Hello Political Institute members and friends, 

The Political Institute’s committee is considering how best to publish the reports produced by our research teams. We are investigating using the University’s journal hosting service, where undergraduates, postgraduates, and university staff members can create journals in order to publish research produced on all levels of the university. 

Our Inclusivity in Higher Education team is working on individual research, having divided up their approach to the research into subtopics. They are also waiting on an ethics approval from the University in order to complete a survey of the students’ experiences with finances, class, and inclusivity in St Andrews. We are also in communication with Wilberforce to align the research happening in St Andrews with the research happening in Cambridge.

Our Affordable Housing team has made a strong start on researching a variety of topics related to the different lenses of housing. They have determined that what is dubbed a “housing crisis” is multifaceted. Work has begun looking into co-operative housing associations, St Andrews holiday lets, and HMO licensing; with the recent survey on HMO licenses, the team eagerly anticipates the community’s response.