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Professor Jo Richardson's Inaugural Lecture

There’s No Place Like Home

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There is no ‘place’ like home – but rather a series of social, economic, political, psychological, and physical practices that enable places to become home.   In this lecture, Professor Jo Richardson, will explore our understanding of place and identity through the presence, or absence, of home.  The lecture will show that our homes are foundational for individual and community wellbeing, and that an interdisciplinary policy step-change to ensure sufficient quality and affordable housing is key to our collective journey ‘home’.

  • From: Wednesday 18 September 2024, 5.30 pm
  • To: Wednesday 18 September 2024, 7.30 pm
  • Registration: 5.30 pm
  • Location: Lecture Theatre 4, Newton Building, Goldsmith Street, Nottingham, NG1 4BU
  • Booking deadline: Wednesday 18 September 2024, 3.30 pm
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The national charity, Shelter, reports that 1 in 182 of us in England is homeless: 309,000 people (including 140,000 children) without a safe, secure or affordable place to live.  The number of households living in temporary accommodation has risen by 35% over the last five years, and local authorities in England are spending over £2.4bn a year on homelessness services (National Audit Office, 2024). Meanwhile, government has not been delivering against their own target for the level of new housing that is required to meet need.  As a new government launches an ambitious plan to build more accommodation to resolve Britain’s housing crises, it is an opportune time to consider what we mean by ‘home’.

This lecture is about the fundamental conditions for ‘home’, that we might look again at how we engage with one another in the planning, design, delivery and management of a range of types of accommodation and support in our communities.  It will explore how we perceive our own feelings of safety and security in relation to our physical dwelling and surroundings.  Jo will reflect on the role of government, a range of public sector agencies, social housing professionals, and indeed all citizens, in supporting the provision of a safe and secure place to call home, for all.

Biography

Jo Richardson is Professor of Housing & Social Inclusion, and Associate Dean Research in Nottingham Business School at NTU.  Jo’s research focuses on social housing and homelessness. Her work, to date, has been funded by Joseph Rowntree Foundation (JRF), Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC), Arts and Humanities Research Council (AHRC) and a variety of public sector, industry and charity organisations. Prior to her academic career, Jo worked in the social housing sector – this has fuelled her co-production approach to applied research for social benefit.  She is committed to working with organisations in industry, and in the charitable and public sectors; in 2022 – 2023, Jo served as President of her professional body: the Chartered Institute of Housing; and is currently a member of the board of trustees at World Habitat.    In her role as Associate Dean Research, Jo champions research in all activities in the Business School, supporting colleagues from postgraduate research student to professor, and working with the research community to amplify societal impact and enrichment of the student experience. Jo has experience as a research leader, previously at De Montfort University (DMU) in Leicester and is passionate about equality and diversity - previously chairing the DMU Women staff network. Recently, she has founded the Women in Business Research Network (WiBR) at NTU.  Professor Richardson is a member of the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government’s Social Housing Quality Expert Panel;  Fellow of the Academy of Social Sciences (AcSS), Fellow of the Royal Society for the encouragement of arts, manufactures and commerce (RSA), Principal Fellow of the Higher Education Academy, and member of the Chartered Association of Business Schools Research Committee.

Programme

5.30 pm

Registration and welcome refreshments

6.00 pm

Lecture begins

7 pm

Drinks reception

7.30 pm

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Location details

Room/Building:

Lecture Theatre 4, Newton Building

Address:

Goldsmith Street
 Nottingham
 NG1 4BU

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