Kent HR network

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The Kent Human Resources Network

Supporting the HR community

The Kent HR Network is an initiative focused on facilitating knowledge exchange between the academic community at the University of Kent and HR professionals, both locally and nationally. Through our annual conference, HR breakfasts, networking events and online content, you will gain access to the latest research in the field of HR and insights into strategies for the deployment of knowledge into your organisation.

The Network is kindly sponsored by Ciphr, specialist provider of SaaS HR, payroll, recruitment and learning software through their HCM platform, Ciphr Connect.

The questions and interactions have inspired what I want to look into next

Joel Montgomery, Kent Business School

Expert insight from University of Kent academics


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Career callings

Dr Clara De Inocencio Laporta from the School of Psychology

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Making effective business decisions

Dr Dawn H Nicholson, Senior Lecturer in Business/Organisational Psychology

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Flexible working post-pandemic

Professor Heejung Chung, Professor of Sociology and Social Policy

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About our sponsor, Ciphr

Ciphr’s cloud-based solutions help busy HR teams to streamline their processes, secure employees’ sensitive personal data, and spend more time working strategically. Linking the Ciphr Connect HCM platform with multiple other applications results in greater data security and accuracy, an enhanced employee experience, and significant time efficiencies.

Offering people management solutions to help customers of all sizes, from small local companies to blue-chip international organisations, we believe that Ciphr are the perfect fit as sponsor of the Kent HR Network and are delighted to have them on board.