By Published On: November 11, 2026

Evidence on… Research Podcasts & UCL’s CeLSIUS Host Live Event for New Housing Instability Policy Brief

Printed pages of the UCL CELSIUS 'Evidence on... National Identity in England' policy brief—edited and designed by Research Podcasts—showing ONS Longitudinal Study data charts on a bright purple background with the UCL branding
Evidence on... Housing (in)stability among immigrants & their descendants policy brief from UCL and Research Podcasts

At Research Podcasts, we believe that academic research achieves its greatest impact when it creates a direct dialogue between researchers, policymakers, and key stakeholders.

Following our recent launch on national identity, we are excited to share the next major milestone in our collaboration with CeLSIUS at UCL: an interactive live event launching the latest policy brief in their flagship series, Evidence on… Housing (in)stability among immigrants & their descendants.

Chaired by Fran Abrams, this event brings together lead researchers and policy experts to discuss how five decades of longitudinal data can inform fairer housing policy across England and Wales.

The live panel discussion will be recorded online and released as a special feature series for our Linking Our Lives podcast.

Register now for the live event

Event: Evidence on Housing (in)stability among immigrants & their descendants policy brief launch

Date: Wednesday 3rd February 2027, 13:30-14:30

Location: Online via Teams

Chair: Fran Abrams (Research Podcasts)

Speakers: Nissa Finney (Professor of Human Geography at University of St Andrews), Jabeer Butt (Chief Executive of the Race Equality Foundation) and Parth Pandya (Researcher at the Resolution Foundation lead author of the brief).

Uncovering 50 Years of Ethnic and Migrant Housing Inequalities

The Evidence on… briefing series was created specifically to demonstrate how rich, longitudinal data from the Office for National Statistics Longitudinal Study (ONS LS) can directly inform public policy. By tracking records from more than one million people across 50 years of social change (1971–2021), the dataset provides decision-makers with vital evidence on long-term societal shifts.

This housing instability policy brief – based on a paper authored by Parth Pandya, Hill Kulu, and Chia Liu – investigates housing tenure stability among first-generation immigrants, child migrants, and UK-born descendants according to place of origin.

Key insights from the research include:

  • Instability in housing tenure between the latest intercensal period (2011-2021) and previous censuses back to 1971 varies significantly by immigrant origin.

  • African immigrants and their descendants and European and Western descendants were more likely to move between rental tenures in 2011-21 than in previous census periods.

  • Indian and Pakistani immigrants and descendants were less likely to make moves between home ownership tenures in the latest intercensal period than in previous periods; the descendants of Pakistani immigrants were less likely to move from rental to ownership tenures.

  • First generation immigrants and those who arrived as children from India and Pakistan were more likely to move from renting to homeownership in the latest intercensal period than in previous periods.

Join the Dialogue

By joining us live, you won’t just listen to a presentation – you will participate in a live stakeholder forum. You’ll have the opportunity to ask questions about the housing instability policy brief during the interactive Q&A, helping shape the debate before it is produced into a special feature series for Linking Our Lives.

Who should attend?

Policymakers, local housing authority leaders, migration researchers, housing sector professionals, civil society advocates, and anyone working to address housing inequality, discrimination, and tenure insecurity in modern Britain.

Behind the Scenes: Editorial & Brief Design Services

In addition to hosting the event and producing the Linking Our Lives podcast, Research Podcasts also edited and designed the Evidence on… policy brief in collaboration with the CeLSIUS team. Our team specialises in creating products that connect academic institutions with real-world decision-makers – whether that is translating complex data into clear, visually engaging policy briefs or designing interactive live launches and podcast series that bring key stakeholders together.

How We Can Help You

At Research Podcasts, we work with universities, research institutes, and charities to turn complex research into engaging audio and video content. From initial concept design and professional editing to launch strategy and team training, we offer end-to-end production support tailored to public engagement and impact agendas.

If you would like to explore how podcasting can bring your research to life and reach a wider audience, please get in touch with our team for an informal chat.