Overview
Our study ‘Community belonging and neighbourhood change’ is part of the larger Connecting Generations research study that is funded by UK Research and Innovation (UKRI) through the Centre for Population Change. Our work is looking at sense of belonging, community, and neighbourhood change and one of our case study locations is Stobswell. We are interested in understanding how people of various ages make decisions about where they live and what they value in their local area.
About us
Professor Nissa Finney is leading this project. She is a Professor of Human Geography in the School of Geography and Sustainable Development at the University of St Andrews. She researches residential experiences (where people live and where they move to/from), their drivers (individual migration decision making and structural constraints such as housing markets) and their consequences (for life chances and outcomes of individuals, for neighbourhood composition and cohesion, and for governance). Nissa will be involved in some of interviews and conversations during our work so you may meet her in Stobswell.
Dr Alice Butler-Warke is a Research Fellow based in the School of Geography and Sustainable Development at the University of St Andrews. Her interests are around communities, people’s sense of belonging and how places are represented in media and policy. If you are taking part in an interview for the project, that will probably be with Alice.
Dr Rachel Wilkie works in the School of Geography and Sustainable Development at the University of St Andrews where she is a Research Fellow. She is leading the statistical analysis components of the project to understand where people of different ages live, but you may still meet her at some of the events or interviews in Stobswell.
Dr Qiong He is a lecturer in the School of Geography and Sustainable Development at the University of St Andrews. She is interested in residential segregation, education, and migration. You might meet Qiong during some of the events or interviews in Stobswell.
Professor Elspeth Graham is an Emeritus Professor at the School of Geography and Sustainable Development at the University of St Andrews. She studies population change and health variations.
Dr Jo Mhairi Hale is a lecturer at the School of Geograhy and Sustainable Development at the University of St Andrews. Her research is on the consequences of sociopolitical inequalities. Jo will be involved in some of the meetings and workshops so you may meet her in Stobswell.
Project information
We hope that you will be interested in learning more about our project. Watch our video to get an overview of the project information sheet.
Below, you will find a copy of a copy of the participant information sheet that you can download. You may wish to review it prior to taking part in an interview. While long, we hope that it will provide you with an overview of the project and what it will involve if you choose to take part, but if you have any further questions, please get in touch on [email protected]
