Tag: @SSPSSR

The Work and Pensions Select Committee has now joined the list of agencies, including the National Audit Office, The Joseph Rowntree Foundation and the Trussell … Read more

Dr Beth Breeze, Director of the Centre for Philanthopy, was delighted to receive £10,000 from Blackbaud to support two scholarships for excellent students who wish … Read more

Dr Marian Duggan, Senior Lecturer in Criminology, welcomes a report from the Women and Equalities Committee saying more must be done to tackle the street … Read more

In September 2018 the second edition of Violence & Society (London: Sage) by Professor Larry Ray was published, following the first edition in 2011. The … Read more

Peter Taylor-Gooby, Research Professor of Social Policy,  comments on the problems surrounding the government’s Universal Credit rollout and its viability. Professor Taylor-Gooby fears that poverty … Read more

Men, unlike women, do not suffer from the ‘changing room moment’ when they suddenly realise they are too old for certain types of clothes, according … Read more

Dr Heejung Chung, Reader in Sociology and Social Policy, explains why embracing flexible working not only benefits staff but organisations too – see University of … Read more

Dr Vincent Miller, Senior Lecturer in Sociology and Cultural Studies, and Professor Keith Hayward from the University of Copenhagen, examined why vehicle attacks, such as … Read more

The recent statistical bulletin on crime in England and Wales from the Office for National Statistics (ONS) suggests that homicide and some forms of violent … Read more

Owners of historic Thames sailing barges based in Faversham, Kent, face competing demands of keeping vessels operational and appealing to visitors, while also maintaining their … Read more