"Meet your Colleague" presentation by Andrew Hollows of the Australian Housing and Urban Research Institute.

1. The Australian Housing and Urban Research Institute Dr Andrew Hollows

2. A network organisation National Independent Not-for-profit

3. National HousingResearch Program Jointly funded by the Australian Government and State and Territory governments. Contributions from 10 university partners nationally. AHURI currently undertaking 37 research projects to a value of $5 million. AHURI supports two PhD students nationally and top-scholarships for 56 early career housing researchers. Multi-year research project on concentrations of social disadvantage. Indigenous multi-year research project.

4. National CitiesResearch Program Policy relevant Brokered engagement from priority setting to dissemination. High quality Network of universities nation wide. Competitive selection. Peer review. Timely Fit for purpose research. 3 speed research production.

5. National CitiesResearch ProgramOutcomes An evidence base relevant to and integrative across urban issues. Engage the policy and research communities. Facilitate dialogue between business, community, and government. Engage international experts on comparative work. Inform public discussion of these important issues. Create an efficient, cost effective concentration of research effort.

6. National Homelessness Research Network To support high quality research on the fundamental issues and challenges associated with homelessness. This evidence base will underpin constructive engagement, improve policy and practice, and produce better outcomes for the community.

7. National Homelessness Research Network CoordinationTo enable an evidence-informed conversation between researchers, policy-makers and practitioner organisations nationally and, where relevant, internationally.

8. National Homelessness Research Network CritiqueTo enable the critique of research approaches and the evidence-base through the collective and collaborative endeavours of partners. Includes critique by network partners of research methods and quality of research (i.e. how we know). Critique by network partners of the available evidence-base in terms of research content, framing and ideas (i.e. what we know).

9. National Homelessness Research Network ApplicationTo enable the transfer of the best available evidence into policy and practice through the collective and collaborative endeavours of partners. Includes the issue of policy and practice application vis-a-vis current policy and practice issues and future options. To contribute to research methodology, scope and cumulative evidence-base.

10. Contact details AHURIhttp://www.ahuri.edu.au/ Dr Andrew Hollowsandrew.hollows@ahuri.edu.au

11. ahuri.edu.au