Scotland’s New Deal for Tenants: Grand Designs, with Shoogly Foundations
Short paper by Professor Duncan Maclennan on the discussions about the Scottish Government’s proposed ‘New Deal for Tenants’ at the 2022 Scottish Housing Policy Conference.
Breaking the shackles of underperformance in Scotland
The role of Scotland’s universities in helping the Scottish economy meet its full potential and find innovative solutions for tackling society’s greatest challenges whilst creating good quality jobs and wealth in Scotland.
Thoughts on the levelling up white paper – issues for Scottish cities
A summary of the Levelling Up white paper and the initial implications for Scottish cities.
Why the Housing Market Emergency Will Shift Politics: The Australian Exemplar
How Australia is emerging as a key exemplar of the OECD’s concerns that unbalanced housing markets now impede inclusive growth, and the implications for other housing markets.
Three ways blockchain could get the world to act against the climate crisis
By facilitating a novel decentralized climate organization, blockchain technology holds promise to foster global cooperation to tackle climate change.
The COVID-19 Crisis and Universal Credit in Glasgow: September 2021
The fourth and final working paper in the series on Universal Credit in Glasgow and Scotland this paper reports on trends over the COVID period and considers the implications for policy and practice.
Graeme Roy: Nations must work together to foster a global COVID recovery
Sentiment on the economy can quickly turn from one extreme to another. Here Professor Graeme Roy analyses what we know about the path for post-COVID recovery.
Probing the patchwork of welfare services in Scotland: The experience as specialist advisors to a UK parliamentary committee
Dr Hayley Bennett and Dr Sarah Weakley reflect on their work supporting a Parliamentary inquiry and share suggestions for other academics on undertaking this kind of knowledge exchange.
Recovery demands a collective national effort, with tertiary education at the helm
Professor Sir Anton Muscatelli, Principal University of Glasgow, argures that Scotland will only meet its full economic and social potential with a thriving tertiary sector.
Cuts to research funding could harm economic recovery
We are at the beginning of the post-COVID recovery: investment in our research base is crucial to ensuring that it is financially sustainable.