Article
Rolfe S, Iafrati S, Baptiste H, James G & Clark C (2026) 'Build, baby, build'? A critical assessment of housing policy over the first year of the Labour Government in the UK. Social Policy and Society.
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Professor, Politics
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Senior Lecturer, Social Work
PhD Researcher, Sociology, Social Policy & Criminology
Senior Lecturer, Sociology, Social Policy & Criminology
Student Administration Coordinator (TEG), Sociology, Social Policy & Criminology
PhD Researcher, Sociology, Social Policy & Criminology
Senior Lecturer, Politics
PhD Researcher, Sociology, Social Policy & Criminology
Project Coordinator, Faculty of Social Sciences
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Professor, Sociology, Social Policy & Criminology
Professor of Social Policy, Sociology, Social Policy & Criminology
Professor of Housing & Social Policy, Sociology, Social Policy & Criminology
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Senior Lecturer, Sociology, Social Policy & Criminology
Professor, Sociology, Social Policy & Criminology
Lecturer, Social Work
Article
Rolfe S, Iafrati S, Baptiste H, James G & Clark C (2026) 'Build, baby, build'? A critical assessment of housing policy over the first year of the Labour Government in the UK. Social Policy and Society.
Book Chapter
Towards an understanding of care poverty
Rummery K, Kröger T, Brimblecombe N & Rodrigues R (2025) Towards an understanding of care poverty. In: Kroger T, Brimblecombe N, Rodrigues R & Rummery K (eds.) Care Poverty and Unmet Needs. Policy Press, pp. 191-201. https://doi.org/10.51952/9781447370109.ch013
Dataset
LGBTQ+ Welfare in Great Britain, 2022-2023
Matthews P, Gregory L & Formby E (2025) LGBTQ+ Welfare in Great Britain, 2022-2023.
Magazine Article
McKee K & McCall V (2025) Opinion: The problem with the ‘build baby build’ mantra: https://www.scottishhousingnews.com/articles/opinion-the-problem-with-the-build-baby-build-mantra. Scottish Housing News. 02.06.2025. https://www.scottishhousingnews.com/articles/opinion-the-problem-with-the-build-baby-build-mantra
Research Report
McKee K (2025) Local People Leading: the role of women in the birth of Scotland’s community-based housing associations. ISPA Project. Stirling: University of Stirling.
Magazine Article
The Power of Reflection: Why Scotland’s housing future needs more empathy
McCall V & McKee K (2025) The Power of Reflection: Why Scotland’s housing future needs more empathy. Scottish Housing News. 25.04.2025. https://www.scottishhousingnews.com/articles/the-power-of-reflection-why-scotlands-housing-future-needs-more-empathy
Project Report
Home Improvement Services in England: National Evaluation. Final Report
Rolfe S, Mccall V, Harris C, Gilbertson J, Pearson S, Smith R, Wilson I, Marshall M, Preece J, Robinson D, Brown J, McGregor S, Roberts G & Smith P (2025) Home Improvement Services in England: National Evaluation. Final Report. Centre for Ageing Better. Centre for Ageing Better. https://ageing-better.org.uk/document/full-national-evaluation-reportpdf
Blog Post
McCall V & McKee K (2025) Housing’s role in tackling intersectional inequalities: Intersectional Stigma of Place-based Ageing (ISPA). [Blog post] 07.02.2025. https://housingevidence.ac.uk/housings-role-in-tackling-intersectional-inequalities-intersectional-stigma-of-place-based-ageing-ispa/
Article
McCall V, McKee K, Theakstone D, Gallagher McCulloch C & Taylor H (2025) The Reflective Housing Practitioner: The role of qualifications for building empathy and person-centred approaches in the housing sector. Housing and Society. https://doi.org/10.1080/08882746.2024.2448407
Manual / Guide
Trans, non-binary and queer people accessing welfare benefits - A Guide for Claimants
Matthews P (2024) Trans, non-binary and queer people accessing welfare benefits - A Guide for Claimants.
Book Chapter
"Stay home": queer(y)-ing the heteronormative assumptions of COVID policy responses
Matthews P & Edmiston D (2024) "Stay home": queer(y)-ing the heteronormative assumptions of COVID policy responses. In: Research Handbook on Public Management and COVID-19. Cheltenham: Edward Elgar Publishing, pp. 300-311. https://doi.org/10.4337/9781802205954.00033
Project Report
LGBT+ Welfare and Assets in Great Britain - Technical Appendix
Matthews P, Lambert P, Barnett C & Mann S (2024) LGBT+ Welfare and Assets in Great Britain - Technical Appendix.
Project Report
LGBT+ Welfare and Assets in Great Britain - Main Public Output
Matthews P, Barnett C, Formby E, Gregory L, Lambert P & Mann S (2024) LGBT+ Welfare and Assets in Great Britain - Main Public Output. Nuffield Foundation. https://lgbtqwelfare.stir.ac.uk/
Blog Post
BLOG: Private Rented Sector precarity: towards a more intersectional understanding?
McKee K (2024) BLOG: Private Rented Sector precarity: towards a more intersectional understanding?. [Blog post] 09.12.2024. https://housingevidence.ac.uk/private-rented-sector-precarity-towards-a-more-intersectional-understanding/
Book Chapter
Care poverty and conflicts in social citizenship: the right to care?
Rummery K (2024) Care poverty and conflicts in social citizenship: the right to care?. In: Kroger T, Brimblecombe N, Rodrigues R & Rummery K (eds.) Care Poverty and Unmet Needs. Care Poverty and Unmet Needs. Policy Press, pp. 15-28. https://doi.org/10.51952/9781447370109.ch002
Policy Document
LGBT+ people, welfare, poverty and housing - A guide to completing Equality Impact Assessments
Matthews P (2024) LGBT+ people, welfare, poverty and housing - A guide to completing Equality Impact Assessments. University of Stirling. Stirling.
Article
McKee K, McCall V, Theakstone D, Wilson K, Reid L, Gilroy R, Manley D, Pearce A, Davison L, Lawrence J & Pemble A (2024) Understanding the intersectional stigma of ageing, disability, and place: a systematic literature mapping review. Housing Studies. https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/02673037.2024.2421844; https://doi.org/10.1080/02673037.2024.2421844
Policy Document
LGBT+ Welfare and Assets in Great Britain - A policy summary
Matthews P (2024) LGBT+ Welfare and Assets in Great Britain - A policy summary. https://lgbtqwelfare.stir.ac.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/LGBT-welfare-and-assets-briefing.pdf
Website Content
Scotland’s commitment to housing education & professionalism
McKee K (2024) Scotland’s commitment to housing education & professionalism. [Blog post] 02.04.2024. https://www.scottishhousingnews.com/articles/dr-kim-mckee-scotlands-commitment-to-housing-education-professionalism
Article
Othering Older People’s Housing: Gaming Ageing to Support Future-Planning
McCall V, Rutherford AC, Bowes A, Jagannath S, Njoki M, Quirke M, Pemble CM, Lovatt M, Maginn K, Davison L, Scrutton P, Pengelly R & Gibson J (2024) Othering Older People’s Housing: Gaming Ageing to Support Future-Planning. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 21 (3), Art. No.: 304. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph21030304
Bridge: A MindSport for All
PI: Professor Samantha Punch
Funded by: Donors (UK) and Donors (O.S)
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Intersectional Stigma of Place-based Ageing
PI: Professor Vikki McCall
Funded by: Economic and Social Research Council
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Housing Studies Charitable Trust Early Career Fellowship
PI: Dr Anna Pearce
Funded by: Housing Studies Charitable Trust
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Developing an Impact Framework for SSAFA’s Casework service
PI: Dr Steve Rolfe
Funded by: SSAFA: The Armed Forces Charity
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Welfare access, assets and debts of LGBT+ people in the UK
PI: Professor Peter Matthews
Funded by: The Nuffield Foundation
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Home Improvement Services in England - National Evaluation
PI: Professor Vikki McCall
Funded by: Centre for Ageing Better
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Stonewater - inclusive and assisted living in retirement living schemes
PI: Professor Vikki McCall
Funded by: Longleigh Foundation
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Older People’s Experience of Adaptations in Scotland
PI: Professor Vikki McCall
Funded by: Age Scotland
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UK Collaborative Centre for Housing Evidence (CaCHE)
PI: Professor Kim McKee
Funded by: Economic and Social Research Council
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What do lower income tenants in Scotland’s private rented sector want to see from a new Rented Sector Strategy?
PI: Professor Kim McKee
Funded by: Joseph Rowntree Foundation
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Evidence Review into Public Experience and Confidence of Body Worn Video in a Policing Context
PI: Professor William Webster
Funded by: Scottish Institute for Policing Research
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Assessing financial vulnerability and risk in the UK's charities during and beyond the COVID-19 crisis
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Funded by: UK Research and Innovation
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Optimising Procurement Outcomes for Covid-19 and Beyond: Lessons from the Crisis
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Funded by: UK Research and Innovation
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Measuring the Impact of SSAFA’s Glasgow’s Helping Heroes
PI: Dr Steve Rolfe
Funded by: Forces in Mind Trust
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Mobilising Voluntary Action in the four UK jurisdictions: Learning from today, prepared for tomorrow
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Funded by: UK Research and Innovation
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Choice, Constraint and Conditional Citizenship: analysing migrant homelessness within 'crimmigration' systems
PI: Dr Regina Serpa
Funded by: Economic and Social Research Council
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Sustainable Care: connecting people and systems
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Funded by: Economic and Social Research Council
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Cherish Investigator Led Proposal - demonstrating impact in housing, health and social care
PI: Professor Judith Phillips
Funded by: Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council
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Making a House a ‘Home’ in the Private Rented Sector: Good Practice Guidance for Landlords
PI: Professor Kim McKee
Funded by: Safe Deposit Scotland Charitable Trust (SDS)
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Strength2Food Secondment
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Funded by: European Training Academy
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