UK defence review: Policy Scotland round table discussion
Details of a Policy Scotland round table discussion about the UK Government’s Integrated Review of Security, Defence, Development and Foreign Policy.
The Glasgow Riverside Innovation District (GRID)
Glasgow Riverside Innovation District (GRID) is a partnership between the University of Glasgow, Scottish Enterprise and Glasgow City Council, founded on an inclusive innovation approach.
Edinburgh-Glasgow economic system: research paper and policy briefing
What is the possibility of an Edinburgh-Glasgow economic system and why have policy efforts to promote the system have come and gone?
Disabled people in Britain and the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic
A qualitative investigation of the impact of COVID-19 on disabled people in Britain argues that fundamental change is required to enable disabled people to regain what has been lost in the pandemic and also to gain full citizenship rights.
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.
New book points to pathways for educational equity in Scotland
A new book edited by Professor Chris Chapman and Professor Mel Ainscow outlines an agenda for change within Scottish education based on research by the Robert Owen Centre for Educational Change.
Housing and the Economy: Scenarios for Australia to 2025 and 2045
The City Futures Research Forum at the University of New South Wales has published a major new report on housing and the economy in Australia, produced by Professor Duncan Maclennan of Policy Scotland in collaboration with research partners.
Policy Scotland internships 2021
Policy Scotland is offering three internships for postgraduate taught students and postgraduate researchers at Glasgow University.
COVID-19 Micro Briefing 1: The disproportionate impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic on disabled people
This micro briefing presents a range of evidence relating to the disproportionate impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on disabled people.
The COVID-19 Crisis and Universal Credit in Glasgow: January 2021
Third working paper that uses publicly available Department for Work and Pensions data on Universal Credit in Glasgow and Scotland to investigate the income crisis during the COVID-19 pandemic.