Evidence round-up: Challenges faced by VCSE leaders during COVID-19 crisis
How leaders of voluntary, community and social enterprise organisations are planning in the midst of the COVID-19 crisis and a very insecure future.
New Policy Scotland working paper: The COVID-19 Crisis and Universal Credit in Glasgow
This working paper looks at the impact of the COVID-19 crisis on unemployment and the labour market in Glasgow, illustrated with a focus on Universal Credit data.
Third sector resilience is at the heart of community resilience: Making use of risk management
Third sector resilience is at the heart of community resilience so this is the time for third sector organisations to implement risk management.
The July ‘mini-budget’ – Engineering the economic recovery from COVID-19
Professor Sir Anton Muscatelli, Principal and Vice-Chancellor, University of Glasgow, and member of the Scottish Government’s Advisory Group on Economic Recovery This Wednesday will see the Chancellor of the Exchequer outline his economic statement. It will set out the measures which the UK Government believes are needed to drive an economic recovery from the economic…
Why don’t we hear about the low number of coronavirus deaths in Central Europe?
Dr Mirna Solic and Dr Jan Čulík argue that there is an existing bias in the English language media when it comes to reporting COVID-19 success stories, which means examples from Central Europe are ignored.
The importance of higher education and skills in the economic recovery
Education will be at the forefront of the post-pandemic recovery, with universities a key engine for skills, growth and jobs, as highlighted in the Report of the Advisory Group on Economic Recovery to the Scottish Government.
Facing COVID, we have evolved over 100 years in a month: Jaraguá do Sul, Brazil
The Director of Education in Jaraguá do Sul Municipality in Brazil discusses how the education service has responded to the challenge of COVID-19
The COVID-19 pandemic and the economy: We are fighting a new war
Central banks and regulatory authorities have responded to the economic threat from the need to contain the COVID-19 pandemic but there is a need for more action.
A view from Glasgow: Maureen McKenna on school closures and the pandemic
An email interview with Maureen McKenna, Executive Director of Education, Glasgow City Council, posted on the International Education News website.
Experts and politics in Scotland and the UK
Expert advice has been prominent in the COVID-19 crisis but understanding the relationship between experts and policymaking will be of particular importance as we move to the next stage.