Expert comments - University of Kent http://www.kent.ac.uk/news/comment The latest press releases from the UK's European university Copyright: (C) University of Kent en-gb Mon, 20 May 2013 16:48:59 +0100 M&S right to meet fashion needs of older women http://www.kent.ac.uk/news/comment/stories/fashion-older+women/2013 Julia Twigg, Professor of Social Policy and Sociology at the University of Kent and the author of a soon-to-be-published... Fri, 17 May 2013 11:43:40 +0100 /news/comment/stories/fashion-older+women M&S right to meet fashion needs of older women http://www.kent.ac.uk/news/comment/stories/fashio-M%26S-older+women/2013 Julia Twigg, Professor of Social Policy and Sociology at the University of Kent and the author of a soon-to-be-published... Fri, 17 May 2013 11:19:54 +0100 /news/comment/stories/fashio-M%26S-older+women Debate over 'Boris Island' set to continue, despite report rejection http://www.kent.ac.uk/news/comment/stories/Boris+Island-MP+report-Vickerman/2013 Professor Roger Vickerman, a leading specialist in transport economics at the University of Kent, says the debate over Mayor... Fri, 10 May 2013 10:33:16 +0100 /news/comment/stories/Boris+Island-MP+report-Vickerman UK resorting to 18th century deportation punishment http://www.kent.ac.uk/news/comment/stories/UK-resorting-to-18th-century-deportation/2013 Sheona York, a Solicitor at the Kent Law Clinic at the University, has commented on the proposed changes to immigration law,... Thu, 09 May 2013 14:09:48 +0100 /news/comment/stories/UK-resorting-to-18th-century-deportation UKIP's success complicates UK relationship with Europe http://www.kent.ac.uk/news/comment/stories/whitman-ukip-europe/2013 Professor Richard Whitman, Director of the new Global Europe Centre (launched 9 May 2013) at the University, suggests UKIP's... Thu, 09 May 2013 12:18:58 +0100 /news/comment/stories/whitman-ukip-europe Warning for UK on Scottish independence http://www.kent.ac.uk/news/comment/stories/whitman-warning-scottish-independence/2013 Professor Richard Whitman, a leading commentator on foreign affairs at the University, has warned that the UK faces a 'reduced... Thu, 02 May 2013 11:02:07 +0100 /news/comment/stories/whitman-warning-scottish-independence Genetics and fertility expert pays tribute to IVF pioneer Sir Robert Edwards http://www.kent.ac.uk/news/comment/stories/fertility-pioneer-Griffin/2013 Professor Darren Griffin, a genetics and fertility expert at the University of Kent, has paid tribute to IVF pioneer Sir... Thu, 11 Apr 2013 11:39:57 +0100 /news/comment/stories/fertility-pioneer-Griffin Criminologist refutes cannabis-related crime increase claims http://www.kent.ac.uk/news/comment/stories/Criminologist-Refutes-Crime+increase-Cannabis/2013 Criminologist Professor Alex Stevens has refuted media reports that reducing penalties for cannabis possession has led to... Mon, 08 Apr 2013 12:52:16 +0100 /news/comment/stories/Criminologist-Refutes-Crime+increase-Cannabis The implications for the Eurozone of taxing small depositors in Cyprus http://www.kent.ac.uk/news/comment/stories/CyprusEurozone/2013 Dr Neophytos Loizides, an expert in Cypriot politics at the University, has suggested that any move to tax small depositors... Thu, 21 Mar 2013 13:57:20 +0000 /news/comment/stories/CyprusEurozone Assumptions on expected welfare cuts incorrect, says social policy expert http://www.kent.ac.uk/news/comment/stories/assumptions-on-expected-welfare-cuts-incorrect-taylor-gooby-comment/2013 Peter Taylor-Gooby, Professor of Social Policy at the University, has suggested that assumptions underlying expected cuts... Wed, 20 Mar 2013 12:13:01 +0000 /news/comment/stories/assumptions-on-expected-welfare-cuts-incorrect-taylor-gooby-comment How to reduce and improve responses to sexual harassment in the workplace http://www.kent.ac.uk/news/comment/stories/reduce-improve-responses-to-sexual-harassment-in-workplace/2013 In response to the growing number of recent reports, cases and allegations of sexual harassment towards women in organisations... Thu, 07 Mar 2013 09:59:38 +0000 /news/comment/stories/reduce-improve-responses-to-sexual-harassment-in-workplace New wildlife forensic laboratory likely to be hijacked by charismatic species http://www.kent.ac.uk/news/comment/stories/wildlifeforensiclab/2013 Dr David Roberts, Senior Lecturer in Biodiversity Conservation from the University of Kent's Durrell Institute of Conservation... Tue, 05 Mar 2013 09:52:22 +0000 /news/comment/stories/wildlifeforensiclab The inconclusive Italian election is an expression of long-standing deficiencies of both Italian society and Italian political parties http://www.kent.ac.uk/news/comment/stories/ItalianElection/2013 An expert on the ways in which intellectuals' analyse Italian society has summarised the recent inconclusive Italian election... Wed, 27 Feb 2013 12:08:35 +0000 /news/comment/stories/ItalianElection Is it right for the Pope to Retire? http://www.kent.ac.uk/news/comment/stories/Pope/2013 Robin Gill, Professor of Applied Theology at the University of Kent, has commented on the Pope's decision to step down... Wed, 27 Feb 2013 12:08:24 +0000 /news/comment/stories/Pope Forensic psychologist explains why Christchurch NZ is target for arsonists http://www.kent.ac.uk/news/comment/stories/arson-ChristchurchNewZealand-Gannon/2013 A professor of forensic psychology who developed a theory to explain why people set deliberate fires has explained the psychological... Wed, 27 Feb 2013 10:27:01 +0000 /news/comment/stories/arson-ChristchurchNewZealand-Gannon