In this seminar, Dr. Ravi Gokani discussed the evidence and implications of the 'dual mandate' in Canada: how evangelical faith-based social service organizations manage two mandates - the first to serve the most vulnerable populations and the second to bring followers into the fold of evangelical Christianity. Dr. Ravi Gokani is an Assistant Professor in […]

Watch again the presentation by Dr Kate Summers from LSE who considers some of the epistemic implications of the emphasis on lived experience in social research. With the aim of ultimately strengthening the role of this form of research approach, the seminar poses and considers answers to three main questions: what sorts of knowledge claims […]

Watch again as Conor D'Arcy from Money and Mental Health presents key findings from their 2021 research and the policy responses it suggests. Money worries and mental health problems all too often form a toxic cycle. Combining a large-scale polling exercise and qualitative research, the Money and Mental Health Policy Institute explored how, in Summer […]

Prof Suzanne Fitzpatrick and Prof Volker Busch-Geertsema present findings of our international comparative study on approaches to reduce street homelessness. 13 Vanguard cities across the globe committed to reducing or eliminating street homelessness under the Institute of Global Homelessness 'A place to call home' programme. The evaluation considers progress, approaches and the lessons that can […]

Lucie Woellenstein is finalising her PhD at the University of Edinburgh and shares the initial findings of her research project: A systematic review on the effectiveness of homelessness prevention methods for Multiple Exclusion Homelessness. She also summarises planned research on using predictive statistics on administrative data (HL1 and PREVENT1 Scottish Government data sets) to identify […]

We are delighted to welcome Dr Hannah Carver from Stirling University to present our February I-SPHERE seminar  “You could just show a little more compassion”: Effective problem substance use treatment from the perspective of people experiencing homelessness This webinar will cover the findings of a qualitative systematic review which explored what constitutes effective problem substance […]

Lynne McMordie presented her research on Understanding the design, use and impacts of temporary and supported accommodation models for homeless households in the United Kingdom. Oliver Bowling presented using the Capabilities Approach to discuss the pathways into begging and the impact it has on individuals who engage in it.

Amy Bristow presents her research for I-SPHERE and the Oak Foundation on how the planning system in England is reinforcing racial inequality and calls for reform. Read the report and Exec summary at Meeting the housing needs of BAME households in England: the role of the planning system – I-SPHERE (hw.ac.uk)  Time: Sep 22, 2021 03:45pm https://us02web.zoom.us/j/84425959289 […]

I-SPHERE in partnership with the Oak Foundation and UK Collaborative Centre for Housing Evidence (CaCHE) are running an online event aimed at voluntary or public sector organisations in the housing and homelessness sector who want to commission research or evaluation. It will be an opportunity to hear more about the benefits of undertaking research and […]

Presented by Aveek Bhattacharyra