The I-SPHERE team are delighted to have been nominated for and announced as one of the winners of The Queen’s Anniversary Prize 2019. Queen’s Anniversary Prizes are awarded once every two years in recognition of the outstanding work delivered by UK colleges and universities. Winning entries, awarded by The Queen on the advice of the […]
Category: Research
State of Hunger
Yesterday The Trussell Trust published I-SPHEREs year 1 report on the State of Hunger research project. The State of Hunger is methodologically the most wide-ranging and robust inquiry into drivers of hunger in the country so far. This is the first annual report of the 3-year study. From the start, the study has been designed […]
Autumn News from I-SPHERE
It’s been a busy few months for I-SPHERE. Here is a round up of what the team have been involved in and new projects underway. Appointments Professor Morag Treanor been appointed as a Commissioner on the Scottish Government’s Poverty and Inequality Commission. Professor Suzanne Fitzpatrick is to chair a Homelessness Prevention Working Group, supported by […]
Professor Suzanne Fitzpatrick to chair Homelessness Prevention Group
Today (Tuesday 8 October) the Minister for Local Government, Housing and Planning, Kevin Stewart MSP, announced the Government’s commitment to develop a legal duty for local authorities to prevent homelessness, creating a working group to develop recommendations around this duty. The expert working group will be chaired by I-SPHERE Director Professor Suzanne Fitzpatrick. It will […]
OAK FOUNDATION AND HERIOT WATT PAID SOCIAL JUSTICE RESEARCH INTERNSHIP
*Applications are now closed for this round of interns but keep an eye on our website for future opportunities. I-SPHERE and the Oak Foundation are now recruiting for our next social justice research intern. We are looking for graduate, early career researchers with a passion to drive innovative research in the field of […]
The welfare safety net is not fit for purpose for people living on the breadline
The welfare safety net is not fit for purpose for people living on the breadline according to the findings of the House of Commons Work and Pensions Committee inquiry into the Welfare Safety Net which has been published today. The report highlights the dire impact of welfare reforms which are “pushing some people not only […]
Overcoming barriers to healthcare for people experiencing homelessness
I-SPHERE Professor Sarah Johnsen describes how a flexible and relational approach helps to overcome many of the barriers that homeless people face when accessing healthcare. As policy interest in inclusion health has escalated, there has been increased recognition that existing healthcare services often fail to meet the needs of people experiencing homelessness. A recent independent […]
1 in 28 adults in Scotland experience extreme disadvantage each year
I-SPHERE research Hard Edges Scotland, commissioned by Lankelly Chase and The Robertson Trust, has been launched today. Hard Edges Scotland highlights the complexity of the lives of people facing multiple disadvantage. The research found that almost 200,000 adults in Scotland experience at least one form of extreme disadvantage each year, including homelessness, substance dependency and […]
I-SPHERE research launches this week
Yesterday I-SPHERE presented at the UK Collaborative Centre for Housing Evidence (CaCHE) Knowledge Exchange Hub Stakeholder Engagement Event in Belfast. The audience was made up of key representatives across the statutory, voluntary and academic sectors. Professor Suzanne Fitzpatrick presented findings of work with Dr. Peter Mackie, Cardiff University and Dr.Jenny Wood of I-SPHERE on ‘Homelessness […]
Opportunities to study and work with I-SPHERE
We are currently advertising two fantastic opportunities to work and study with I-SPHERE Oak Foundation internship Applications are open until 10th June for our next Oak Homelessness Research intern. The internship is for early career researchers to undertake a 6 month paid independent research project in the field of homelessness supported by the I-SPHERE […]