India Gerritsen

Researcher

India is a researcher at IPPR North.

India joined IPPR North in June 2024. She has previously worked as a researcher for Gateshead Council’s Public Service Reform team, Nexus transport, and for a local MP.

She also has experience working directly with service users as a support worker and working for the VCSE sector, specifically around sexual violence against women, homelessness, and charity governance.

India has a MA in International Politics, Global Justice and Ethics, and a BA in History and History of Art from Newcastle University. Her academic research has won awards and publication. Her interests include structural violence and power, gender, homelessness, and housing.

More from this author:

  1. Not as cheap as you think: Housing in the North East

    While the North East ranks as the top region for affordability in England, safe, secure homes are out of reach for many.

  2. Mayors in motion: one year of the North’s newest mayors

    One year ago today, northern voters chose two new Labour mayors – Kim McGuinness in the North East, and David Skaith in York & North Yorkshire. 
  3. A house halfway through being built: half of it is complete and the other half reveals exposed timbers and scaffolding

    Simply about supply? How housing issues vary by region

    Why we need a place-informed approach to deliver new homes across the country.