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Disabled home-seekers are experiencing significant emotional distress due to a lack of suitable housing, according to leading housing experts.

An innovative urban regeneration project in Greenock has been hailed a success in a report published by the University of Stirling.

The ability to feel “at home” has a significant impact on people’s health and wellbeing, an academic study has found. Experts at the University of Stirling, who studied 75 tenants living in rented properties in Glasgow over a year, concluded that being able to settle in to a new te

A local MSP has visited the University of Stirling to hear how its housing and ageing research is helping to stimulate debate on some of Scotland’s long-term challenges. Graham Simpson MSP, the Scottish Conservatives spokesperson for housing and communities, was welcomed to the Faculty of Soci

Services such as Scotland’s Care and Repair housing support services are under threat from drastic public funding cuts, according to a new report. Care and Repair helps older and disabled homeowners to repair, improve or adapt their homes so that they can live in comfort and safety in their ow

The students in Castlemilk Students from the University of Stirling have visited Castlemilk as they see first-hand the vital work being done by community-based housing associations.

Health experts from across the UK have called for Commissioners for Ageing to be introduced in England and Scotland to help place housing at the heart of service integration for older people. A new report led by researchers at the Universities of Dundee, Heriot-Watt and Stirling has found that the U

Richard Jennings The full programme is now available for the University of Stirling’s fourth lecture in its Innovation and Excellence series marking the University's fiftieth year: Innovation in Housing – a force for wider benefits?

An innovative new app could help enhance home and hospital environments for people with dementia – improving patient outcomes and reducing the strain on health services, according to University of Stirling academics. On World Alzheimer’s Day today, the University’s Dementia Services Developmen

As part of its 50th anniversary celebrations the University of Stirling is hosting an open event to stimulate debate on the future of housing and how our housing system can underpin wider economic and social developments. Innovation in Housing: a force for wider benefits?

Architects, contractors and building commissioners must consider the design of new homes if Scotland is to fully support those with dementia, writes Lesley Palmer. People living with dementia often struggle to understand and navigate their built environment due to the sensory, mobility or cognitive

A three-year project involving the University of Stirling and local partners to boost communities for people living with dementia has received major backing from the Life Changes Trust. The £225,000 grant will fund a range of initiatives to empower people with dementia to create collaborative neigh

Horizon Housing Association has published a University of Stirling research report on a pilot study of effectiveness in letting adapted social housing. The study successfully designed and tested a research method for evaluating the effectiveness of letting procedures for adapted housing, using a co-

Resident Ada Caldwell with the First Minister in the 'sensory room' at Varis Court First Minister Nicola Sturgeon was given an official tour yesterday of one of Hanover Scotland’s brand new housing developments for older people in Moray that uses pioneering design and research to bring health care

The University of Stirling has congratulated 29 students on their entry to the housing profession ahead of their graduation ceremony tonight. The university said it was "more important than ever to recognise and celebrate the success of new entrants to the housing profession" at a time when "housing