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Listening to the voices of the housing sector in Wales: Tai 2026, CIH
Given the upcoming Senedd election, unsurprisingly much of the focus at Tai 2026 was on what might be the housing priorities for the next Welsh Government …
International Journal of Housing Policy Conference co-hosted by CaCHE
This week the International Journal of Housing Policy (IJHP) celebrated its 25 the anniversary through a conference ‘Reflections and Developments in Housing Research: What’s Next? ‘. The conference was held at the University of Glasgow and CaCHE was delighted to...
Prof Ken Gibb’s reflections on 2024
The year 2024 was one of elections and government change around the world and in the UK. It also saw riots in the summer, more extreme weather, continuing wars, and the increasing use of the term ‘emergency’ to describe the state of our housing system. A major...
Using Appreciative Inquiry in housing research
Researchers in the social sciences are increasingly using innovative methodologies to promote collaboration and generate impact. Appreciative Inquiry (AI - not to be confused with Artificial Intelligence) is one such approach. This blog by Dr Gareth James highlights...
An argument for relational ethics in place-based social research and beyond
Olimpia Mosteanu is a PhD in sociology, currently working as a programme lead at Social Life in London, UK. Her research interests are located at the intersection of the fields of urban studies, wellbeing, and health equity. This blog post presents an argument...
A valuable methodological tool: the ‘online written interview’
In this blog, Adriana Mihaela Soaita from the University of Glasgow looks at how COVID-19 restrictions brought renewed interest in remote research methods. These are however far from new. If we refer to the method of the interview alone, the oldest...