Professor Peter Taylor-Gooby appeared on BBC Radio Kent’s The Wake Up Call programme this week to discuss the two-child cap on benefit with MEP Ann … Read more
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Student Hayley Mulenda is a UK Rare Rising Star
Hayley Mulenda, a Sociology and Social Policy student, was named as one of the UK’s top ten black rising stars at The Rare Rising Stars … Read more
Publications translated into Chinese
Two more of Professor Chris Shilling‘s books are being translated into Chinese. ‘The Body and Social Theory, 3rd Ed.‘ (Sage Press), and ‘The Sociological Ambition‘ … Read more
Expert responds to reports of hidden child abuse in the British South Asian community
You can read Vanisha Jassal‘s response to the recent news story in the University’s News Centre. Vanisha, Lecturer in Child Protection and Deputy Director of Studies at Kent’s … Read more
Professor Alex Stevens authors major drug harm reduction report
Alex Stevens, Professor in Criminal Justice, is the lead author of a new report that sets out key ways in which the government should improve … Read more
Gender relations after #MeToo: what does the future hold?
The future of gender relations after the #MeToo movement will be debated at a special event at the University on 6 June. Entitled What Now? … Read more
UN’s report into the state of poverty in the UK
Iain Wilkinson, Professor of Sociology, says the UK must accept the UN’s poverty report as reality and act now. He maintains “It is now being … Read more
New Health and Social Care Scholarships
We are pleased to be able to offer three 3-year PhD scholarships (full-time or 5 years part-time) to be based in the Centre for Health … Read more
The institutional logic of giving migrants access to social benefits and services
The social rights of migrants have become a salient political issue in Northern Western European countries. The context is the increased level of migration, in … Read more
Housing shortage could hinder government’s domestic abuse proposals
Dr Marian Duggan, Senior Lecturer in Criminology, welcomes government moves to force councils to provide adequate housing to domestic abuse victims, but says a lack … Read more