Category Archives: Tizard

New DOLS procedures

Posted on October 16, 2013 by

Kate Blamires is currently undertaking an MSc at the Tizard Centre and for her dissertation she is hoping to look at how the new DOLS procedures are working for people with learning disabilities (supervised by Prof Glynis Murphy).  The aim … Continue reading →

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IASSIDD Europe Congress July 2014 Vienna

Posted on October 7, 2013 by

The conference site/page for the 4th IASSIDD Europe Congress “Pathways to Inclusion” is now live.  This will take place from the 14th-17th July 2014 in Vienna, Austria.   The congress will offer the opportunity for participants to share their experiences, ideas … Continue reading →

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Isabel Schwartz Fellowship Fund

Posted on September 30, 2013 by

We are delighted to announce this scholarship, available to a student on one of our Master’s programmes in intellectual disabilities, autism or applied behaviour analysis.  The scholarship will pay for the equivalent of Home/EU student’s fees and possibly some additional … Continue reading →

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Language Courses at University of Kent

Posted on September 26, 2013 by

Learn a new language with Language Express – The Centre for English and World Languages (CEWL) is offering a range of different exciting language opportunities for all to study.  You can attend a ‘meet the tutors’ event on 30 September, 1-3pm … Continue reading →

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Kent Health PhD Scholarship

Posted on September 26, 2013 by

This scholarship is particularly special because of the multidisciplinary nature of the proposal which sees Hannah  working primarily in Drama but with input from a local paediatrician, Yvonne Parkes, and some limited input from David Wilkinson in Psychology and Julie Beadle-Brown as part of … Continue reading →

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Welcome to all our new students

Posted on September 25, 2013 by

The Tizard Centre would like to extend a warm welcome to all of our new and returning students. If you need help, please contact one of the following: Jahanara Ahmed/Trish Barton:  Undergraduate Student Support Officers Nicky Allen:  Postgraduate officer Simona Uberti: … Continue reading →

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Aftermath of Winterbourne View

Posted on September 24, 2013 by

As part of the Transforming Care work in the wake of Winterbourne View, Peter McGill has developed a service specification on positive behaviour support which will be incorporated in a new core specification for specialist services. The latest version of … Continue reading →

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New ESRC grant awarded

Posted on September 23, 2013 by

We are delighted to announce that Dr Rachel Forrester-Jones has been awarded a research grant to make a comparative study looking in to the welfare of older people in the UK, France and Italy. “How do different welfare regimes influence … Continue reading →

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OFFSCA-ID Scholarship

Posted on September 19, 2013 by

Congratulations to Pak Chiu who has been awarded the OFFSCA-ID scholarship and will be starting his MSc this September.  Pak will be interviewing ex-offenders with ID to find out their views and thoughts about the care they have received since … Continue reading →

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IASSIDD Conference Prague November 15th 2013

Posted on September 16, 2013 by

“Developing community based support for people with intellectual disability: Working in partnership to achieve change” The Conference is being organised jointly by the IASSIDD Special Interest Research Group on Comparative Policy and Practice and Charles University Prague as part of … Continue reading →

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