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
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