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New Round of Postgraduate Research Scholarships in the School of Social Policy, Sociology and Social Research (SSPSSR)

SSPSSR has a world-wide reputation for excellence and is one of the leading and largest research centres for social science in the UK. In the last Research Assessment Exercise, we were ranked joint third with 70% of our research being evaluated as either World Leading or of International excellence in terms of originality, significance and rigor. The School offers an unrivalled context in ...
Postgraduate funding opportunities still available

At Kent we value our postgraduate students and the contribution they make to the University and the wider intellectual community. There are still some funding opportunities available. Applicants are encouraged to apply as soon as possible to be considered for awards, as deadlines are approaching. Social Science students may be interested in the following Scholarships: Santander Scholarship Hong Kong Scholarship Kent Graduate School Scholarship Dora Harvey Sc...
International scholarships available for 2013/14

Kent has a long tradition of welcoming international students, and the School of Social Policy, Sociology and Social Research is pleased to announce that there are a number of scholarships available at both undergraduate and postgraduate taught programmes of study. Kent's International Development Department has made available scholarships for international students applying for the 2013/14 academic year. The scholarships are open to all new full-time applic...
Graduating and wondering about your next move?

Come along and find out about the exciting and varied postgraduate programmes offered by the School. Dr Vince Miller and Professor Chris Shilling, Directors of Graduate Studies will present a talk on the wide range of taught and research programmes available at the School of Social Policy, Sociology and Social Research. You will also hear about Kent's competitive tuition fees, loyalty discounts for current students and alumni as well as potential sources of ...
Students nominate SSPSSR staff in teaching awards

Three years ago, the Kent Union Teaching Awards were established as a way for students to pro-actively recognise and reward the work of staff across the University of Kent. For the nine categories, which range from the three Faculty awards, Postgraduates who Teach award and the Professional Services award for non-academic staff, nominations are received from across the campus through physical postcards and digital submissions. While the crowning achievement ...
Re-thinking the ‘fall’ in crime

Marian FitzGerald, Visiting Professor of Criminology at the University, has challenged the new Police and Crime Commissioners (PCCs) to oversee a cultural shift in the way the police detect and record crime. In a speech delivered on 2 May at a Police Foundation seminar at All Souls College Oxford, Professor FitzGerald said that PCCs held the key to shaping a new culture based on the police proactively looking for crime. Professor FitzGerald told her audience...
Kent launches major new study of successful fundraising

Despite the importance and urgency of fundraising, which generates billions of pounds of voluntary income for charities each year, we know little about the non-technical aspects of the job of asking for money. Using a mixed methods approach involving fundraisers and major donors, Dr Beth Breeze, Director of The Centre for Philanthropy, will research and explore how the personal and social skills of both volunteer and paid fundraisers interact with their prof...

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