Scotland in a post-Brexit and post-pandemic world
Public lecture and Q&A with Michael Russell MSP, Scottish Government Cabinet Secretary for the Constitution, Europe and External Affairs, about the COVID-19, Brexit, and Scottish independence.
A conversation with Hilary Benn MP
Video of a discussion between senior Labour MP Hilary Benn and Policy Scotland’s Deputy Director Des McNulty about Brexit and what it means for Britain’s future.
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.
Empowerment, equity and excellence: Where next for Scottish education?
This conference and workshop aims to stimulate participants to reflect on the emerging empowerment agenda within Scottish education. It is the inaugural International Congress for School Effectiveness and Improvement Professional Learning Conference, and co-hosted by University of Glasgow’s School of Education and Policy Scotland.
The Ghost of Christmas yet to come: Sir Ivan Rogers’s Brexit lecture – video and full text
Video and full text of Sir Ivan Rogers’ lecture, ‘The Ghost of Christmas yet to come: Looking ahead to the coming year(s) of the Brexit process’, hosted by Policy Scotland at the University of Glasgow on 25 November 2019.
Packed seminar to hear Professor Mel Ainscow on using research to promote equity within education
Policy Scotland was delighted to welcome Professor Mel Ainscow to give a lunchtime seminar as part of his new role as a professor with Policy Scotland at University of Glasgow.
Scotland’s DWP Areas of Research Interest Workshop
Policy Scotland and the University of Edinburgh’s Research Support Office hosted Scotland’s Department of Work and Pensions (DWP) Areas of Research Interest Workshop in Edinburgh in October 2019.
Brexit and the UK in the world: what lies ahead?
Philip Rycroft, former Permanent Secretary at the Department for Exiting the EU, examines what might lie ahead for the UK after Brexit.
Democracy in Scotland: what’s the place of the Citizens’ Assembly?
Scotland’s experiment in deliberative democracy is its new Citizens’ Assembly. In this public lecture, hosted by Policy Scotland, David Martin, the Co-Convenor of the Assembly, will set out his hopes and aspirations for this innovation.
Education, training and work aspirations of young Syrian refugees in Lebanon, Greece and the UK
Policy Scotland’s last lunchtime seminar before the summer break focused on research into the aspirations of young Syrian refugees.