Research Centre
Professor, Politics
Associate Professor, History
PhD Researcher, Sociology, Social Policy & Criminology
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
PhD Researcher, Sociology, Social Policy & Criminology
Senior Lecturer, Politics
PhD Researcher, Sociology, Social Policy & Criminology
Project Coordinator, Faculty of Social Sciences
Lecturer, Social Work
Professor, Sociology, Social Policy & Criminology
Professor of Social Policy, Housing Studies
Professor of Housing & Social Policy, Housing Studies
Research Fellow, CHeCR
Research Fellow (Qualitative), Dementia and Ageing
Lecturer in Social Policy, Sociology, Social Policy & Criminology
Professor, Sociology, Social Policy & Criminology
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
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
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/
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.
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
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+ 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.
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
Mackay K & McCusker P (2024) Adult safeguarding legislation: Navigating the borderlands between mental capacity, mental health and social care law and practice. International Journal of Law and Psychiatry, 94, Art. No.: 101964. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijlp.2024.101964
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
Research Report
Theakstone D, Wilson K, McKee K & McCall V (2024) Thinking about Stigma in Housing, Health and Social Care Delivery: Implications from the Intersectional Stigma of Place-Based Ageing (ISPA) Project Evidence Review. ISPA project. Stirling: University of Stirling.
Newspaper / Magazine
Is the idea of ‘Generation Rent’ a myth?:
Smith S (2024) Is the idea of ‘Generation Rent’ a myth?:. McKee K (Other) Dazed. 22.01.2024.
Article
Matthews P, Hastings A & Wang Y (2023) Understanding COVID-lockdowns through urban management systems: a novel application of administrative data. Urban, Planning and Transport Research, 11 (1), Art. No.: 2203217. https://doi.org/10.1080/21650020.2023.2203217
Article
McKee K & Harris J (2023) The role of landlords in shaping private renters’ uneven experiences of home: towards a relational approach. International Journal of Housing Policy. https://doi.org/10.1080/19491247.2023.2268349
Article
McCall V, Gibb K & Wang Y (2023) The 'fight' for adaptations: Exploring the drivers and barriers to implementing home and environment modifications that support healthy ageing. International Journal of Building Pathology and Adaptation. https://doi.org/10.1108/IJBPA-02-2023-0019
Editorial
Lonbay SP, Mackay K & Montgomery L (2023) Guest Editorial [Special Issue: Perspectives on safeguarding older people: Voice, choice, and control]. The Journal of Adult Protection, 25 (3), pp. 101-104. https://doi.org/10.1108/jap-06-2023-082
Research Report
Mackay K & McCusker P (2023) A narrative review of research into the operationalisation of the Adult Support and Protection (Scotland) Act 2007. not commissioned.
Article
Rolfe S, McCall V, Gibson G, Pusram A & Robertson J (2023) What works in co-producing assistive technology solutions with older people: A scoping review of the evidence. Ageing and Society. https://doi.org/10.1017/S0144686X2300020X
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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Welfare access, assets and debts of LGBT+ people in the UK
PI: Professor Peter Matthews
Funded by: The Nuffield Foundation
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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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ASUME Volunteering and Dementia in Norway
PI: Professor Vikki McCall
Funded by: Nasjonalforeningen for folkehelsen
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Working together: improving housing outcomes for the ex-Services community
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Funded by: Forces in Mind Trust
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Covid19 & Community Resilience With A Focus On Preparedness Flooding
PI: Dr Tony Robertson
Funded by: Scottish Flood Forum (SFF)
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