June 2021 – Policy Scotland

Hearing Children’s Voices in Policymaking: Lessons for the new Scottish Government policy roundtable

Children's Neighbourhoods Scotland, Dr Jenny Wood, Dr Maureen McBride, Event report/resources, Participatory decision-making, Scottish GovernmentBy admin June 30, 2021

Reflections on the barriers and opportunities to hearing children’s views in policymaking.

Australia’s high house prices damage economic productivity, financial stability and equity

News & BlogBy admin June 28, 2021

Article calling for a Royal Commission on Housing in Australia, following research showing how over-expensive housing is likely to weaken financial stability and impair economic productivity.

Vaccine inclusion: Reducing inequalities one vaccine at a time

Claire Stevens, Coronavirus / COVID-19, Inequalities, Pandemics & health security, Scotland’s Third Sector Research Forum, Third sector, Voluntary Health ScotlandBy admin June 23, 2021

The impact of research that identified a number of population groups that might/would struggle to take-up the COVID-19 vaccine.

Policy Scotland director on Spotlight podcast

attainment, College of Social Sciences, Education, Professor Chris Chapman, Professor Graeme RoyBy admin June 22, 2021

Policy Scotland director Chris Chapman talks about attainment in Scottish education on this podcast from the College of Social Sciences at Glasgow University.

New report – Housing: Taming the Elephant in the Economy

Australia, City Futures Research Centre, Housing, Housing economics, Housing market, Jinqiao Long, Professor Duncan Maclennan, Research project - outputs, Research reportBy admin June 15, 2021

A new report recommends immediate institutional reform to stabilise Australia’s dysfunctional housing market.

Using Third Sector Research to Influence Policy and Practice

Dr Sarah Weakley, Event report/resources, Knowledge exchange, Scotland’s Third Sector Research Forum, Seminar, Third sectorBy admin June 7, 2021

This seminar shared the how of policy and practice engagements at all steps in the life of a research project.

Report: A Scotland of Better Places

Community Resilience and Addressing Disadvantage, Coronavirus / COVID-19, David Hume Institute, Economy, Governance, Place-based, Professor Duncan Maclennan, Research report, Sustainability, Tax, Think pieceBy admin June 2, 2021

How Scotland’s places can play a central role in Scotland’s just and sustainable recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic, and the actions needed for places to ‘build forward better’.