We were delighted to host a webinar highlighting innovative work and research around domestic abuse. The webinar included:
Dr Katy Brookfield, University of Nottingham on technology-facilitated domestic abuse;
Nicki Clarke from Standing Together on housing and domestic abuse;
Grace Wilson from the Alice Ruggles Trust on their work engaging young people on stalking via school assemblies.


Webinar - Innovations in and around domestic abuse
Tuesday, 25th of June 2025
Our Domestic Abuse and Housing National Roundtable was hosted by Durham University Business School and the event brought together leaders from across the domestic abuse and housing fields to focus on what our key questions to HM Government would be.
Participants included colleagues from:
The Chartered Institute of Housing;
Wearside Women In Need;
Berwickshire Housing Association;
The Drive Partnership;
Social Finance;
Northern Housing Consortium;
Durham Business School;
Believe Housing;
National Housing Federation;
Crisis;
Neil Morland Associates;
Inside Housing.










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National domestic abuse & housing national roundtable
Thursday, 30 January 2025
The 2024 ADA National Learning Event was held in Sunderland and brought together academics, practitioners, statutory and voluntary agencies from across the UK to share knowledge and learn from each other. The event was kindly sponsored by Sunderland City Council and MRI Social Housing.
ADA National Learning Event
Sunday, 20 October 2024
















Our speakers for the day included:
Nicole Jacobs, Domestic Abuse Commissioner;
Professor Geetanjali Gangoli, Durham University;
Dr Rebecca Shaw, University of Leeds;
Laura Seebohm, Wearside Women In Need;
Dr Nicki Rutter, Durham University;
Dr Mercy Denedo, Durham University;
Dr Liz Riley, Betknowmore UK;
Sam Miller, QPM, National Police Chiefs Council.
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Held in Durham, our 1-year anniversary National Learning Event brought people from across the UK to share domestic abuse knowledge, practice and research. The event was kindly sponsored by the Centre for Research into Violence and Abuse (CRIVA), Durham University.
ADA 1 year anniversary - National Learning Event
Thursday, 17 November 2022
Key speakers included:
Nicole Jacobs, Domestic Abuse Commissioner;
Joy Allen, Durham Police & Crime Commissioner;
Polly Harrar, Sharan Project;
Detective Chief Superintendent Deborah Alderson, Northumbria Police;
Dr Nicole Renehan, Durham University;
Professor Nicole Westmarland, Durham University
















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