Call for participants: surveys on school closures and home learning
A variety of surveys from researchers seeking to understand how the COVID-19 school closures have affected educators, families, and children.
COVID-19 and Food Train – more food security, kindness and dedication to vulnerable older people at home
How Food Train has rapidly adapted to ensure older people get meals and contact with others during COVID-19 and the lessons that will be useful for future policymaking.
Let’s get back to the principles set out in the UK budget
Professor Anton Muscatelli argues that the recognition of university research in the UK budget now offers a focus, where UK research can help shape a post COVID-19 economy that delivers for all.
Community, COVID-19, challenge and change
A thinkpiece on how ‘life in lockdown’ sharpens focus on community and how this exceptional situation could serve as a catalyst for cohesion and social change.
Evidence round-up: Voices from individuals and community organisations
Curated links to evidence and briefings with the best rapid insights into the issues facing communities from national membership organisations and advocacy organisations.
Universities hold the key to economic recovery – but there must be no return to austerity
The contribution of universities will be crucial to post-COVID recovery but the quest for the ‘new normal’ must extend to universities too, says Anton Muscatelli, Principal of Glasgow University.
Poverty and Inequality Commission: Our role in understanding COVID-19’s impact
Message from Bill Scott, Chair of the Poverty & Inequality Commission about immediate responses to COVID-19 crisis and the longer term impacts on child poverty and wider poverty and inequality.
CNS: Early insights into the COVID-19 response – 24 April 2020
Children’s Neighbourhoods Scotland, Policy Scotland and the Network for Social and Educational Equity, are undertaking research to understand local responses to COVID-19 in contexts of high poverty across Scotland.
Mitigating the wider health effects of covid-19 pandemic response
An article published today in the British Medical Journal argues that health inequalities are likely to widen without action to support those must vulnerable to the economic and other effects of social distancing measures.
South of Scotland Enterprise – A new approach, in the midst of a crisis
The priorities for the new South of Scotland Enterprise Agency to support the region’s economy through the COVID-19 crisis.