Dr Yael Arbell is a Research Associate at the Centre for Regional Economic and Social Research. Yael is interested in housing, communities and sustainability. 

I am a Research Associate and work with the Housing and the Sustainable Futures clusters. I specialise in qualitative methods and interested in a critical realist approach to research. Prior to joining I completed a PhD in Human Geography at the University of Leeds (2021), focusing on community-led housing in the UK. My research interests are broad and include housing, diverse economies, racial justice, community-led projects, just transitions and other social aspects of sustainable projects.

During 2025-26 I am doing a fellowship for early career researchers, where I am focusing on empirical and theoretical research of housing co-production.