Category Archives: Tizard

This group was set up by Dr Michelle McCarthy and Amanda Bates (PhD student) from Tizard at the end of 2013.  The group is made up of service users who advise Tizard on different aspects of research, for example, commenting … Continue reading →

Following a mad few days Dr Jill Bradshaw and Prof Chris Hutton have managed to have their letter concerning the preventable death of Connor Sparrowhawk (aged 18)printed in The Guardian, this coincides with a debate in the House of Lords today into … Continue reading →

Colleagues will be saddened to hear about the death of Lorna Wing on Friday 6th June.  Lorna began her work in autism in the 1960s. As a parent of a child who had autism she helped to found the National … Continue reading →

On Monday 12th May 2014 along with project advisors Rob Marno, Allan Finn and Kathy Johnson,  Lisa Richardson from the Tizard centre and  Colin Guest project manager from MCCH attended a Joint meeting of the All Party Parliamentary Group on Autism … Continue reading →

We are delighted to announce that Dr Peter Langdon, who recently joined the Tizard Centre, has been appointed as the next Co-editor of JARID.  The appointment was made following the resignation of the current Co-editor, Prof Glynis Murphy who has … Continue reading →

Martin Lewis, money saving expert,  has issued advice to those thinking of studying for a degree but who are put off by the huge financial commitment/burden this seems to entail.  For full details of this please see the following link: … Continue reading →

Each year the Tizard Centre hosts a lecture at the University of Kent and  we invite a mixture of public figures and distinguished academics to discuss a subject of  interest to a wide audience from within and outside the university. … Continue reading →

This will be of particular interest to any campus based students.  The new scheme which started this January is open to all students registered on existing programmes.  Kent Extra is a means of enhancing your student experience through providing additional learning … Continue reading →

The Tizard Centre are delighted to announce further great news in what is fast becoming a seriously oustanding academic year for them.  Following on from being awarded the Queen’s Anniversary Prize, Prof Glynis Murphy is one of 28 social scientists to have … Continue reading →

The House of Lords Committee appointed to consider and report on the Mental Capacity Act 2005 has now published its report. Prof Glynis Murphy, Co-Director and Professor of Clinical Psychology and Disability at the Tizard Centre commented, “The Tizard Centre … Continue reading →