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UK Housing Review author and editor John Perry delves into one of the Scottish-focused chapters from this year's publication.

Students from the latest session of the community development course Activate are celebrating following their graduation from the course. Delivered by Glasgow University, the course covers topics such as anti-discriminatory practice, local and global issues, power, community investigations and stand

The University of Glasgow-based UK Collaborative Centre for Housing Evidence (CaCHE) has announced that its newly formed International Advisory Board will be chaired by Gavin Smart, chief executive of the Chartered Institute of Housing (CIH). The CaCHE International Advisory Board (IAB) plays a cruc

University of Glasgow housing student Kevin Howe has received a prestigious award for his work outlining the implications of rent controls in the private rented sector. Kevin, who is studying for an MSc in housing studies, was awarded the Malcolm Smith Memorial Award by CIH Scotland. The accolade, j

A further fifteen locals are beginning a journey with the community development Activate course supported by ng homes and delivered by the University of Glasgow.

The UK Housing Review Autumn Briefing Paper, the fourteenth in the series, was published yesterday, building on the key themes identified in the spring edition of the 2023 UK Housing Review, providing further expert analysis and specialist insight.

Activate - a Community Development course - is heading back to school.

In a blog for the Housing Studies Association, Fiona Powell reminds us of the importance of ethics in research with vulnerable groups and, specifically, estranged students experiencing housing precarity. The ethical approval application is sometimes seen as unavoidable on the path to field

The team behind the annual UK Housing Review have published a new title as a resource for students of housing and those interested in navigating the evolution of key aspects of housing policy and the housing system.

The UK Collaborative Centre for Housing Evidence (CaCHE) is to host a conference that aims to explore strategies for integrating retrofit across older housing in Glasgow, Scotland and the wider UK.

Fourteen students are celebrating having successfully completed Activate, a popular and widely recognised community development course, on its return following the Covid-19 pandemic.

University of Glasgow housing student Nicky Imrie has received a prestigious award for her work outlining the importance of homelessness and help with housing costs as key drivers for UK housing policy change. Ms Imrie, who is studying an MSc in housing studies, was awarded the Malcolm Smith Memoria

University of Glasgow students have protested over accommodation issues as a large number of students have struggled to find housing since the start of the academic year. Many students have had to resort to short-term solutions from couch surfing with friends to staying in hotels. In protest, studen

The University of Glasgow was praised this week for sharing its multi-million vision to supplement the ongoing growth of Govan as a thriving place for living and working. Community groups – including local housing providers Linthouse, Govan and Elderpark – were told of the University&rsq

Researchers from the University of Glasgow have developed a new type of heat pump, a flexible heat pump technology, which could help households save on their energy bills and contribute towards net-zero emissions goals. Heat pumps are a low-carbon alternative to gas boilers. They draw energy from ex