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Better Housing Better Health: A qualitative study of energy advice and support in Oxfordshire (2024)
Report
Sherriff, G., & Young, D. (2024). Better Housing Better Health: A qualitative study of energy advice and support in Oxfordshire. Oxfordshire County Council

The Better Housing Better Health (BHBH) service is provided by the National Energy Foundation (NEF) across Oxfordshire and other locations in the south of England. Delivering advice and support to residents to help them stay warm and healthy in their... Read More about Better Housing Better Health: A qualitative study of energy advice and support in Oxfordshire.

Understanding energy justice through lived experiences in Zimbabwe (2023)
Thesis
Bentley, M. (2023). Understanding energy justice through lived experiences in Zimbabwe. (Thesis). University of Salford

The study aims to understand energy justice through the lived experiences
of householders from Harare Metropolitan Province. In addition, the study
further explores the energy services and drivers of energy poverty rarely
accounted for within ener... Read More about Understanding energy justice through lived experiences in Zimbabwe.

Your Home Better Customer Research (2023)
Report
Sherriff, G. (2023). Your Home Better Customer Research. Salford: Greater Manchester Combined Authority

Greater Manchester Combined Authority (GMCA) wished to gain insights into issues that might be affecting uptake of their Your Home Better (YHB) programme of support for householders interested in making energy efficiency improvements to their homes.... Read More about Your Home Better Customer Research.

Getting around Leigh: Social research with older and disabled people (2023)
Report
Sherriff, G., & Cookson, I. (2023). Getting around Leigh: Social research with older and disabled people. Salford: Transport for Greater Manchester

There are many reasons for those who make decisions about neighbourhoods to be interested in transport and mobility. People rely on transport provision to get around. Whether crossing the city to get to work or making a quick trip on foot to the loca... Read More about Getting around Leigh: Social research with older and disabled people.

‘Why would you swap your nice warm van, where you can eat your butties and listen to the radio?’ Mainstreaming a niche of cycle logistics in the United Kingdom (2023)
Journal Article
Sherriff, G., Blazejewski, L., & Davies, N. (in press). ‘Why would you swap your nice warm van, where you can eat your butties and listen to the radio?’ Mainstreaming a niche of cycle logistics in the United Kingdom. Energy Research and Social Science, 99, 103062. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.erss.2023.103062

Due to a high level of dependency on fossil fuels, transport is not only a priority for decarbonsation but also a particularly challenging sector to decarbonise. Significant low-carbon energy transitions in mobility will require changes in practices,... Read More about ‘Why would you swap your nice warm van, where you can eat your butties and listen to the radio?’ Mainstreaming a niche of cycle logistics in the United Kingdom.

A Micromobility Buffet: E-Scooters in the Context of Multimodal Spaces and Practices in Greater Manchester (2023)
Journal Article
Sherriff, G., Lomas, M., Blazejewski, L., & Larrington-Spencer, H. (2023). A Micromobility Buffet: E-Scooters in the Context of Multimodal Spaces and Practices in Greater Manchester. Active Travel Studies: An Interdisciplinary Journal, 3(1), https://doi.org/10.16997/ats.1194

We use the Capabilities Approach to understand the ways in which e-scooters, as transportation resources, provide qualities that contribute to the ability of the transport system to enable people to participate in society. Government-led trials have... Read More about A Micromobility Buffet: E-Scooters in the Context of Multimodal Spaces and Practices in Greater Manchester.

Homes and health in the Outer Hebrides: A social prescribing framework for addressing fuel poverty and the social determinants of health (2022)
Journal Article
Lawler, C., Sherriff, G., Brown, P., Butler, D., Gibbons, A., Martin, P., & Probin, M. (2023). Homes and health in the Outer Hebrides: A social prescribing framework for addressing fuel poverty and the social determinants of health. Health and Place, 79, 102926. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.healthplace.2022.102926

Health services are increasingly being reshaped with reference to addressing social determinants of health (SDoH), with social prescribing a prominent example. We examine a project in the Outer Hebrides that reshaped and widened the local health serv... Read More about Homes and health in the Outer Hebrides: A social prescribing framework for addressing fuel poverty and the social determinants of health.

E-scooters in Greater Manchester (2022)
Journal Article
Sherriff, A., Blazejewski, L., & Lomas, M. (2022). E-scooters in Greater Manchester

This report presents the !ndings of a University of
Salford study focused on the shared e-scooter trial
taking place in Greater Manchester and launched in
autumn 2020. Sharing schemes are services that make
vehicles, such as e-scooters, available... Read More about E-scooters in Greater Manchester.

‘The reduction of fuel poverty may be lost in the rush to decarbonise’: Six research risks at the intersection of fuel poverty, climate change and decarbonisation (2022)
Journal Article
Sherriff, G., Butler, D., & Brown, P. ‘The reduction of fuel poverty may be lost in the rush to decarbonise’: Six research risks at the intersection of fuel poverty, climate change and decarbonisation. https://doi.org/10.3351/ppp.2022.3776894798

As energy justice research develops and becomes increasingly international in reach and perspective, the climate emergency is an important layer of focus. Fuel poverty alleviation, climate change adaptation and decarbonisation are prominent agendas t... Read More about ‘The reduction of fuel poverty may be lost in the rush to decarbonise’: Six research risks at the intersection of fuel poverty, climate change and decarbonisation.

Switched On : a qualitative review of energy advice for young people (2022)
Report
Price, A., Sherriff, G., & Lomas, M. (2022). Switched On : a qualitative review of energy advice for young people

The Switched On project involved the delivery of free
energy advice to young people aged 16–25 in the
form of workshops, one-to-one individualised advice
sessions and advice via text messaging. Young adults
are a demographic group recognised to b... Read More about Switched On : a qualitative review of energy advice for young people.

Mainstreaming Urban Agriculture: Opportunities and Barriers to Upscaling City Farming (2022)
Journal Article
Hardman, M., Clark, A., & Sherriff, G. (2022). Mainstreaming Urban Agriculture: Opportunities and Barriers to Upscaling City Farming. Agronomy, 12(3), 601. https://doi.org/10.3390/agronomy12030601

Urban Agriculture (UA), i.e., the production of crops or rearing of livestock in cities, is growing in popularity. Upscaled UA is increasingly gaining support from policy makers, funders, local authorities and other key actors across the globe. Radic... Read More about Mainstreaming Urban Agriculture: Opportunities and Barriers to Upscaling City Farming.

E-scooters in Greater Manchester : second interim report (2022)
Report
Sherriff, G., Blazejewski, L., Lomas, M., & Larrington-Spencer, H. (2022). E-scooters in Greater Manchester : second interim report

The Healthy Active Cities team at the University of Salford is conducting a study
alongside the Department for Transport’s e-scooter share scheme trial taking place
in Greater Manchester. This Second Interim Report provides an update on data
colle... Read More about E-scooters in Greater Manchester : second interim report.

Active neighbourhoods in Greater Manchester : qualitative insights into resident experiences across four case study interventions (Full report) (2021)
Report
Larrington-Spencer, H., Sherriff, A., & Price, A. (2021). Active neighbourhoods in Greater Manchester : qualitative insights into resident experiences across four case study interventions (Full report)

Active neighbourhoods are being introduced across Greater Manchester as part of the Bee Network. Active neighbourhoods are places where people are prioritised over vehicles and are part of a policy landscape seeking to connect place and mobility and... Read More about Active neighbourhoods in Greater Manchester : qualitative insights into resident experiences across four case study interventions (Full report).

Active neighbourhoods in Greater Manchester : summary and recommendations (2021)
Report
Larrington-Spencer, H., Sherriff, A., & Price, A. (2021). Active neighbourhoods in Greater Manchester : summary and recommendations

Active neighbourhoods are being introduced across Greater Manchester as part of the Bee Network. Active neighbourhoods are places where people are prioritised over vehicles and are part of a policy landscape seeking to connect place and mobility and... Read More about Active neighbourhoods in Greater Manchester : summary and recommendations.

Cold comfort : Covid-19, lockdown and the coping strategies of fuel poor households (2021)
Journal Article
Ambrose, A., Baker, W., Sherriff, G., & Chambers, J. (2021). Cold comfort : Covid-19, lockdown and the coping strategies of fuel poor households. Energy Reports, 7, 5589-5596. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.egyr.2021.08.175

The number of households experiencing fuel poverty is thought to have risen by at least 600,000 in the UK because of the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic. The concentration of fuel poor households in poor quality, energy inefficient accommodation that they... Read More about Cold comfort : Covid-19, lockdown and the coping strategies of fuel poor households.

E-scooters in Salford : interim report (2021)
Report
Sherriff, G., Blazejewski, L., Hayes, S., Larrington-Spencer, H., & Lawler, C. (2021). E-scooters in Salford : interim report

As part of national trials in the UK, an e-scooter share scheme is being operated by Lime in parts of Salford. Launched in October 2020, it is expected to run for an initial period of twelve months and will contribute towards an evidence base on the... Read More about E-scooters in Salford : interim report.

Communicating energy vulnerability : an exploration of energy advice within and beyond formal settings (2020)
Thesis
Butler, D. Communicating energy vulnerability : an exploration of energy advice within and beyond formal settings. (Thesis). University of Salford

The purpose of this study is to generate a better understanding of the role of energy-related advice and support – an area that has been regarded as underexplored and undervalued, yet a critical part of the package of efforts to tackle fuel poverty.... Read More about Communicating energy vulnerability : an exploration of energy advice within and beyond formal settings.

Delivering the last mile : scoping the potential for E-cargo bikes (2020)
Report
Blazejewski, L., Sherriff, G., & Davies, N. (2020). Delivering the last mile : scoping the potential for E-cargo bikes

Transport is a major contributor to urban greenhouse gas
emissions and therefore of priority in mitigating climate
change. In responding to multiple pressures that include
development, population growth and recent marked
increases in online shopp... Read More about Delivering the last mile : scoping the potential for E-cargo bikes.