Would a basic income be the best response to the COVID-19 crisis?
The COVID-19 crisis has led to calls for a temporary UBI. The crisis has highlighted the failings of the UK social security system but is UBI the most effective response?
Priorities for the ‘New Normal’: Lessons in lockdown research
Report and recommendations from a seminar hosted by focused on new evidence from third sector and academic research from the COVID-19 lockdown period in the UK.
More Different Futures Housing Network: expert videos, topic reviews and network activity
See the expert videos and topic reviews from the work of the collaborative More Different Futures Network, exploring issues and possibilities for housing systems and policies in response to COVID-19.
Inclusive growth under a COVID-19 recovery
The case for a policy reset oriented around inclusive growth is compelling and provides the basis for “building back better”.
The COVID-19 cohort and the ‘mess’ of public exams: reconsidering the roles and responsibilities
Reflections on fundamental questions on the roles and purposes of public exams and how these were not taken adequately into account when deciding on alternative grading arrangements.
COVID-19 and Mental Health Deterioration among BAME Groups in the UK
BAME men experienced a much greater deterioration in their mental health during the COVID-19 lockdown than their white British counterparts, but ethnicity had no impact on women’s declining mental health, a new study suggests.
Economic Impacts of COVID-19 in the South of Scotland: Emerging evidence and future prospects
Evidence for how the pandemic has affected the South of Scotland and for the region’s economic prospects as the country emerges from the initial response phase into the potential recovery phase.
CNS: Early Insights into the COVID-19 Response – 30 July 2020 – refugee and migrant families
Briefing based on research with frontline practitioners working with refugee and migrant families in Glasgow about the impact of COVID-19.
New Policy Scotland paper: COVID-19: do we need to re-imagine the purpose of school inspections?
As regular school inspections have stopped in many countries, and its not ‘business as usual’, this paper asks should we ‘inspect’ schools, and if so, for what purpose?