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UPCOMING DEADLINES
Workshop on Housing for Stakeholders (European Affordable Housing Plan) (30 March 2026, online): registration deadline 27 March 2026.
Annual ENHR conference ‘Homeownership, Prosperity, and Inequality in the 21st Century – Social, Spatial, and Historical Patterns’ (30 June – 3 July 2026, Oslo Metropolitan University, Norway): Early bird registration deadline 5 April 2026.
ESPI International Real Estate Conference (24-26 November 2026, Paris, France): abstract submission deadline 1 June 2026.
Housing Matters: How Did We Get Here and Where Are We Going? (2-3 September 2026, Glasgow Grosvenor Hotel (Scotland, UK): abstracts submission deadline 5 June 2026, 5pm.
SEE THE CALENDAR AND/OR NEWS PAGE ITEMS BELOW FOR MORE INFORMATION.
8 December 2025
Call for submissions for a workshop and a Housing Studies special issue on the relationships between demographic dynamics and housing affordability
Housing Studies invites submissions for a workshop and special issue on the relationships between demographic dynamics and housing.
This call for papers is seeking contributions that examine the impact of demographic changes on housing markets as well as the impact of housing markets on demographic choices. The latter area is where a substantial knowledge gap exists.
Preference will be given to completed drafts, but extended abstracts will be considered. Selected completed papers will undergo external peer review; final acceptance will follow Housing Studies’ standard editorial process and rests with the journal’s editors.
Authors of selected papers will be invited to submit the full paper drafts and participate in our workshop to be held at Seoul National University on May 25, 2026 (participation is optional; travel support is not available).
Key dates
– February 1, 2026 (11:59 pm, EST): Abstract submission deadline
– April 15, 2026: Deadline for first full paper drafts to Guest Editors
– May 25, 2026: Workshop in Seoul (optional)
– July 15, 2026: Deadline for full paper submission to Housing Studies
– October 1, 2026: Deadline for re-submission to Housing Studies
– December 1, 2026: Final submission of papers
You can find the full call here. If you have any questions about the special issue, please contact special issue editor and workshop organisation committee member Arthur Acolin.
14 November 2025
Vacancy – Research Assistant Part-time (50%) (research language – German)
The Chair of Urban Design at the Technical University of Munich in Germany (TUM) is seeking to fill a position as a Research Assistant (50%) starting on 1 February 2026 (limited to 14 months). The position is part of the interdisciplinary research project ‘Collaborative Use of the Existing Building Stock – Perspectives for Families (BegeFa)’ and is being carried out in cooperation with the German Youth Institute.
It builds on the first part of the BegeFa-1 project and deals with collaborative housing, reuse, and the conversion of existing buildings. The project investigates how initiatives and collaborative housing transform existing buildings and areas, what structural adaptation strategies are used to repurpose them, and how they contribute to neighborhood development. The empirical basis is formed by qualitative research methods such as expert interviews and structural-spatial analyses of existing adaptations.
Application deadline: 28 November 2025.
Specific inquiries about the research project and the position can be sent by email to Isabel Glogar and will be answered until 28 November 2025. Interviews will take place in mid-January 2026. Further information on the research project can be found here; further information can be found here (German only).
6 November 2025
Call for Abstracts for Kick-off Meeting Diachronic and Interdisciplinary Perspectives on Urban Social Structure and Segregation on 15 January 2026
In the European context, long shaped by the welfare state, rising residential segregation is now increasingly evident in major metropolitan areas. Yet, contemporary studies of social structure need to expand their focus beyond urban cores to encompass wider metropolitan regions, where evolving economic opportunities and structural constraints redefine the social and spatial fabric. Additionally, there is a growing need to approach the study of social structure from a diachronic perspective — examining how social and spatial inequalities evolve over time.
The DIAMETROIT Project, funded by the Italian Ministry of University and Research (MUR) under the FIS scheme, addresses these challenges through a three-year research initiative dedicated to the diachronic analysis of social structures in Italian metropolitan areas, aiming to develop a comparative framework and an open-access database for urban studies.
Important dates:
-Abstract submission deadline: 30 November 2025 (Abstracts should be approximately 500 words, references not included in the word count)
-Notification of acceptance: 5 December 2025
-Confirmation of participation: 15 December 2025 (Selected contributors will be invited to participate free of charge in the Kick-off Meeting, to be held on January 15, 2026, at the University of Genoa).
For abstract submission and further information, please contact: [email protected]. Organising Committee: Lorenzo Barbanera, Igor Costarelli, Niccolò Morelli.
Find the full call for abstracts here.
24 October 2025
Post-Doctoral Research Associate (PDRA) position for a project on the Rentierization of Supported Housing
Dr Chris Foye (UCL) is recruiting for a fixed-term Post-Doctoral Research Associate (PDRA) for a project on the Rentierization of Supported Housing. This project is funded by a New Investigator Grant from the Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC). Over 2-years it will critically examine the growth of for-profit investors in supported housing in England.
The position is either part-time (0.8FTE) for 2-years or full time (1.0 FTE) for 19.2 months. The position will be based at the Bartlett School of Planning, UCL (London, UK). It is likely to appeal to those with an interest in housing/care/real estate and a PhD in political-economy, political-science, economic geography or heterodox economics.
The closing date for applications: 21 November 2025.
Dr. Foye is happy to discuss the role informally. More details are available here.
25 September 2025
Call for Papers for a Special Issue of the Journal of Housing and the Built Environment: Making Homes in a New Country: The Housing Trajectories of Immigrants and their Descendants
This special issue aims to bring together papers that contribute to our understanding of housing trajectories of immigrants and their descendants by presenting new theoretical frameworks and empirical evidence.
Editors are ENHR members Aafke Heringa, Arthur Acolin, Gideon Bolt, and Rikke Skovgaard Nielsen. They are involved in the working groups Minority Ethnic Groups and Housing, and Disadvantaged Urban Neighbourhoods and Communities.
Title and abstract (500 words max.) or full paper (6,000-8,000 words), along with full contact details, should be submitted online. You find the complete call for papers and submission link here. Deadline: no later than 1 November 2025.
Authors of selected papers will be invited to present as part of the Minority Ethnic Groups and Housing workshop at the ENHR conference in Oslo in July 2026.
Questions can be directed to Arthur Acolin ([email protected]).
25 September 2025
Call for Papers for the workshop Families, Housing, and the Asset Society (4-5 June 2026, University of Cambridge, UK)
The ENHR Working Group Homeownership and Globalisation, in collaboration with the Lab for Interdisciplinary Spatial Analysis (LISA) at the University of Cambridge, is organizing a workshop around various themes surrounding transformations in housing and home ownership, drawing from empirical analyses from across Europe and beyond. A particular focus, nonetheless, is how housing, wealth accumulation and family processes are becoming ever more embedded with each other, as well as the implications of this embedding for family formation and life courses, growing social and economic inequalities, and housing market and urban transformations.
Abstract Deadline: 1 February, 2026. Send your abstracts to Justin Kadi ([email protected]).
See for more details the ENHR Calendar and the official call.
21 August 2025
Call for best social housing projects for the Matilde Baffa Ugo Rivolta European Architecture Award 2025
This call is announced every two years by the Chamber of Architects of Milan, aimed at awarding the best European social housing projects and creating a reference point for the debate in this area, highlighting the importance of the overall quality of the constructed environment and the sustainability of architectural design. The award for the winning designer is € 10,000.
Candidate projects must have been finished between January 2020 and December 2024 in any of the 27 nations in the European Union, United Kingdom and Switzerland. “Social housing” has a broad meaning for this award: it means residential buildings promoted by public or private institutions, with specific access regulations and to satisfy a demand for dwelling which cannot be satisfied by the free market.
Proposals can be nominated by planners and designers of public or private institutions and agencies, cultural or sector associations, universities, developers, or individuals operating in the public housing field, as well as the award organizer.
Important dates:
• Wednesday 10 September 2025 – deadline for submission of projects documentation stage one.
• Tuesday 14 October 2025 – publication of results of the stage one.
• Friday 21 November 2025 – deadline for submission of projects documentation for second stage.
• Tuesday 16 December 2025 – publication of the second stage results.
Check the award website here.
Have a look at the past winners, and all the presented projects.
For any inquiry send an e-mail to the award organisation.
30 July 2025
Call for Papers for a Journal of Urban Affairs Special Issue on Immigration & the Metropolis
The editors welcome conceptual, theoretical, and empirical research papers and invite papers for this special issue that reflect on both the contributions of immigrants and the challenges they face. This special issue is not focused on any specific country, and the journal defines urban areas as city centers and their surrounding metropolitan areas, broadly construed.
This issue will honor the life and work of Richard Alba (1942-2025), a distinguished urban demographer and sociologist who consistently challenged conventional thinking on immigration in the United States and Western Europe.
Abstract deadline (500 words): 30 August 2025
Manuscript deadline: 15 February 2026
More information can be found here.
11 June 2025
2 PhD Positions Reconceptualizing Individual and Collective Housing Preferences (Delft University of Technology, Faculty Architecture and the Built Environment, The Netherlands)
Position 1: PhD Researcher – “Understanding collaborative living: values, motivations and demographic factors”
Position 2: PhD Researcher – “Identifying the potential demand for collaborative living: changing housing preferences and architectural typologies”
The two positions are part of the research project InCommon – Reconceptualizing Individual and Collective Housing Preferences. This project investigates the potential for housing models based on sharing and collectivity—such as cooperatives, cohousing, and ecovillages—to gain broader appeal and adoption across society.
By combining innovative mixed methods—including surveys, interviews, mapping, co-design workshops and the production of a documentary—InCommon will develop new ways to define and measure housing preferences, ultimately contributing to a deeper understanding of how housing systems can better reflect evolving societal values.
For more information about these and other vacancies see here. For additional information about the position, please contact Dr. Darinka Czischke. For more information about the selection procedure, please contact HR advisor Julia Kreuwel.
Application deadline: 6 July 2025. Interviews will take place on 17 and 18 July. The desired starting date of the position is 1 October 2025 or as soon as possible thereafter.
11 June 2025
Call for manuscripts for a special issue for Social Sciences “The Impact of Housing Displacement on Quality of Life”
This Special Issue seeks to delve into contemporary forms of housing displacement, examining the inequalities embedded in the displacement process and their far-reaching consequences. Using diverse theoretical frameworks and methodological techniques, the editors aim to curate a Special Issue that highlights the outcomes of housing displacement on the quality of life of both the humans and communities experiencing displacement.
For planned papers, a title and short abstract (about 100 words) can be sent to the Editorial Office for announcement. Contact guest editor Christie Batson.
Deadline: 30 November 2025.
Find more information on the Social Sciences website.
31 March 2025
PhD Position Strategies and Action Plans to Accelerate the Conversion of Offices into Social Housing (Delft University of Technology)
As a PhD researcher, you will investigate the interplay between decision-making processes, regulatory frameworks, and circular strategies in office-to-housing conversions. Your research will contribute to the development of structured decision-support tools, identifying the economic, environmental, and legal conditions that enable or hinder adaptive reuse projects.
This project may be an excellent fit for you if you have:
-An MSc degree in architecture, construction management, environmental studies, urban planning, or a related field.
-Excellent knowledge of circular economy principles, sustainable development, or policy frameworks related to housing and real estate.
-Strong skills in mixed research methods.
-Excellent analytical and critical thinking skills, with the ability to translate research findings into actionable recommendations.
-Strong communication skills and are comfortable engaging with policymakers, real estate professionals, and community stakeholders.
-Proficiency in English (C1 level or higher) and ideally another language relevant to the project (Dutch or French).
We encourage you to apply if you are passionate about driving circularity in the built environment and shaping actions for a more sustainable and resilient future.
Click here to go to the website of the Faculty of Architecture and the Built Environment.
For more information about this vacancy, see here or contact Dr. Angela Greco. For information about the application procedure, please contact Julia Kreuwel, HR advisor. Please apply no later than 30 April 2025 via the application button and upload the documents.
20 February 2025
Research Associate (Post doc) full-time vacancy in Housing Studies at LISER (Luxembourg)
The Luxembourg Institute of Socio-Economic Research (LISER) in Esch-sur-Alzette is recruiting a Research Associate in Housing Studies. She or he will play a key role in developing high quality, scientific and policy-relevant work within the Urban Development and Mobility department, in particular in the framework of the Housing Observatory, a multi-annual collaboration between LISER and the Luxembourg Housing Ministry.
The Urban Development and Mobility department brings together researchers from a number of different disciplines (including geography, economics, sociology, and urban planning) who draw on both quantitative and qualitative methodologies, with a strong spatial analysis component.
The candidate will have two main missions: To advance the social and spatial analyses conducted in the Housing Observatory; and to develop an innovative research agenda and produce research outputs in line with the broad scientific interests of researchers in the Urban Development and Mobility department.
More information and submission details you find here.
Submit your complete application in English before March 14th, 2025 at midnight CET.