SENIOR RESEARCH FELLOW - CENTRE FOR REGIONAL, ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL RESEARCH (CRESR)
The Centre for Regional Economic and Social Research (CRESR) at Sheffield Hallam University is seeking to appoint a senior/principal research fellow to make a significant contribution to our strategic objectives around furthering research agendas into social and economic disadvantage. The successful candidate will have a proven track record in income generation and publication in peer refereed publications.
Further details about the post in CRESR are at:
http://www.shu.ac.uk/jobs/vacancies/academic/academic-adverts/ds31711.html?utm_source=microsite&utm_medium=vacancies&utm_content=research-roles&utm_campaign=d-s-cresr
This appointment is part of a wider investment by Sheffield Hallam University in its research and teaching. Further details about all the new posts at SHU are at:
www.inspired-research.net
The closing date for applications is 9 March 2012.
Tuesday, 14 February 2012
EVALUATION OF THE FirstStop INITIATIVE DEMONSTRATES THE VALUE OF INFORMATION AND ADVICE TO OLDER PEOPLE
Published by Cambridge Centre for Housing and Planning Research (CCHPR) in January, the evaluation of FirstStop shows how it is helping older people to make difficult decisions about their housing and care. In particular, the evaluation focused on assessing the value for money of providing housing advice and support to older people. The evaluation reports can be found at: http://www.cchpr.landecon.cam.ac.uk/outputs/detail.asp?OutputID=270
Published by Cambridge Centre for Housing and Planning Research (CCHPR) in January, the evaluation of FirstStop shows how it is helping older people to make difficult decisions about their housing and care. In particular, the evaluation focused on assessing the value for money of providing housing advice and support to older people. The evaluation reports can be found at: http://www.cchpr.landecon.cam.ac.uk/outputs/detail.asp?OutputID=270
Friday, 10 February 2012
NEWS FROM CHR ST ANDREWS
CHR Event: Facing the Challenges to Housing Scotland's People
The Centre for Housing Research sponsored a one day roundtable on February 3 to seek consensus on the housing issues that need urgent attention in Scotland. Organised by Knowledge Exchange Specialist, Sharon Chisholm, the event was intended to discuss and agree on the important issues by stimulating a conversation with key stakeholders. Grainia Long of CIH, kicked the day off with a stimulating review of where we have come to, what opportunities have been missed and the urgent need for immediate action. Michael Lennon, Derek Ballantyne and Per Ahren provided international perspectives and a host of other presentations focused on key issues across all tenures.
Carnegie Funded Research: Housing Associations and the 'Big Society'
Dr Kim McKee has been awarded a Carnegie Foundation small grant to research the impact of the big society on housing policy in Scotland. Focusing on the community-based housing sector in Scotland and the role of housing associations as ‘community anchors’, this exploratory qualitative study will deconstruct the ideas underpinning the big society and explore the strengths and weaknesses of this political ideology for housing policy and practice. It will report in the Spring.
New research project from CHR
Entitled ‘Mind the (Housing) Wealth Gap: Intergenerational Justice and Family Welfare’, this three year project is concerned with the wealth inequalities and injustice that exist not only between but within generations. It is being funded by the Leverhulme Trust and will be led by Dr Beverley Searle, combining expertise from the Universities of St Andrews (Dr Kim McKee, and Professor Duncan Maclennan), Durham (Professor Lorna Fox), Birmingham (Professor Karen Rowlingson) and Delft (Dr Maarten van Ham). Access to private wealth (notably housing wealth) is of increasing political and social importance. It not only determines the quality of life for older people but increasingly determines life chances of younger people. This new project will explore concerns of intergenerational justice and the new tensions between family members arising from competing demands - inheritance vs welfare – on families limited wealth resources. Understanding these issues will become vital to addressing the inequalities and injustices that current and future generations experience.For further information please contact Dr Beverley Searle at bas4@st-andrews.ac.uk
CHR Event: Facing the Challenges to Housing Scotland's People
The Centre for Housing Research sponsored a one day roundtable on February 3 to seek consensus on the housing issues that need urgent attention in Scotland. Organised by Knowledge Exchange Specialist, Sharon Chisholm, the event was intended to discuss and agree on the important issues by stimulating a conversation with key stakeholders. Grainia Long of CIH, kicked the day off with a stimulating review of where we have come to, what opportunities have been missed and the urgent need for immediate action. Michael Lennon, Derek Ballantyne and Per Ahren provided international perspectives and a host of other presentations focused on key issues across all tenures.
Carnegie Funded Research: Housing Associations and the 'Big Society'
Dr Kim McKee has been awarded a Carnegie Foundation small grant to research the impact of the big society on housing policy in Scotland. Focusing on the community-based housing sector in Scotland and the role of housing associations as ‘community anchors’, this exploratory qualitative study will deconstruct the ideas underpinning the big society and explore the strengths and weaknesses of this political ideology for housing policy and practice. It will report in the Spring.
New research project from CHR
Entitled ‘Mind the (Housing) Wealth Gap: Intergenerational Justice and Family Welfare’, this three year project is concerned with the wealth inequalities and injustice that exist not only between but within generations. It is being funded by the Leverhulme Trust and will be led by Dr Beverley Searle, combining expertise from the Universities of St Andrews (Dr Kim McKee, and Professor Duncan Maclennan), Durham (Professor Lorna Fox), Birmingham (Professor Karen Rowlingson) and Delft (Dr Maarten van Ham). Access to private wealth (notably housing wealth) is of increasing political and social importance. It not only determines the quality of life for older people but increasingly determines life chances of younger people. This new project will explore concerns of intergenerational justice and the new tensions between family members arising from competing demands - inheritance vs welfare – on families limited wealth resources. Understanding these issues will become vital to addressing the inequalities and injustices that current and future generations experience.For further information please contact Dr Beverley Searle at bas4@st-andrews.ac.uk
2012 HSA/HSCT BURSARY AWARD WINNERS ANNOUNCED
The Housing Studies Association and the Housing Studies Charitable Trust are delighted to announce the recipients of their joint 2012 bursary awards. The bursaries were established to ensure that members of the housing studies community facing financial barriers were still able to attend and present their work at the Housing Studies Association annual conference and to subsequently submit their paper to the Housing Studies journal.
The six recipients of the 2012 bursaries are: Michael Adedotun (Agri-Link Cooperative Society, Nigeria); Joe Crawford; Rachel Danemann (University of Stirling/ South Hams District Council); John Erskine; Zhan McIntyre (South Ayrshire Council) and Zhihua Zhou (University of Singapore.
The Housing Studies Association 2012 conference will be held at the University of York on 18-20 April. For further information, see: http://www.york.ac.uk/inst/chp/hsa/conference.htm
For further information about the bursary scheme please contact John Flint: john.flint@sheffield.ac.uk
The Housing Studies Association and the Housing Studies Charitable Trust are delighted to announce the recipients of their joint 2012 bursary awards. The bursaries were established to ensure that members of the housing studies community facing financial barriers were still able to attend and present their work at the Housing Studies Association annual conference and to subsequently submit their paper to the Housing Studies journal.
The six recipients of the 2012 bursaries are: Michael Adedotun (Agri-Link Cooperative Society, Nigeria); Joe Crawford; Rachel Danemann (University of Stirling/ South Hams District Council); John Erskine; Zhan McIntyre (South Ayrshire Council) and Zhihua Zhou (University of Singapore.
The Housing Studies Association 2012 conference will be held at the University of York on 18-20 April. For further information, see: http://www.york.ac.uk/inst/chp/hsa/conference.htm
For further information about the bursary scheme please contact John Flint: john.flint@sheffield.ac.uk
REVIEW OF MEMBERSHIP SERVICES
As part of a wide ranging review of what the HSA delivers to members, we have established a small committee to review membership services. Its first priority will be to implement electronic payments and renewals and more flexible options for members to interact with the Association. This work will be complete for 2013 renewals. The committee would be more than happy to hear from members with any comments about membership services and renewals that they may have. If you have any views of things that the HSA could do better, please drop Ed Ferrari a line at e.t.ferrari@sheffield.ac.uk
As part of a wide ranging review of what the HSA delivers to members, we have established a small committee to review membership services. Its first priority will be to implement electronic payments and renewals and more flexible options for members to interact with the Association. This work will be complete for 2013 renewals. The committee would be more than happy to hear from members with any comments about membership services and renewals that they may have. If you have any views of things that the HSA could do better, please drop Ed Ferrari a line at e.t.ferrari@sheffield.ac.uk
Friday, 3 February 2012
RESIDENT INVOLVEMENT IN SOCIAL HOUSING IN THE UK AND EUROPE
Resident involvement in social housing is about how tenants or others living nearby can influence a social landlord’s activity. The remit of such influence may range from contributing to landlord decisions on local service delivery, at one end of spectrum, to bearing on an organisation’s strategic policy, at the other. Irrespective of whether it incorporates governing body membership, resident involvement is an aspect of housing and urban governance. This research was commissioned by Hyde Housing Group to inform further development of the Group’s governance and accountability structures and procedures. To obtain a copy of the report go to http://www.hyde-housing.co.uk/library/special-publications
Resident involvement in social housing is about how tenants or others living nearby can influence a social landlord’s activity. The remit of such influence may range from contributing to landlord decisions on local service delivery, at one end of spectrum, to bearing on an organisation’s strategic policy, at the other. Irrespective of whether it incorporates governing body membership, resident involvement is an aspect of housing and urban governance. This research was commissioned by Hyde Housing Group to inform further development of the Group’s governance and accountability structures and procedures. To obtain a copy of the report go to http://www.hyde-housing.co.uk/library/special-publications
BSHF VACANCY
The Building & Social Housing Foundation is recruiting a new Research Officer (International Programme). This is a permanent position to begin in April (earlier if possible). The closing date for applications is 9am on Thursday 1 March 2012. For further information, please find a detailed job description and person specification at: http://www.bshf.org/employment/
The Building & Social Housing Foundation is recruiting a new Research Officer (International Programme). This is a permanent position to begin in April (earlier if possible). The closing date for applications is 9am on Thursday 1 March 2012. For further information, please find a detailed job description and person specification at: http://www.bshf.org/employment/
EVIDENCE REVIEW ON HOUSING AND POVERTY
This call is for a critical review of evidence that will consider how housing of all tenure types can mitigate or exacerbate poverty. This includes the likelihood of people being in poverty and exiting it; as well as what aspects of housing act to mitigate or exacerbate poverty. Further information The aims of the review are to highlight which pieces of existing evidence and which potential new research questions might help us to better understand: the relationship between housing and poverty; and how best to use housing as a tool to mitigate poverty. The deadline for this call for proposals is Monday 5 March 2012 23:59. For further details please visit http://www.jrf.org.uk/funding/calls-for-proposal/housing-poverty-review
This call is for a critical review of evidence that will consider how housing of all tenure types can mitigate or exacerbate poverty. This includes the likelihood of people being in poverty and exiting it; as well as what aspects of housing act to mitigate or exacerbate poverty. Further information The aims of the review are to highlight which pieces of existing evidence and which potential new research questions might help us to better understand: the relationship between housing and poverty; and how best to use housing as a tool to mitigate poverty. The deadline for this call for proposals is Monday 5 March 2012 23:59. For further details please visit http://www.jrf.org.uk/funding/calls-for-proposal/housing-poverty-review
Wednesday, 7 December 2011
Housing Law and Policy - By David Cowan
Abstract: This new book by David Cowan integrates understanding of law and policy so that reader can see how the subject fits together - both the letter of the law and the way it is used. Readers are guided through the complexities of housing law by a leading academic who has researched the subject for more than twenty years.
It acknowledges the many official and unofficial linkages between law and policy to give a fuller picture of decision-making and regulation in housing.
David Cowan is Professor of Law and Policy at the University of Bristol, and a barrister at Arden Chambers. He has published widely in the area of housing and related research, and acted as a consultant to the England and Wales Law Commision.
Further details are available from
http://www.cambridge.org/gb/knowledge/isbn/item6472204/?site_locale=en_GB
HSA members who are interested in reviewing this book should contact martin.mcnally@chester.ac.uk
Abstract: This new book by David Cowan integrates understanding of law and policy so that reader can see how the subject fits together - both the letter of the law and the way it is used. Readers are guided through the complexities of housing law by a leading academic who has researched the subject for more than twenty years.
It acknowledges the many official and unofficial linkages between law and policy to give a fuller picture of decision-making and regulation in housing.
David Cowan is Professor of Law and Policy at the University of Bristol, and a barrister at Arden Chambers. He has published widely in the area of housing and related research, and acted as a consultant to the England and Wales Law Commision.
Further details are available from
http://www.cambridge.org/gb/knowledge/isbn/item6472204/?site_locale=en_GB
HSA members who are interested in reviewing this book should contact martin.mcnally@chester.ac.uk
News from CCHPR (Cambridge Centre for Housing and Planning Research)
Evaluation of FirstStop advice service for older people
The Government announced in 'Laying the Foundations: A Housing Strategy for England' that they will be investing a further £1.5 million in the FirstStop information and advice service. FirstStop is a free, independent service for older people, their families and carers and aims to help older people make informed decisions about their housing, care and support options and to help them maintain independent living in later life. The Cambridge Centre for Housing and Planning Service at the University of Cambridge has been working with FirstStop since 2009 to conduct an independent evaluation of the initiative with an action research approach and are delighted that the service has secured further funding.
Evaluation of Enhanced Housing Options Trailblazers report published
This project evaluated the implementation, operation and success of the Enhanced Housing Options Trailblazers programmes. This work was by CCHPR, with involvement from Birmingham University (Centre for Urban and Regional Analysis) and Shared Intelligence. The Enhanced Housing Options Trailblazers were run by DCLG with support from the DWP. The full evaluation report can be downloaded from CCHPR’s website.
New Affordable Homes: what, where and for whom have RPs been building between 1989 and 2009?
The New affordable homes report provides detailed retrospective analysis of the new homes built by Registered Providers in England over the period 1989 to 2009. The research, funded jointly by the Tenant Services Authority and the HCA in February 2010, was carried out by a team drawn from the Universities of Sheffield and Cambridge and the London School of Economics. The research used a wide range of data to investigate in detail what new homes were built by England’s Registered Providers, where these were located and who rented or bought them. In particular, the research:
Anna Clarke and Sarah Monk have published a new paper on residualisation of the social rented sector in the International Journal of Housing Markets and Analysis.
Please visit the CCHPR website to either download or obtain further details of these publications:http://www.cchpr.landecon.cam.ac.uk/
Evaluation of FirstStop advice service for older people
The Government announced in 'Laying the Foundations: A Housing Strategy for England' that they will be investing a further £1.5 million in the FirstStop information and advice service. FirstStop is a free, independent service for older people, their families and carers and aims to help older people make informed decisions about their housing, care and support options and to help them maintain independent living in later life. The Cambridge Centre for Housing and Planning Service at the University of Cambridge has been working with FirstStop since 2009 to conduct an independent evaluation of the initiative with an action research approach and are delighted that the service has secured further funding.
Evaluation of Enhanced Housing Options Trailblazers report published
This project evaluated the implementation, operation and success of the Enhanced Housing Options Trailblazers programmes. This work was by CCHPR, with involvement from Birmingham University (Centre for Urban and Regional Analysis) and Shared Intelligence. The Enhanced Housing Options Trailblazers were run by DCLG with support from the DWP. The full evaluation report can be downloaded from CCHPR’s website.
New Affordable Homes: what, where and for whom have RPs been building between 1989 and 2009?
The New affordable homes report provides detailed retrospective analysis of the new homes built by Registered Providers in England over the period 1989 to 2009. The research, funded jointly by the Tenant Services Authority and the HCA in February 2010, was carried out by a team drawn from the Universities of Sheffield and Cambridge and the London School of Economics. The research used a wide range of data to investigate in detail what new homes were built by England’s Registered Providers, where these were located and who rented or bought them. In particular, the research:
- Looked in detail at the types and sizes of new homes that were constructed and how these changed over time
- Mapped where all these homes were built at the postcode level across the whole of England and linked this to new analyses of social deprivation and tenure mix
- Used anonymous data on tenants analysed who were being allocated these new homes or who bought new low cost homes, including the social, economic and demographic characteristics of the households that moved into them
Anna Clarke and Sarah Monk have published a new paper on residualisation of the social rented sector in the International Journal of Housing Markets and Analysis.
Please visit the CCHPR website to either download or obtain further details of these publications:http://www.cchpr.landecon.cam.ac.uk/
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