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The Post Pandemic New Normal: The likely Socio-Economic Implications and Policy Choices facing Scotland and the UK

Adam Smith Business School, City economies, Climate crisis, Coronavirus / COVID-19, Economy, Professor Ronald MacDonald, Think pieceBy adminJune 21, 20204 Comments

What kind of opportunities, radical reforms and potential policy actions can governments take to create a new form of social contract in the post-pandemic world?

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Outdoor learning briefing paper

Briefing, Dr Jo Neary, Education, Children and Families, Professor Chris Chapman, Think pieceBy adminJune 12, 20202 Comments

Review of international evidence on benefits of, and barriers to, outdoor learning, with reflection on how outdoor learning can be managed.

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Resilience in the face of policy change: lessons from community resilience

Community Resilience and Addressing Disadvantage, Dr Helen Baxter, National Centre for Resilience, Think pieceBy adminJune 9, 2020

Why policymakers facing an emergency should consider social capital, a fundamental part of a community’s resilience and critical to a community’s recovery.

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Gendering COVID-19: Economies of care and bodily integrity. A collective essay

Centre for Gender History, Community Resilience and Addressing Disadvantage, Essay, Inequalities, Think pieceBy adminJune 4, 2020

How the COVID-19 global pandemic has affected men and women in different ways due to disparities of agency, income and occupation, particularly women’s roles in care work.

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Why living wages matter more than ever

City economies, Think pieceBy adminMay 20, 20201 Comment

Why paying employees a living wage underpins the resilience, sustainability and support that is likely to be critical for organisations to survive – or maybe even thrive – in the current crisis.

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COVID-19 pandemic puts the spotlight on the UK’s broken housing system – time for a tenure shift?

Housing and Infrastructure, Paul Hackett, Think pieceBy adminMay 18, 2020

Emergency protection for UK buyers and renters during the COVID-19 lockdown has been welcomed but the legislation is a temporary fix to deep-rooted, pre-pandemic failings which should be addressed as we move to the recovery phase.

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COVID-19 and Food Train – more food security, kindness and dedication to vulnerable older people at home

Community Resilience and Addressing Disadvantage, Dr Catherine Lido, Dr Kate Reid, Food Train, Laura Cairns, Michelle Carruthers, Research project - outputs, School of Education, Glasgow University, Think piece, Third sectorBy adminMay 6, 20202 Comments

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.

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Let’s get back to the principles set out in the UK budget

City economies, Professor Anton Muscatelli, Think piece, University sectorBy adminMay 6, 2020

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.

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Community, COVID-19, challenge and change

Community Resilience and Addressing Disadvantage, Dr Annette Coburn, Dr Edward Beggan, Dr Sinéad Gormally, Think pieceBy adminMay 4, 20201 Comment

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.

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Universities hold the key to economic recovery – but there must be no return to austerity

City economies, Professor Anton Muscatelli, Think piece, University sectorBy adminApril 30, 20201 Comment

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.

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