap, but there are indications of support for … Read more
Debating the role of philanthropy in higher education
The last in the series of three debates on the role of philanthropy within UK higher education is being held at the University of Kent’s Medway campus … Read more
Social chameleon? You might make an excellent fundraiser
Kent’s Centre for Philanthropy’s Dr Beth Breeze unveils findings from the Leverhulme study on the personality types of major donor fundraisers. Speaking at last week’s … Read more
Pro-Dev Seminar on Post-doctoral Opportunities
This week’s Professional Development Seminar will be given by Brian Lingley from the Research Services team. Brian will explain the range of post-doctoral opportunities available … Read more
Student Prize for Feminist Scholarship – Open for Submissions
The Student Prize for Feminist Scholarship 2015, hosted by the ‘Radical Women: 50 Years of Feminism at Kent’ project, is currently open for submissions from … Read more
Why do we donate to strangers?
The Centre for Philanthropy’s Dr Beth Breeze comments on the reasons behind the fundraising successes of appeals like the Alan Barnes fund. Read the full article on the … Read more