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Read more at: ITV News Anglia report on New Horizons

ITV News Anglia report on New Horizons

ITV News Anglia reporter Elodie Harper reported on the impact of the New Horizons project at the end of May 2019.


Read more at: BIM in the UK house building industry

BIM in the UK house building industry

Dr Gemma Burgess gave a presentation to the BIM4Housing group on the opportunities for and barriers to adoption of BIM in the UK house building industry.


Read more at: Understanding the relationship between land use planning and housing

Understanding the relationship between land use planning and housing

Dr Sónia Alves gave a presentation at 'Affordable housing: the 20th century legacy,' an international congress held at the Faculty of Architecture of Porto University (FAUP) in May 2019.


Read more at: Digital technologies: presentation at 2019 Homes UK

Digital technologies: presentation at 2019 Homes UK

Gemma Burgess gave a well-received presentation to those attending the 'Digital innovation in construction and asset management' session at the HOMES UK event in London.


Read more at: The challenges of gentrification

The challenges of gentrification

In March 2019, Sónia Alves took part in a debate on the challenges of governance, tourism and population in the historical centre of Porto.


Read more at: Land Economy Seminar Series Presentation

Land Economy Seminar Series Presentation

As part of the Department of Land Economy's Michaelmas seminar series, Dr Alves gave a presentation of her research to date, focusing on her international comparative analysis of housing and planning use.


Read more at: Seminar 2: Will digital transformations solve our housing crisis?

Seminar 2: Will digital transformations solve our housing crisis?

The presentations from our second industry seminar are available to download.


Read more at: The Edge Debate: OxMKCam growth corridor symposium

The Edge Debate: OxMKCam growth corridor symposium

Gemma Burgess gave a presentation at Edge Debate 87: The Oxford – Milton Keynes – Cambridge Growth Corridor. The debate looked at the potential to plan for sustainable growth, making places that work for people. As one of a number of expert speakers from academia, policy and practice who set the...


Read more at: Structure and agency: variations in planning outcomes and the delivery of affordable housing in England

Structure and agency: variations in planning outcomes and the delivery of affordable housing in England

Dr Gemma Burgess delivered a presentation on behalf of herself and Sónia Alves at the 4th Annual International Conference on Urban Planning and Property Development in Singapore


Read more at: Cross-comparative analysis of Portugal, England and Denmark

Cross-comparative analysis of Portugal, England and Denmark

Sónia Alves presented at the International Conference on the Global Dynamics of Social Policy at the University of Bremen, on behalf of herself and Gemma Burgess, in October 2018.


Read more at: Michael Oxley: Urban Renewal Policy conference, NRU Moscow

Michael Oxley: Urban Renewal Policy conference, NRU Moscow

Prof Michael Oxley opened a conference held by the Graduate School of Urbanism, part of the NRU Higher School of Ecoonomics, Moscow in October 2018.


Read more at: Land-use planning and housing: issues of supply and affordability

Land-use planning and housing: issues of supply and affordability

Sónia Alves presented at the 2018 UK and Ireland Planning Conference in Sheffield, September 2018.


Read more at: Households of the Future: will sharing our home become the new norm?

Households of the Future: will sharing our home become the new norm?

CCHPR researchers and special guests were joined by members of the public for a lively debate on cohousing, multigenerational living and life as a digital nomad at Queens' College, Cambridge on Tuesday 15 October.


Read more at: Outcomes of Urban Requalification under Neoliberalism

Outcomes of Urban Requalification under Neoliberalism

Sónia Alves, CCHPR, and Rosa Branco, CICS, gave a presentation to the Urban Sociology Research Network in Madrid.


Read more at: Housing and Urban Planning Policies Presentation

Housing and Urban Planning Policies Presentation

Dr Sónia Alves gave a lecture to the students of the University of Lisbon's Programme for Seniors on Housing and Urban Planning Policies in Portugal.


Read more at: Advanced Sociology Seminars Presentation

Advanced Sociology Seminars Presentation

Dr Alves gave a presentation on interdisciplinary approaches to housing research at the University of Lisbon in April 2018. This was part of a series of Advanced Sociology seminars at the University.


Read more at: HSA Presentation: Conceptualising the differences

HSA Presentation: Conceptualising the differences

Sónia Alves's presentation to the Housing Studies Association conference 2018 in Sheffield looked at the differences and commonality in spatial planning.


Read more at: Universalism vs Particularism

Universalism vs Particularism

Professor Mike Oxley gave a presentation to an international audience at Université Paris-Est on 13 March 2018.


Read more at: PLPR 2018 Presentation: Evora

PLPR 2018 Presentation: Evora

Sónia Alves and João Ferrão gave a presentation on 'Land-use planning and the provision of affordable housing in Portugal' to the 2018 Annual Planning, Law and Property Rights conference at the University of Novi-Sad.


Read more at: Presentation of findings to Housing Studies Association

Presentation of findings to Housing Studies Association

Kathryn Muir presented the findings of CCHPR's research for Commonweal Housing at the 2018 HSA Conference in Sheffield, as part of the Early Career Research stream.


Read more at: Housing Policy and Market Failure

Housing Policy and Market Failure

Mike Oxley, Director of CCHPR, delivered a public lecture on Housing in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia in August 2017.


Read more at: The Case for Social Housing

The Case for Social Housing

Mike Oxley, Director of CCHPR, delivered a keynote lecture on The Case for Social Housing at UWA Perth's Social Impact Festival on 19 July 2017.


Read more at: Housing in young adulthood

Housing in young adulthood

Prof Mike Oxley's presentation at a policy workshop hosted by the University of Cambridge in London summarised the findings of ESRC-funded research into the housing issues faced by some young adults.


Read more at: Evaluation of the public health outcomes of the Cambridgeshire Time Credits scheme: Launch Event

Evaluation of the public health outcomes of the Cambridgeshire Time Credits scheme: Launch Event

Dr Gemma Burgess of CCHPR presented the findings of the evaluation of the public health outcomes of the Cambridgeshire Time Credits scheme at a launch at the University Centre, Granta Place in May 2017.


Read more at: Time Credits Research Findings: Launch Event

Time Credits Research Findings: Launch Event

Dr Gemma Burgess of CCHPR presented the findings of the evaluation of the public health outcomes of the Cambridgeshire Time Credits scheme at a launch at the University Centre, Granta Place in May 2017.


Read more at: Cambridgeshire Time Credits in Wisbech: three short films

Cambridgeshire Time Credits in Wisbech: three short films

As the project looking at the evaluation of public health outcomes of the Cambridgeshire Time Credits scheme in Wisbech drew to a close, three short films were released. Each of the films presents a different angle on the Cambridgeshire Time Credits case study in Wisbech.


Read more at: Private housing sector: The UK and ideas from other countries

Private housing sector: The UK and ideas from other countries

The private rented housing sector: The UK and ideas from other countries - a seminar presentation to the Social Market Foundation by Michael Oxley, March 2017


Read more at: Rebuilding the Rented Sector in the UK

Rebuilding the Rented Sector in the UK

CCHPR Research Fellow Peter Williams gave a presentation on the role of buy to let, build to rent and housing associations in the recovery of the private rented sector in the UK housing market to the City Futures Research Centre at the University of New South Wales and the NSW Federation of Housing...


Read more at: Presentations from the launch event - November 2016

Presentations from the launch event - November 2016

These are the presentations given by some of our case study projects for the study's launch event in November 2016


Read more at: Festival of Ideas event - The potential for Time Credits to generate public health outcomes

Festival of Ideas event - The potential for Time Credits to generate public health outcomes

‘Time Currencies in Cambridgeshire: Exchanging Time, Connecting Communities’ was held at the Festival of Ideas and attracted an audience of over 60 people who were keen to learn more about Time Credit and Timebank initiatives across Cambridgeshire. Dr Gemma Burgess presented findings from the...