HLINks Weekly: 5 May 2026

Before we dive into this week's newsletter, we're pleased to let you know that there’s still time to register for this afternoon's HAPPI Hour webinar!

Funded by the Vivensa Foundation, the Amar Bari Amar Jibon research (launched at the House of Lords in February 2026) explores how housing shapes health, wellbeing and identity for older Bangladeshi adults in East London, revealing urgent inequalities and the need for culturally responsive housing.

Join us to hear key findings, lived experiences and policy implications from this landmark study. Drawing on community voices, research partners and practitioners, the session will highlight opportunities for more inclusive housing design and better support for diverse ageing communities.

🌐Online - Zoom
📅Tuesday, 5th May 2026
🕓4pm - 5pm

Also in today's newsletter:

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Now open: Applications for the 2026/27 Future Leaders Programme
HAPPI Hour recording available: Designing intergenerational communities for wellbeing and belonging
Manchester Urban Ageing Research Group publishes stories of co-production in practice
New Housing LIN guest blog by Megan Coe (London Borough of Lambeth), on finding common threads amongst diverse leadership journeys
A new legal perspective on technology for our ageing population by David Hall (HCR Law)

And what else caught our interest, including a collection of articles and reports exploring housing, health and social care inequalities, with a focus on accessibility, supported housing, policy challenges, and the impact of neighbourhood and national housing strategies on disadvantaged groups.