Research Centre
Professor, Politics
Associate Professor, History & Heritage
PhD Researcher, Ageing & Dementia
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
Project Coordinator, Sociology, Social Policy & Criminology
IMPACT Delivery Lead, Social Work
Professor, Sociology, Social Policy & Criminology
Professor of Social Policy, Sociology, Social Policy & Criminology
Professor of Housing & Social Policy, Sociology, Social Policy & Criminology
Research Fellow (Qualitative), Ageing & Dementia
Senior Lecturer, Sociology, Social Policy & Criminology
Professor, Sociology, Social Policy & Criminology
Honorary Professor, Sociology, Social Policy & Criminology
Lecturer in Housing, Sociology, Social Policy & Criminology
Article
Progressive for all? The experience of LGBTQ+ people in the Scottish social security system
Gregory L, Formby E & Matthews P (2026) Progressive for all? The experience of LGBTQ+ people in the Scottish social security system. Journal of Poverty and Social Justice. https://doi.org/10.1332/17598273y2026d000000063
Article
Rolfe S, Iafrati S, James G, Baptiste H & 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. https://doi.org/10.1017/S1474746426101341
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
Project Report
Trapped by Safety? Fire Doors, Accessibility and Policy Tensions in Housing
McKee K & McCall V (2025) Trapped by Safety? Fire Doors, Accessibility and Policy Tensions in Housing. ISPA project. Stirling. https://www.housinglin.org.uk/_assets/Resources/Housing/Practice_examples/Other_case_studies/Fire-Doors-Report-final-version-24Oct25.pdf
Blog Post
Celebrating the Women, Housing & Place Symposium at the University of Stirling
Ross M, Pearce A & McKee K (2025) Celebrating the Women, Housing & Place Symposium at the University of Stirling. [Blog] 15.10.2025. https://www.housing-studies-association.org/articles/celebrating-the-women-housing-place-symposium-at-the-university-of-stirling
Dataset
LGBTQ+ Welfare in Great Britain, 2022-2023
Matthews P, Gregory L & Formby E (2025) LGBTQ+ Welfare in Great Britain, 2022-2023.
Project Report
McCall V, Rutherford A, Davison L, Lawrence J, Pearce A & Pritchard J (2025) What's next for adaptations?. ESRC. Housing LIN: Housing LIN. https://www.housinglin.org.uk/Topics/type/Whats-next-for-adaptations/
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
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.
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 - 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.
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
PI: Professor Alasdair Rutherford
Funded by: UK Research and Innovation
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Optimising Procurement Outcomes for Covid-19 and Beyond: Lessons from the Crisis
PI: Professor Richard Simmons
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
PI: Professor Alasdair Rutherford
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
PI: Professor Alasdair Rutherford
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
PI: Professor Richard Simmons
Funded by: European Training Academy
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