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How the UK’s cold weather payments need to change to help prevent people freezing in winter The cold weather payment is important but needs to be made in advance of freezing temperatures.

❄️Winter's here & keeping #homes warm is a priority.
@uk.theconversation.com article by Dr Brenda Boardman, Dr Thomas Longden, and @tinafawcett.bsky.social calls for increased cold weather payments to protect households in hard-hit areas. ⤵️ @ecioxford.bsky.social
doi.org/10.64628/AB....
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A home insulation fiasco has left tens of thousands in cold and leaky homes over winter The UK still needs to retrofit millions of homes. We can’t leave it up to the market, say experts.

🏡Ewan Archer-Brown, Dr Brenda Boardman, and Prof. @janrosenow.bsky.social look to Germany to inspire a recovery approach to the UK's home insulation 'fiasco' in this @theconversation.com article.
Read more: doi.org/10.64628/AB....
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Local Policy Lab

'Beyond Town and Gown: Working Towards a More Inclusive Oxford' co-authored by @alexanderbetts.bsky.social @odid-qeh.bsky.social shows @ox.ac.uk's commitment to positive social change in the city. Find out more about our division's involvement ⤵
www.socsci.ox.ac.uk/local-policy...
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How welcoming are UK cities for newcomers? | University of Oxford Podcasts - Audio and Video Lectures Should we be optimistic about the future of welcoming in UK cities? In this feature episode, we navigate the policies, practices and perseverance essential to strengthen migrant welcoming and inclusio...

How welcoming are UK cities? 🌃
In this @migobs.bsky.social podcast, @jacquibroadhead.bsky.social joins host Rob McNeil to explore optimism surrounding the future of welcoming newcomers in UK cities.
🎧 Listen here: staged.podcasts.ox.ac.uk/how-welcomin...
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Cats became our companions way later than you think In true feline style, cats took their time in deciding when and where to join us on the sofa.

🐈‍⬛Research finds that cats set-paw over our thresholds far later than originally thought finds @gregerlarson.bsky.social @unioxarchaeology.bsky.social
📸 We'd love to see some snaps of the feline friends that make your house a home! Share with #SocSciHome
More: www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Burglary prevention advice letters: a cluster randomised controlled trial in Luton, England We evaluate law enforcement letters aimed at raising awareness of burglary rates and providing home security recommendations in the UK, examining whether such interventions can reduce burglary inci...

📮Would a letter from the police make you rethink home security? #SocSciHome
@criminologist.bsky.social's research finds law enforcement letters do not encourage behaviour change to prevent burglary.
Read the full study: doi.org/10.1080/0735...
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#SocSciHome News, updates and research from across the Social Sciences Division on the topic of Home and Belonging

🏠For the next few weeks we'll be spotlighting how the social sciences explore topics linked to 'home and belonging', including
- #Migration
- Health and #wellbeing
- Economic inequality
- Infrastructure
- Community
Follow along with #SocSciHome to find out more!