Centre for Studies of Home

The research hub for studies of home; past, present, and future. A partnership between @qmul and @museumofthehome.

[Queen Mary Faculty of Humanities & Social Sciences @QMUL_HSS]

🏆 More award success for The @CockneyYiddish Podcast!

Queen Mary historians Professor Nadia Valman and Dr Vivi Lachs have won Bronze at the British Podcast Awards 2026, following their Best Culture Podcast win in 2025! 🎙️

🎧 https://t.co/1coCd3g4Nj

[Municipal Dreams @MunicipalDreams]

'Zeeburgerdorp Housing Supervisor Mrs Schuurman with children of the residents, 1927'. This week's post tells the extraordinary story of the segregated estates created in the Netherlands to control antisocial tenants. Photo © Stadsarchief Amsterdam.
https://t.co/UUcVfj0Olg

[Centre for Studies of Home @StudiesofHome]

Out soon! Our co-director Sonia Solicari's new book, 'Real Rooms: Creating, Recreating and Visiting Home'

📅Launch event Thursday 19 November at @MuseumoftheHome

https://t.co/oMijPjlY4z

[Past Tense @_pasttense_]

#OnThisDay in London housing history: St Pancras rent strikers fight police, Kings Cross, 1960.
https://t.co/vk8xCESMUu

[Municipal Dreams @MunicipalDreams]

🚨 Brand new post: high ideals, regretted compromises, harsh realities - a study of Huddersfield's housing and civic history from 1951 to the present ...
https://t.co/OBjnpB3YUT

[Municipal Dreams @MunicipalDreams]

🚨 New on Substack: A Brief History of Council Housing in Wandsworth, Part I: 1900-1939 ...
https://t.co/5gQkV8tyfT

[Royal Geographical Society (with IBG) @RGS_IBG]

How can communities who usually experience reliable rainfall learn to live with limited water?

Our latest blog features newly published research about the water practices of migrant households who moved from water-scarce countries to England. Read more 👉 https://t.co/W2cGV8WUC9

[Municipal Dreams @MunicipalDreams]

🚨 New on Substack: From showpiece to 'problem estate' - my post looks at 'what went wrong' at the London County Council's flagship Brandon Estate with all the nuance and complexity that question deserves.
https://t.co/UshFldStzZ

[Municipal Dreams @MunicipalDreams]

Plan van Gool (Het Breed), Amsterdam-Noord - an estate of 1100 homes built between 1966-1970, designed by Frans van Gool for Amsterdam's Urban Development Department. The photos, courtesy of Amsterdam City Archives, were taken by the city's Spatial Planning Department in 1972.

[Municipal Dreams @MunicipalDreams]

The Brandon Estate, Southwark: London County Council's model mixed development estate of the late 1950s – bungalows for old people, two-storey houses and maisonettes for families and flats ranging in height from three storeys to the 18 storey tower blocks.
https://t.co/60oSeheybz

[Royal Institute of British Architects @RIBA]

⏳ Final call: tell us why small sites are stalling.

🏘️ Small sites are key to delivering new homes, but many are held up in the planning system.

💡 Share your experience to help us identify barriers and make the case for change.

🧾 Complete our survey: https://t.co/XPoNbG2Xrw

[Royal Geographical Society (with IBG) @RGS_IBG]

We're excited to launch a new postgraduate community group on LinkedIn, for those studying geography or a related discipline 🌎

Please help us spread the word and share with anyone you think might be interested in joining!

Join the group 👉https://t.co/w8wKSVlX89

[Queen Mary University of London @QMUL]

21 ceremonies. Thousands of unforgettable moments. One incredible community. 🎓💙

Congratulations to every member of the Class of 2026, and welcome to our global Queen Mary alumni community.

Thank you for celebrating #QMGraduation with us. ✨

[Centre for Studies of Home @StudiesofHome]

What does a heating world mean for the livability and heritage value of our homes? Via the @guardian
https://t.co/fLlRRS8ze4

[Centre for Studies of Home @StudiesofHome]

The women who took on the leasehold scandal – and won, via the @guardian https://t.co/TyFyw2wn4r

[Queen Mary University of London @QMUL]

Congratulations to our graduates across China! 🎓 

Queen Mary celebrated graduations in Nanchang, Xi'an, Beijingand Hainan, marking another milestone in our 20 years of partnership with leading universities across China. 

https://t.co/eviYvc7dnb

[Queen Mary University of London @QMUL]

People’s Palace Projects, the arts research centre based at Queen Mary, is joining #LondonClimateActionWeek2026 with a programme exploring culture and Indigenous knowledge https://t.co/uEbEH4Zlra

[Queen Mary University of London @QMUL]

Queen Mary University of London is a top global university! It is ranked:
⭐103 globally in the 2027 QS @worlduniranking, a rise of 42 places over three years
⭐101st globally and top 10 in the UK in the @usnews Best Global Universities

https://t.co/Rd6sY75abv

[Queen Mary University of London @QMUL]

Queen Mary celebrates Pride Month 2026 this June🌈

Themes of visibility, community, inclusion and action shape a programme of events, workshops and activities across the university.

Join us in celebrating LGBTQIA+ communities.
🔗 https://t.co/kXy2hqBbkZ

[Queen Mary University of London @QMUL]

Eid Mubarak to everyone across our global Queen Mary community celebrating Eid al-Adha 🌙

#EidMubarak #EidAlAdha