ISER researchers discuss their work in these blog posts.
While chronological ageing happens at the same speed for everyone, biological ageing varies greatly. It depends on the lives we lead and the risks we’re exposed to. Biological age reflects the gradually accumulating damage to cells and tissues in the body.
Dr Amy Clare writes for The Conversation
Concerns about fuel poverty and people not being able to heat their homes adequately are not new in the UK, but these worries have been heightened by significant increases in energy costs and the cost-of-living crisis. And as winter approaches, things are about to get a lot worse.
MiSoC's Amy Clair writes for the International Public Policy Observatory looking at which housing inequalities have been amplified by COVID-19
Writing for the Social Market Foundation's Ask The Expert series, Dr Amy Clair explores how COVID-19, and the actions taken to mitigate its spread, highlight the central role of the home in people’s lives, and how that affects their health.
Writing for the Social Policy Blog, a study by Amy Clair and researchers from the University of Lancaster and King's College London find that over four-fifths of food bank users in Britain were experiencing at least one significant housing issue
Dr Amy Clair describes new research on who uses food banks and finds a link between high rents and food poverty
Writing for The Conversation, Amy Clair and Amanda Hughes explain their findings on the link between people's housing situation and levels in their blood of C-reactive protein (CRP), a marker associated with stress and infection.
Dr Amy Clair has been looking at the impact of insecurity at home on our health and wellbeing.