I-SPHERE is part of a 19 strong collective of organisations who today presented a joint plan to the Scottish Government towards ending homelessness. Based around three key asks, The Collective, believe the plan could permanently end rough sleeping and destitution in Scotland as the country emerges from the pandemic. The Collective, named Everyone Home, have […]
Category: Research
Seminar with Paul Anderson on Wednesday 22nd April
We are delighted to be hosting our first online seminar at 3.45pm tomorrow with Paul Anderson of Homeless link and Sheffield Hallam University. Paul will talk about his experience of the Homeless Reduction Act and how it became law and will reflect on the current circumstances and challenges facing homeless people and services. The seminar […]
How to mitigate the effects of coronovirus on homeless people?
The UK Collaborative Centre for Housing Evidence have launched a new ‘vlog’ on practice and policy to mitigate the impact of coronavirus on homeless people. In the latest instalment of their COVID-19 series, Dr Francesca Albanese (Head of Research and Evaluation at Crisis) and Dr Zana Khan (Clinical Lead for the King’s Health Partners, Pathway […]
Winter newsletter
As Spring approaches, here is a round-up of what the I-SPHERE team have been up to over the winter months. Coronavirus Firstly we must start by sending our best wishes to all the partners that we work with at this difficult time, and acknowledge the huge pressures on frontline services in particular. Thank you for […]
Cancelled I-SPHERE Seminar with Cameron Parsell
Dear All Just a note if you were planning to attend our I-SPHERE seminar on Monday (9th March), this has been cancelled. Unfortunately Cameron is unable to join us from Australia, as his university has suspended non-essential international travel due to the Coronavirus. We apologise for any inconvenience and hope to reschedule a new date […]
I-SPHERE seminar 26th February postponed
Dear All Just a note if you were planning to attend our I-SPHERE seminar tomorrow (26th February), this has been postponed. We apologise for any inconvenience and we will post details of a new date soon along with further exciting additions to our programme. Find out the latest at www.i-sphere.hw.ac.uk/seminars. Kind regards The I-SPHERE team
I-SPHERE seminars – join the conversation
The I-SPHERE team are excited to be hosting a series of seminars with fantastic speakers over the next few weeks and months. On 26th February, Professor John McKendrick, Director the Scottish Poverty and Inequality Research Unit (SPIRU) at Glasgow Caledonian University will be talking about his research on the impact of poverty on children’s play. […]
I-SPHERE Seminars and PHD opportunities
Seminars The I-SPHERE seminar programme for 2020 starts on Wednesday 22nd January with Autumn Roesch-Marsh of Edinburgh University coming to Heriot Watt to talk about her research – Wellbeing and Transition: The needs of BME, migrant and refugee children and their families. The seminar takes place in Rm 1.08, the William Arrol Building, Heriot Watt […]
Children most notable in national planning policies through their absence – what needs to change?
The Royal Town Planning Institute recently released ‘Child Friendly Planning In the UK: A Review‘, authored by Dr Jenny Wood of I-SPHERE and A Place in Childhood, and Dinah Bornat of ZCD Architects. The report examines planning policy and legislation at a national level across all four UK nations to assess the extent to which […]
I-SPHERE seminar series kicks off today
We are excited that the I-SPHERE seminar series kicks off again today with Claire Frew from the Glasgow Homelessness Network joining us to share her findings on Participatory Action Research: Supporting People with Lived Experience of Homelessness to Co-Deliver Research. The seminar takes place in 1.09 William Arrol, Heriot Watt University and everyone is welcome. […]