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Giroscope partners with University of East London on research into self-help housing

May 13, 2026

Giroscope is pleased to announce a research partnership with the University of East London (UEL), exploring how self-help housing can help people move on from long-term homelessness or unstable housing. The project brings together Giroscope’s forty years of hands-on experience

From punk politics to community power

May 7, 2026

The story behind 40 years of Giroscope. In the mid-1980s, a group of young people in Hull stopped waiting for somebody else to fix their neighbourhood. Inspired by punk politics, DIY culture and a belief that housing could change lives,

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