News and Updates
October 15, 2019
Dr Lígia Teixeira has been conferred the award of Fellow of the Academy of Social Sciences
Professor Joanna Richardson and our CEO Dr Lígia Teixeira have been conferred the award of Fellow of the Academy of Social Sciences following nomination by the Housing Studies Association. This award recognises individuals’ contribution to the use of social science for public benefit.
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October 3, 2019
Launching our What Works Community pilot designed to help Local Authorities
As a first step towards building a community of practice, we have invited three councils to take part in our What Works Community pilot designed to build their capacity for the use of evidence and data to see more sustainable reductions in homelessness.
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September 11, 2019
Impact Forums 2019: Taking a person-centred approach
Putting people at the heart of service creation is the core principle of human-centred design. Here we explore what this actually means in practice.
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August 27, 2019
Impact Forums 2019: Opportunities for Data
We’ve never had access to so much data on homelessness before. It’s time we worked out how to use it more effectively.
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August 20, 2019
Our first three systematic reviews
Work is underway to synthesise the available evidence through three systematic reviews. This guest post by Dr Sarah Miller explores what reviews are we doing and why.
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August 15, 2019
Our plan to drive behavioural change among landlords in the private rented sector
The Centre is joining forces with the Behavioural Insights Team (BIT) to improve the effectiveness of homelessness services by applying - and rigorously evaluating - behavioural science methods.
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August 13, 2019
Impact Forums 2019: Shifting The Narrative
How transforming the public understanding of homelessness will be key to ending homelessness for good.
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August 2, 2019
Impact Forums 2019: The Prevention Imperative
Why paying greater attention to prevention is the only way we can end homelessness sustainably.
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