Jane Wade obituary
My wife, Jane Wade, who has died aged 76, was an enthusiastic and influential champion of vernacular architecture, and took a particular interest in the preservation of British farm buildings.While she...
View ArticlePolice officers despise fiddling crime statistics, says expert
Criminologist says many officers in England and Wales scandalised by widespread manipulation of figuresA significant number of police officers and government officials "despise" their role in the...
View ArticleIf anyone can make local TV work then it's the KM Group in Kent
Following my posting last week, "London Live's experience proves that local TV is a dead duck", I ended up in a debate yesterday with a local TV enthusiast on Radio 4's Media Show.Well, Nigel Dacre...
View ArticlePeople who felt marginalised drove Brexit vote, study finds
Joseph Rowntree Foundation research shows EU referendum was deeply divided on economic, educational and social linesPeople who felt that they had been pushed to the margins of society, on low incomes...
View ArticleStudent union promotes Black History Month with Zayn Malik picture
Kent University union criticised after using former One Direction singer and London mayor Sadiq Khan in social media postsA students’ union has been branded “a national embarrassment” by its members...
View ArticleDeborah Lynn Steinberg obituary
My friend Deborah Lynn Steinberg, who has died aged 55 of breast cancer, was a feminist cultural theorist committed to scholarship and teaching. She made a huge contribution to the Centre for the Study...
View ArticleMolly Mahood obituary
Scholar and teacher known for her book Shakespeare’s Wordplay and her focus on postcolonial African literatureThe work of the scholar and teacher Molly Mahood, who has died aged 97, engaged with a wide...
View ArticleVic George obituary
My friend and former colleague Vic George, who has died aged 87, was emeritus professor of social policy and social work at Kent University. He was a kindly, scholarly man with a talent for unobtrusive...
View ArticleAlready thinking positively about economic alternatives | Letters
Tom Kibasi on proposals for a ‘digital commons’ and increasing worker ownership, Andy Chapman on Common Good Balance Sheets, and Peter Taylor-Gooby on better education, more training and decent cheap...
View ArticleMike Oliver obituary
Academic and disability rights campaignerA leading figure in the British disability movement, Mike Oliver, who has died aged 74, bridged its activist and academic wings and popularised the concept of...
View ArticleUniversities brace for Brexit protests as students flex muscles
Anti-Brexit rallies mark start of academic year with young people demanding to be heardUnprecedented levels of student activism are set to erupt this month when angry students, fed up with the turmoil...
View ArticleRoger Cardinal obituary
Writer and academic best known for his 1972 book Outsider ArtIn 1972, Roger Cardinal wrote a book intended to bring to an English-speaking audience the French concept of art brut– literally “raw” or...
View ArticleTesting times for students: food banks open at universities
With maintenance loans now barely covering rent, many students are going hungryGemma Peacock has little money left over after she has paid her rent. She worked all summer to save up funds to supplement...
View ArticleJohn Lovell obituary
My former husband, John Lovell, who has died aged 80, was among those who founded the department of economic and social history at the new University of Kent in 1967. John established early on, and...
View ArticleUniversity guide 2022: University of Kent
All you need to know about studying at the University of KentFees Currently £9,250 for full-time home undergraduates, £4,625 for part-time study. International fees vary per course and start at...
View ArticleHigher education in the UK is morally bankrupt. I’m taking my research...
After 25 years I feel Britain has broken my trust. I’m one of many academics who now see their future in EuropeAs academics in England prepare for their strange new semester, I have been making the...
View ArticleAnne Seller obituary
My friend Anne Seller, who has died aged 79, was a feminist philosopher, a campaigner against nuclear weapons and a community artist. In 1966 she became a lecturer in philosophy at the University of...
View ArticleFred Whitemore obituary
My friend Fred Whitemore, who has died aged 79, was a former lord mayor of Canterbury and a major figure in Labour party politics in the city.Fred was born in Bath, Somerset, to Olive (nee Barclay) and...
View ArticleThree in four girls have been sent sexual images via apps, report finds
Study finds over half of teenagers sent non-consensual sexual images via social media apps reported itSchools and parents should do more to support students who are being sexually harassed through...
View ArticleAlex Magaisa obituary
Lawyer and key adviser to Morgan Tsvangirai who helped draft Zimbabwe’s 2013 constitutionThe lawyer and intellectual Alex Magaisa, who has died aged 46 of a heart attack after a long period of illness,...
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