Ashley Bushell @ashleystephenb1.bsky.social Criminologist ~ PhD Researcher ~ Operations Manager: Criminal Justice ~ University Associate Lecturer in Criminology and Criminal Justice ~ He/Him/His
Dr Claire Markham @culturalclare.bsky.social Senior Lecturer in Sociology & Criminology. Rurality, pubs, communities, social harms, sustainability, co-production. Also💜 history. Views my own. @britbeerwriters.bsky.social
@drinkingstudies.bsky.social
Freya Marshall Payne @fmarshallpayne.bsky.social Orwell Prize-winning writer and DPhil researching women's homelessness at Oxford. I am especially interested in oral history and life-writing. I've written for the TLS, Guardian, Prospect etc | she/her
Dr Kate Haddow @khaddow93.bsky.social Failed academic. Radge researcher, proud northerner. Likes talking about food aid all the time! Personal profile views expressed have nowt to do with my employer.
The Housing Forum @housingforum.org.uk A Quality Home For All -
The cross-sector, public & private #ukhousing industry membership body representing 150+ organisations.
RT ≠ endorsement
https://housingforum.org.uk/
Mara Junge (she/her) @marajunge.bsky.social Research Associate/Doctoral Researcher |
University of Bremen & German Center for Integration and Migration Research (DeZIM) & London School of Ecomics (LSE)|
Migration, Social Policy, and Civil Society.
Tim White @timwhite100.bsky.social Social scientist interested in questions of power at the intersection of housing, land, tech and finance.
King's College London / London School of Economics
www.timwhite.work
Anna Clarke @annaclarke.bsky.social Policy and Public Affairs at The Housing Forum. Interested in UK housing policy, planning, economics, housebuilding, energy, social policy. Views are my own. Cambridge based. https://housingforum.org.uk/
Dr Tom Simcock @tomjsimcock.bsky.social Chair of the Housing Studies Association. Research Fellow at University of Huddersfield.
Nick Falvo (he/him) 🇨🇦 @nickfalvo.bsky.social Research Consultant || Editor-in-Chief, North America, International Journal on Homelessness || Research Affiliate, The Mandel School (Case Western Reserve University) || I have a PhD in Public Policy.
My website: https://nickfalvo.ca/
UCSF Benioff Homelessness & Housing Initiative @ucsfbhhi.bsky.social We conduct groundbreaking research to help prevent & end homelessness. Follow us for key insights and evidence-based solutions.
📪 Newsletter: bit.ly/BHHInews
🔗 LinkedIn: bit.ly/BHHILinkedIn
🖥️ Web: homelessness.ucsf.edu
@jacktshaw.bsky.social @jacktshaw.bsky.social Director of Groundwork Research and Policy Fellow, The Productivity Institute. 'Veteran local government advisor'.
Read my Notes on Local Government Substack: https://substack.com/@notesonlocalgovernment
Andrew Sullivan @andrewasullivan.bsky.social Assistant Professor of Public Administration at UCF
Research interests include homelessness, public finance, and collaborative governance.
website: https://sites.google.com/view/andrewsullivanuky
Homeless Link @homelesslink.bsky.social We are the membership body for frontline homelessness services.
We work to improve services through research, guidance and learning, and campaign for policy change that will ensure everyone has a place to call home and the support they need to keep it.
Frank Sowa @sowa.bsky.social professor of #sociology at Nuremberg Institute of Technology Georg Simon Ohm, research on #homelessness, social issues in urban areas and #socialwork, loves #Japan and #Greenland, http://frank-sowa.de/
United Impact @unitedimpactuk.bsky.social A community group of people with lived experience of No Recourse to Public Funds (NRPF), coming together to raise awareness and create positive change.
James Mullaney @jamesmilani7.bsky.social Scottish football fan. 90s indie music and jangle guitar lover.
Science, Politics, History, Songwriting, Documentaries
HPMG @coruisk.bsky.social 🇪🇺🏴🇺🇦🇵🇸
Fascinated by the natural world.
Curious about ‘most everything.
Progressive. Scottish🏴
OCE Lab @ocelab.bsky.social Our research seeks to uncover how people interact within civil society organizations and how those interactions can strengthen organizations, promote civic engagement, and improve the quality of life in communities.
Heather Paterson @heatherpaterson.co.uk Head of Partnerships and Development @consortium.lgbt | Chair @proudchangemakers.bsky.social | LGBTQ+ Columnist Exposed Magazine
Proud queer 🏳️🌈 Trans ally 🏳️⚧️ Intersectional feminist ✊ Anti-fascist #LGBWithTheT
www.heatherpaterson.co.uk
Housing Justice @housing-justice.bsky.social We are a homelessness and housing charity, working to unite diverse communities to build personal connections, help people out of homelessness, and create justice in the housing system.
Social Market Foundation @smfthinktank.bsky.social Britain’s leading cross-party think tank, with a mission to enable markets and government to work together to benefit society.
https://www.smf.co.uk/ | Also on LinkedIn, X and TikTok
Matthew Facciani @matthewfacciani.bsky.social Social scientist @yalesph.bsky.social exploring how we form beliefs and make sense of health information in the age of AI. Author of Misguided. https://amzn.to/48zTs59
https://matthewfacciani.substack.com
www.matthewfacciani.com
Owen Blacker @owen.blacker.me.uk Queer political geek; proud social justice warrior, proud trans ally. Queering Wikipedia as chair of @wmlgbt.org; trustee @fasttrackcymru.bsky.social. ex-ORG & mySociety. Dysgwr. My opinions, not my employer’s. he/him
t.me/owenblacker
owen.blacker.me.uk
Shai Agmon @shaiagmon.bsky.social Assistant Professor (Lecturer) in Political Philosophy | UCL Philosophy & EISPS | Academic Director @molad-institute.bsky.social | bylines @haaretzcom.bsky.social.
Heriot-Watt News @heriotwattnews.bsky.social Official press team account for Heriot-Watt University. For expert comment and media requests email: mediaenquiries@hw.ac.uk. Online 9am-5pm, Mon-Fri.
Nordregio @nordregio.bsky.social International research centre for regional development and planning located in the heart of Stockholm. We are bridging policy and research for a thriving, sustainable Nordic region and beyond.
NOVA / Norwegian Social Research @nova-oslomet.bsky.social Velferdsforskningsinstituttet NOVA ved OsloMet – storbyuniversitetet / A research institute at Oslo Metropolitan University
Forskning – tett på – gjennom hele livsløpet!
Meld deg på nyhetsbrevet vårt: https://www.oslomet.no/nyhetsbrev/nova
Sabrina @sabryg.bsky.social 
John Hudson @johnhudson.bsky.social Professor of Social Policy and Academic Director of The York Policy Engine at the University of York, UK.
Social security, the politics of social policy, attitudes to welfare, devolution
Professor Lisa Scullion @lisa-scullion.bsky.social Professor of Social Policy
Academic Lead (Interim) Social Innovation Institute
University of Salford, UK
FAcSS
Fiona King @feeking.bsky.social Policy & Public Affairs Manager @savechildrensco.bsky.social - views my own, of course. Some politics, some food, some sea #LFC
Ilona Pinter @ilonapin.bsky.social Visiting Fellow #ChildPovMig @lse-sticerd-case.bsky.social #FamilyFinances @uofgussp.bsky.social PhD @lsesocialpolicy.bsky.social #childrights #asylum #immigration #NRPF #poverty #inequality Love strangers & islands https://linktr.ee/ypseekingsafety
Pedro Gomes @pedromaiagomes.bsky.social Professor of Economics at Birkbeck University of London, Author of Friday is the New Saturday. Works on macroeconomics, fiscal policy and labour markets. https://sites.google.com/view/pedromaiagomes/
Research Centre for Urban Studies @hwu-rcus.bsky.social Research Centre for Urban Studies
Institute for Place, Environment and Society
Heriot-Watt University
~Research for sustainable, resilient and just cities and communities~ https://www.hw.ac.uk/uk/schools/energy-geoscience-infrastructure-society/research/in
Myles Lewando @codemacabre.com Director and data visualisation developer at @opendataservices.coop. Fond of arthropods, maps, and taking long walks in graveyards.
codemacabre.com
He/him
Nifemi Adesina @nifemiadesina.bsky.social PhD student at Newcastle University exploring feminist approaches to digital constitutionalism.
Iñigo Aldama @inigoaldama.bsky.social Welfare politics, minorities and party competition.
Chaminda Jayanetti @cjayanetti.bsky.social Freelance journalist covering British politics and public services - NHS, education, care, housing, disability, benefits. Not a tribalist.
I like good things and I don't like bad things.
We’ll StandTogether and Fight! 💙 We are Women hear us Roar 🦁 @suzie1996.bsky.social I’m a small town beach Florida girl that loves animals,traveling & politics.I’m part of the Blue crew 💙& I’m a resister.I support BLM,LGBTQ,Womens Rights,Climate Change,Pro Choice,& I’m against Fascism,Trump,MAGA & Racist.Stay strong together.No DMs 💙💯🙏🌈🌊💪
Michael Allard @mjallard.bsky.social Social and market researcher, currently at Ofcom
Robert Evans (the Only Robert Evans) @iwriteok.bsky.social I am the host of Behind the Bastards and overlord of podcasts at Cool Zone Media
Maggie Chapman (she/her) @maggiechapman.bsky.social Scottish Green MSP for North East Scotland | Rector of Dundee University | Eco-Socialist & Intersectional Feminist | She/Her
https://linktr.ee/maggiechapman
Liam Kirkaldy @liamkirkaldy.bsky.social Comms and freelance journalism. Bylines in the FT, Guardian, the Times, Big Issue, the Herald, Scotsman etc. Still trying to convince the people of Nigeria to forgive Dundee United.
Karin Goodwin @karingoodwin.bsky.social Journalist |Co-editor of theferret.scot |Co-founder of Govanhill's Community Newsroom| Migration, housing, justice, people power and planet |Always up for dancin'
Praxis, for migrants and refugees @praxisprojects.bsky.social We're one of the largest providers of free immigration advice in London. We give advice, provide support, and campaign so that migrants & refugees in the UK can live with safety, dignity & respect.
https://linktr.ee/praxis_uk
Lucy Leon @lucyleon.bsky.social Researcher, Global Exchange on Migration at @compasoxford.bsky.social
Previously at @CCoMstudy and @childsocpol
https://www.compas.ox.ac.uk/people/lucy-leon
Alasdair Mackenzie @alasdairmackenzie.bsky.social Immigration and asylum law. All views my own but reposts not endorsement. Refugees welcome🧡. Green Party member💚. Trans 🏳️⚧️ rights are human rights. He/him.
"Lawyers have hitherto only interpreted the law. The point however is to change it."
No Recourse North East Partnership @nrnepartnership.bsky.social Partnership group working on developing good policy and practice in relation to NRPF issues in the North East of Scotland
🔗 nrnepartnership.org
Virginia Mantouvalou @vmantouvalou.bsky.social Professor of Human Rights& Labour Law at UCL; Articles Editor, Modern Law Review; Co-Editor, UK Labour Law Blog; Chair of Kalayaan
https://profiles.ucl.ac.uk/22589
Ryoa Chung @ryoa.bsky.social Prof Philosophy U. de Montréal; co-Director of the Center for Research in Ethics; past President (2024-2025) of the Canadian Philosophy Association; Fondation de la Croix Rouge Française Research Prize 2023.
website: https://ryoachung.wixsite.com/my-site
Maeve McKeown @maevemckeown.bsky.social Assistant Prof Political Theory, Uni of Groningen @CampusFryslan @YAGroningen Structural injustice, reparations, feminism. Edited Stephen Jeffreys' Playwriting. 🇵🇸
Pathway @pathwayuk.bsky.social Healthcare for people experiencing homelessness and other excluded groups. Hosts of the Faculty for Homeless and Inclusion Health.
EDI Caucus @edicaucus.bsky.social The Equality, Diversity and Inclusion Caucus. Multidisciplinary project, funded by UKRI and British Academy, to create inclusive careers across the research and innovation systems in the UK. edicaucus.ac.uk
Saralexis @saralexis.bsky.social Shh I’m counting…
She/her, AuDHD*, trans rights enthusiast, socialist, feminist, eco-worrier. Fibre craft glutton. Once and future runner.
Truth, Justice, Freedom, Reasonably Priced Love, and a Hard-Boiled Egg!
*I reckon
This Podcast is Here to HELP @heretohelppodcast.bsky.social This podcast offers a new way to look at homelessness; sharing facts, dispelling myths, and empowering a global community of people working toward a day when homelessness is truly rare, brief, and non-recurring.
Mary-Louise Corr @mlcorr.bsky.social Senior Lecturer Criminology, Queen's University Belfast & Centre for Children's Rights. Youth Justice, Youth Homelessness, Domestic Violence, Youth, Narrative Research
Katharine Sutton @katharinesut.bsky.social Director of Aspire, Betterforus campaign - all for blue sky thinking - posts on labour markets, discrimination, procurement, equality, poverty, inequality and regeneration www.aspirecommunityworks.com www.betterforus.org.uk
Patrick Butler @patrickjbutler.bsky.social Social Policy editor, The Guardian. Winner of the Paul Foot Award for Investigative Journalism 2025.
Carri Swann @carriswann.bsky.social Welfare rights/social security at @cpaguk.bsky.social. Posting in a personal capacity. Repost ≠ endorsement
📍Nottingham
mattpadley.bsky.social @mattpadley.bsky.social Co-Director and Professor at the Centre for Research in Social Policy, Loughborough University. Research/think/write on poverty, living standards, income, retirement. Running may sneak in now & then.
Eppie Leishman @dreppie.bsky.social Researcher interested in all things social care. Frequently distracted by knitting, the need for more pockets and my animals. She/Her
Hackney Night Shelter @hackneyns.bsky.social Providing shelter and routes out of homelessness for over 25 years. Find out more and support us through the links below.
https://linktr.ee/hackneynightshelter
Guillem Fernandez @guillemfer.bsky.social Housing and Homelessnes
#nobodysleepingonthestreet
New Mexico Coalition to End Homelessness (NMCEH) @nmceh.bsky.social NMCEH is a nonprofit org. in New Mexico that works with over 80 agencies & partner providers to offer comprehensive services, housing options, resources, funding & advocacy supporting those currently, or at-risk of, experiencing homelessness. www.nmceh.org
Caroline S Pereira @caroltextura.bsky.social PhD Candidate in Public Health. Researching urban dynamics, social exclusion, and public policies for homeless populations in Rio de Janeiro/Brazil.
SCADR data @scadrdata.bsky.social The Scottish Centre for Administrative Data Research (SCADR) accredited researchers conduct essential administrative data research, to better inform policy and public services, resulting in changes that would benefit society. We are part of ADR Scotland.
Nick Bailey @nickbailey37.bsky.social Professor of Urban Studies, University of Glasgow
Director, Urban Big Data Centre
Associate Director, Scottish Centre for Admin Data Research
Kelly Doran, MD, MHS @kellymdoran.bsky.social Emergency physician & researcher. Health x Housing Lab Co-Director. Tweets my own / not my employer’s. RT ≠ endorse.
Courtney McNamara @drmcnamara.bsky.social Lecturer of Public Health @ Newcastle University in NE England
Chair, Trade & Health Forum, @aphapublichealth.bsky.social
Health equity, macroeconomics, international trade, social determinants of health, commercial determinants of health
Timo Weishaupt @jtweis.bsky.social Soziologie Prof mit Fokus Sozialpolitik. Ich forsche kritisch zu Wohnungslosigkeit und prekärem Wohnen. Hier privat/opinions my own.
Sociologist: social policy, housing, homelessness researcher.
Nye Jones @nyejones92.bsky.social Head of Campaigns at Generation Rent, campaigning for security and affordability for tenants across the UK.
Previously Homeless Link and We Are With You.
Wrexham fan before it was cool. 
Colin Lindsay @clindsaystrath.bsky.social Employment & social policy researcher…
Leads ESRC PrOPEL Hub… https://propelhub.org/
Researcher ESRC InterAct Network… https://interact-hub.org/
Jane Franklin @isobel24.bsky.social feminist, trans ally, political sociology, public health, walking, politics, dogs 🏳️⚧️🌱🐝 ☕️💚
Christopher Robinson @wisecracker.bsky.social Zen futurist. Void poet. Novels WAR OF THE ENCYCLOPAEDISTS (Scribner) and DELIVER US. Co-Host with @amandaknox.bsky.social of #LABYRINTHS podcast.
Amanda Knox @amandaknox.com Exoneree, host of Hard Knox podcast, author of Free: My Search for Meaning. One woman comedy show, Cartwheel, at the Edinburgh Fringe Aug 7-17.
www.amandaknox.substack.com
Policy Press @policypress.bsky.social Imprint of @brisunipress.bsky.social. Independent, not-for-profit social science publisher. Celebrating 25 years of publishing with a purpose.
https://policy.bristoluniversitypress.co.uk/linktree
Annie Irvine @annieirvine.bsky.social Qualitative social researcher since 2002 | Mental health, employment, welfare reform | Learning the ropes as a lecturer since 2024…
Theo Bertram @theobertram.bsky.social Director of the Social Market Foundation
Alex Turner @alex-captain.bsky.social Freelance journalist and editor. Tired parent. Introvert. Like learning.
Tips: alex.turner@tutamail.com
Portfolio: authory.com/AlexTurner
@koenhermans.bsky.social @koenhermans.bsky.social 
Rock Trust - Youth Homeless Charity @rocktrust.bsky.social We’re dedicated to preventing youth homelessness and empowering young people to build brighter futures. Our vision is to end youth homelessness in Scotland.
Hosts of A Way Home Scotland | Founding member of Every Youth UK | Leaders of Upstream Scotland
The INN St.Thomas-Elgin @theinn.bsky.social The INN is the only low-barrier, 24/7, 40-bed shelter in the St. Thomas-Elgin area. Our facility offers 40 beds and 15 cool/warming spaces, serving men, women, seniors, and LGBTQ2+ individuals aged 16 and older.
@saijaturunen.bsky.social @saijaturunen.bsky.social Head of Research, Y-Säätiö (Y-Foundation), Finland
Ruth Weir @ruthweir.bsky.social Deputy Director of @violenceandsociety centre. Geographer and Criminologist. Researching policing, domestic abuse, abuse in teenage relationships and neighbourhoods.
Bridget Young @youngbridget.bsky.social World citizen. Proud mum. Passionate about housing and social justice (one and the same?) Always learning! Director at NACCOM. She/her. Views my own.
Emma Adams @emmaaudreyadams.bsky.social NIHR Fellow at Newcastle University interested in homelessness, mental health, and public health. Views my own. 🇨🇦🇬🇧
WelMig @welmigntnu.bsky.social The research group for WELfare and MIGration (WelMig) at NTNU in Norway is an interdisciplinary research group working on issues related to welfare state, migration and integration. https://www.ntnu.edu/web/isa/welfare-and-migration
Heriot-Watt University @heriotwattuni.bsky.social The Official Bluesky account of Heriot-Watt University. We continue to push new frontiers in the fields of Science, Technology, Engineering, Business and Design.
https://www.hw.ac.uk
Emma Lindley @emmalindley.bsky.social Strategic housing enthusiast
Local government officer
HQN associate
Alison Wallace @alisonwyork.bsky.social Emeritus Professor, School of Business Society, University of York
Housing, shared ownership, homeownership, private renting, algorithmic technologies and housing, social policy
Arturs Logins @alogins.bsky.social A philosopher. Thinking about inquiry and inquiring about thinking. Author of a book on reasons at CUP http://tinyurl.com/y4f9kt9d Assistant Prof. ULaval. 🤷♂️
Anna Alexandrova @annaalexandrova.bsky.social Philosophy of science, methodology of social sciences, wellbeing, evidence based policy, measurement.
Professor @hpscambridge.bsky.social
Fellow @kingscollege.bsky.social
Russian Brit
She/her
https://philpeople.org/profiles/anna-alexandrova
Felix Groß-Wohlgemuth @fewohlgemuth.bsky.social Social policy researcher @euro.centre.org (currently on leave)
Interested in Comparative Social Policy, Welfare Politics, Family Policy, Fiscal Welfare, Social Inequality, Data Analysis, tax-benefit Microsimulation
Duncan @duncanlugton.bsky.social Head of Policy and Advocacy at Hepatitis C Trust. Trustee at Care Rights UK.
Nick James @freshnick.bsky.social Husband, father, grandfather, atheist , republican (not a Republican) entrepreneur, Welsh, still left of centre despite my age. They would not listen, they did not know how. Perhaps they'll listen now
I-SPHERE @i-sphere.bsky.social Institute for Social Policy, Housing, Equalities Research (I-SPHERE) at Heriot-Watt University, Edinburgh, Scotland.
Jay S. Levy, MSW, LICSW @jayslevy.bsky.social Author & Social Worker - Featuring my books on #Pretreatment, #Homeless Outreach & #Housing First ~ My writing shares insights from the US and UK. It integrates philosophy and psychology with narrative approaches~ More at www.jayslevy.com