Social Support and Migration in Scotland Dissemination Event
Events sharing data and insights from researchers working on the Social Support and Migration in Scotland (SSAMIS) project.
Welfare Reform Network event launch summary
Summary of the launch of the Policy Scotland Welfare Reform Network with the event ‘Sanctions in Scotland: evidence, policy in practice and impacts’.
Video: Welfare Reform Network launch event
On 19 February 2015 the Welfare Reform Network held its launch event at the University of Glasgow. Thank you to all who came along and made it such a wonderful start to this Network. The videos are now available to watch either as a playlist or individually. Our sincere thanks to our speakers, Dr David Webster…
Introducing Moral Victories, a new collaboration with Policy Scotland
“What constitutes victory? I think that is a fundamental question, and it is good for each of us in this country to ask ourselves that from time to time. When we try to decide whether or not we’ve been victorious, we have to think, for just a second, what the term ‘victory’ means.” General Tommy…
Welfare Reform Network Launch Event
Sanctions in Scotland: Evidence, policy in practice and impacts Thursday 19th February 2015 This event explores the practice of benefit sanctioning in Scotland. Benefit sanctions have risen dramatically in recent years and there is a great deal of concern over how sanctions are used and how they affect people subject to them. This event presents…
We are all risk managers: developing resilience in social housing
A report exploring the challenges facing the Scottish social housing sector, the external risks they face and the ways in which organisations are trying to embed resilience both in terms of individuals and as organisations.
EVENT: The family, sexuality and human rights in global perspective, 23rd January
In a joint event hosted by the University of Glasgow Human Rights Network and the Gender and Sexualities Forum, three speakers from the School of Social and Political Sciences will launch three books in a discussion chaired by Dr Vikki Turbine (Politics). Date: 23rd January 2014 Dr. Roona Simpson (Sociology) will launch: ‘L. Jamieson and…
Policy Scotland launched Monday 24 June 2013
The launch of Policy Scotland with inaugural seminar, was attended by 80 people and hosted by the Principal of the University of Glasgow, Professor Anton Muscatelli.