Webinar - Stronger Together: Linking housing practice, policy and research

What if housing policy was shaped by practice-led evidence and research was designed with real-world impact from the start?

This webinar explores how practitioners and researchers can move beyond working in parallel to working in partnership. Through the lens of housing, we’ll look at how practitioners can amplify their voice in academic spaces, how researchers can better engage policymakers, and what practical collaboration really looks like.

Join us for this informal webinar to rethink how evidence is created, shared and used and how stronger connections can lead to more impactful policy and practice and to leave with practical ideas for stronger collaboration.

Our speakers are:

Harry Cheong is a Senior Policy and Insights Manager with Places for People’s (PfP) Public Policy Unit. His work focuses on policy issues with a housing nexus. Prior to joining PfP, he completed a Master of Philosophy at the University of Cambridge in Public Policy. He was also a civil servant in Singapore for over 6 years with the Ministry of Social and Family Development. A sociologist by training, he spent two years in academia both teaching and writing. An ardent learner, he looks forward to engaging with others and hearing their thoughts.

Faye Sanders, a doctoral researcher at the University of Bath, is a leading voice within the housing and health sector. Faye investigates the role of housing and the built environment in both mental and physical health. Her work is used as evidence by the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government to inform changes to the Decent Homes Standard and the English Housing Survey. Faye is also Co-Chair of the Housing Studies Association's Healthy Homes Research Network, a group focussing on the future strategies of UK housing research. Faye translates research into actionable insights that inform public policy.