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.
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?
What is the best way to reopen schools safely? Reflections from Scotland
The process of evidence-based policymaking in decisions regarding education in Scotland during the COVID-19 pandemic.
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.
International Council for Education Advisers – School exams ‘outdated technology’ in the 21st century
Report from the Scottish Government’s International Council for Education Advisers about the future of exams.
Even the best Brexit will be damaging for all
By Professor Sir Anton Muscatelli, Principal of the University of Glasgow 2020 has been a year in which we have been tackling the profound economic and social consequences of an unforeseen situation, the scale and scope of which few could have predicted. Unfortunately, there is now every chance that 2021 will be a year defined…
Why living wages should be a priority during COVID-19
Three important reasons to support the normalisation of a living wage.
Scotland’s universities must work together in the national interest to maintain international excellence
While COVID-19 has demonstrated the massive role universities have to play in Scottish society, it has also brought into sharp focus some challenges our sector faces.
Thoughts on the Programme for Government – Glasgow City-region implications
Dr David Waite analyses the implications of the Scottish Government’s Programme for Government, published 1 September 2020.
COVID-19 Transmission Mechanism within the UK
The first empirical results from an ongoing project on COVID-19 in UK and its economic impact.