REP Research Update - February

Published on February 18, 2021

Real Estate & Planning Research Update - February

 

The Real Estate & Planning Department are thrilled to announce they have won three research funding bids.

The University of Reading was awarded funding in December 2020 from the Research England QR Strategic Priorities Fund to support rapid response policy engagement projects. This funding aims to support universities to link effectively with policy research priorities and opportunities, from the local to the international.

 

After a call for proposals the three successful projects from REP are as follows:

  • “Shaping the new planning system in England: collaborative policy development with government to inform ‘frontloaded’ participation” - Prof. Gavin Parker, Dr Mark Dobson, Dr Tessa Lynn.
  • “Policy engagement: Affordable rental housing for internal migrants” - Prof Angelique Chettiparamb, working alongside Dr Rajan Chedambath (Centre for Heritage, Environment and Development Kochi Municipal Corporation, Kerala, India); Dr Benoy Peter (Centre for Migration and Inclusive Development, Kerala, India).
  • “Town centre regeneration – making it happen now” - Dr Emma Street and Victor Nicholls

These projects began in January and are due to end in Spring. Keep an eye out on the REP news feed and social media channels for a more in-depth look on the projects as they progress.

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