More Than a Place: Centre for Studies of Home Annual Lecture 2026
More Than a Place: Centre for Studies of Home Annual Lecture 2026.
A talk followed by an ‘in conversation’ and Q&A with author and researcher Katie McCrory.
One in three people say they feel more at home in places other than where they live, and nearly half think the media doesn’t reflect their life at home. Author and researcher Katie McCrory has spent the last decade exploring the idea of home, thanks to her leadership of the global and award-winning IKEA Life at Home Report. To date, the research has been conducted in more than 40 countries, with over 300,000 people. One thing is clear—the way we feel about our home has a major impact on how we feel about ourselves.
In her upcoming book, Where the Heart Is, Katie expands on these major findings and other revealing insights, alongside her personal experiences and practical solutions. The central theme of her book is an exploration of the eight universal emotions that come together to create ‘the feeling of home’. In this talk, Katie will share more about this new emotional framework as she seeks to ask—and answer—a simple, double-sided question: What does home feel like, and how can we make it feel better?
Read more about Katie’s work here: https://lifeathome.substack.com/
Information about Where the Heart Is: https://www.penguin.co.uk/books/468634/where-the-heart-is-by-mccrory-katie/9781911709831
Connect with Katie on LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/katie-mccrory-a078b823
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More Than a Place: Centre for Studies of Home Annual Lecture 2026.
A talk followed by an ‘in conversation’ and Q&A with author and researcher Katie McCrory.
One in three people say they feel more at home in places other than where they live, and nearly half think the media doesn’t reflect their life at home. Author and researcher Katie McCrory has spent the last decade exploring the idea of home, thanks to her leadership of the global and award-winning IKEA Life at Home Report. To date, the research has been conducted in more than 40 countries, with over 300,000 people. One thing is clear—the way we feel about our home has a major impact on how we feel about ourselves.
In her upcoming book, Where the Heart Is, Katie expands on these major findings and other revealing insights, alongside her personal experiences and practical solutions. The central theme of her book is an exploration of the eight universal emotions that come together to create ‘the feeling of home’. In this talk, Katie will share more about this new emotional framework as she seeks to ask—and answer—a simple, double-sided question: What does home feel like, and how can we make it feel better?
Read more about Katie’s work here: https://lifeathome.substack.com/
Information about Where the Heart Is: https://www.penguin.co.uk/books/468634/where-the-heart-is-by-mccrory-katie/9781911709831
Connect with Katie on LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/katie-mccrory-a078b823
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