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Innovative housing can help tackle loneliness

People involved in community-led housing are significantly less likely to feel lonely than people living in more conventional homes and neighbourhoods, according to a new report.

A focus group discussion in Tanzania during 2021, one of many which have helped inform the research project between Northumbria University and Voluntary Service Overseas. Photo by Egidius Kamanyi.

Volunteering Together: Blending knowledge and skills for development

As we approach International Volunteer Day on 5 December, academics from Northumbria University have prepared a briefing paper, which will be the first in a series, to highlight key findings from a collaborative research project between Northumbria and Voluntary Service Overseas (VSO).

The study is the first-of-its-kind, exploring the impact of death in military service on surviving family members.

The knock on the door that military families never forget

As we remember and honour the fallen through remembrance traditions, new research from academics at Northumbria University has revealed the true experiences of bereaved military families, following a first-of-its-kind study exploring the impact of death in military service on surviving family members.

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