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Seminar by Professor Peter McGill, Co-Director of the Tizard centre. Play Seminar  

Dr Janet Carr, Honorary Senior Researcher at Tizard, is currently finalising the most recent findings of her 50 year old research study with people with Down’s syndrome and their families. After half a century Janet Carr has just completed the … Continue reading →

We are delighted to announce that Melina Malli, PhD student at the Tizard Centre has been successful in gaining a place at the International PGR Workshop being held in Prato.  These places are very competitive and this is a great … Continue reading →

This year’s Jim Mansell Memorial lecture was held on Friday 14th April 2014 at Rutherford College with Emeritus Professor Patricia Howlin giving the talk “”What happens to people with autism when they reach adulthood?”. To see the video go to … Continue reading →

The Tizard Centre, University of Kent is hosting this year’s Seattle Club Conference on the 11th & 12th December 2014, being held at Canterbury Cathedral Lodge. If you have had a oral presentation or poster accepted for this Conference please … Continue reading →

This international annual conference held in Amsterdam this year, gets police and criminal justice researchers together to debate diverse topics, from child abuse to road traffic accidents. Prof Glynis Murphy  (Tizard Centre) was presenting in a session about intellectual disabilities … Continue reading →

We are delighted to announce that this year we have two students studying with us who have secured presitigous awards. Moffat Louis has been awarded a Chevening Scholarship in 2014.  This is a much respected and admired award which enables overseas students … Continue reading →

We are delighted to confirm that £146.00 was raised in cash donations for the Fragile X Society following the screening of “Mission to Lars”,  the story of a road trip of a lifetime with just one condition …. Tom’s.  The … Continue reading →

Choosing services for adults with learning disabilities or autism Choice has become an important slogan in social care: people should be able to choose a high quality service that best meets their need. In reality, we know very little about … Continue reading →

The Tizard Centre recently welcomed 5 experts from Japan who were visiting Prof Murphy, Dr Neil Sinclair and Aida Malovic. They were discussing the SOTSEC-ID programme which Glynis and Neil trained them to use in Japan last August. The programme … Continue reading →