The forthcoming ESRC Seminar Series ‘Challenges in neighbourhood effects research: does it really matter where you live and what are the implications for policy?’ is organised jointly by the Centre of Housing Research, University of St Andrews, Department of Urban Studies, University of Glasgow and CCSR, University of Manchester.

The first seminar, ‘Neighbourhood Effects: Theory and Evidence‘, to be held in St Andrews, is scheduled for the 4th and 5th February 2010, starting at 10:30am on the 4th and finishing at 3:00pm on the 5th.

Confirmed speakers include George Galster, Mario Small, Ruth Lupton, Ed Fieldhouse, Steven Durlauf, Paul Cheshire, and Geoff Meen.

Full details can be found on the seminar website: www.neighbourhoodeffects.org

Places are strictly limited: to register your interest in attending the Seminar Series, please email: mail@neighbourhoodeffects.org by Monday the 16th of November.

Attendance at the seminar, including buffet lunch, is free of charge. Transport to St Andrews, and accommodation costs are at your own expense.