Holiday closure 2021/2022
Policy Scotland is closed from 23 December 2021 to 5 Jan 2022.
SHAPE of data – Seminar and Policy Briefing
Seminar and policy briefing exploring new ways of innovating with social and economic data for societal wellbeing in inclusive, progressive, and trusted ways.
The Christie Commission 10 years on: Reflections on progress and areas for action
Roundtable discussion, 10 years from the Christie Commission, considering why progress might have stalled, the lessons learned in service delivery from the COVID-19 pandemic, and where efforts should be focused now.
Using Third Sector Research to Influence Policy and Practice
This seminar shared the how of policy and practice engagements at all steps in the life of a research project.
The UK’s Integrated Review and its implications for Scotland
Summary and video of a Round Table discusssion of the UK Integrated Review of Security, Defence, Development and Foreign Policy.
In Conversation: Bernd Lange MEP
Round table event with Bernd Lange MEP, latest in Policy Scotland’s series of seminars and public lectures analysing the Brexit process.
Lord Sainsbury: Why the UK growth rate is low and how we can increase it
An online round table discussion with Lord Sainsbury to discuss industrial policy issues highlighted in his book Windows of Opportunity: How Nations Create Wealth.
Innovating in the third sector – online research and services in 2020
Resources from the Policy Scotland and Scotland’s Third Sector Research Forum virtual seminar ‘Innovating in the third sector – online research and services in 2020’.
Radical Policy Rethinking after COVID-19: part of ESRC Festival of Social Science
This event connected the public with the academic evidence and arguments for and against radical policy changes that might solve problems arising from the COVID-19 crisis.
Seminar: Reforming welfare, work and social security in the UK: who are the winners and losers?
The public seminar featured presentations and a panel discussion on how employment and welfare reforms have changed the relationship between workers and the labour market.