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Research on flexible working makes significant impact at home and abroad
Professor Heejung Chung’s research, to develop and enhance flexible working policy and practice, has influenced both national and international governance. Flexible working is used by … Read more
SSPSSR third in Times Higher Education research rankings
Research in the School of Social Policy, Sociology and Social Research (SSPSSR) has been ranked third in the UK by the Times Higher Education The … Read more
Meet your lecturer: Professor Iain Wilkinson
Read our Q&A with Professor Iain Wilkinson, Professor of Sociology and Head of SSPSSR What’s your taught subject at Kent? Sociological Theory, Enlightenment Revolution and … Read more
Expert Comment: Simply raising age for sale of cigarettes to 21 is not enough
With UK MPs calling for a consultation on raising the age for the sale of cigarettes to 21 from 18, Dr Rowena Merritt from the … Read more
Talk given by Professor Alisoun Milne at the British Geriatrics Society conference
Professor Alisoun Milne was the non medical guest speaker at the British Geriatrics Society conference in Leicester. The talk (available to watch below) titled ‘Reclaiming … Read more
Can flexible working help reduce the gender pay gap?
Dr Hejung Chung, Reader in Sociology and Social Policy and Principal Investigator at the Work Autonomy, Flexibility and Work Life Balance (WAF) project has published … Read more
Chief Medical Officer to deliver Centre for Health Services Studies lecture
The UK’s new medical chief, Professor Chris Whitty, will deliver the annual Centre for Health Services Studies (CHSS) lecture at the University’s Canterbury campus. His … Read more
Call for Papers: Tensions at the front line of risk work: implications for policy and practice
Dr Jo Warner, Reader in Social Work, has co-organised a two-day conference in her capacity as co-convenor of the British Sociological Association’s Risk and Society … Read more
Social historian researches lives of first women JPs
Dr Anne Logan, Reader in Social Science, wrote the introduction and did much of the research for the latest update to the Oxford Dictionary of … Read more