Wednesday 24 November 2010

NEWS FROM CHR, ST ANDREWS

Events
Professor Duncan Maclennan, CBE will be delivering his inaugural lecture on Wednesday 8th December from 5:15pm at the University of St Andrews. This open event will address the theme of "Housing, the Economy and City Change: where next?".

Local Engagement
Dr Kim McKee delivered the opening keynote at the annual Employers in Voluntary Housing conference in St Andrews on the 29th October. The theme of Kim's plenary was "The Future of Community Housing in Scotland".

Prof. Duncan Maclennan delivered a keynote presentation at the Scotland's Cities conference, held in Dundee on the 10th November. This key event sought to bring together international experts, business and local civic leaders to develop an action plan for the future success of Scotland's cities.

New Staff
CHR is delighted to welcome two new research fellows to its growing research centre. Dr Louise Reid (formerly of Aberdeen University) and Dr Beverley Searle (formerly of Durham University) joined the University in October.

New Publications
McKee, K. (2010) “The End of the Right to Buy and the Future of Social Housing in Scotland”, Local Economy 25(4): 319-327.

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