Policy briefing – Policy Scotland

Holiday closure 2021/2022

Data and statistics, Digital, Event report/resources, Inequalities, Policy briefing, SeminarBy admin December 23, 2021

Policy Scotland is closed from 23 December 2021 to 5 Jan 2022.

SHAPE of data – Seminar and Policy Briefing

Culture, Data and statistics, Digital, Event report/resources, Policy briefing, SeminarBy admin December 15, 2021

Seminar and policy briefing exploring new ways of innovating with social and economic data for societal wellbeing in inclusive, progressive, and trusted ways.

COVID-19 microbriefing 3: The disproportionate impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic on Black and minority ethnic groups

Community Resilience and Addressing Disadvantage, Discrimination, Glasgow Centre for Population Health, Policy briefing, Research project - outputs, Scotland, Social Recovery TaskforceBy admin December 8, 2021

Introduction to the key evidence concerning the disproportionate impacts of COVID-19 among BME groups.

Policy Briefing: Disability and Assisted Dying Laws

autonomy, healthcare, Policy briefing, Professor Ben Colburn, School of HumanitiesBy admin September 20, 2021

Policy briefing analysing the evidence on the effects that assisted dying laws might have on people with disabilities.

COVID-19 micro briefing 2: Consequences of the COVID-19 pandemic – exploring the unequal social and economic burden on women

Employment and labour market, Glasgow Centre for Population Health, Glasgow Women’s Voluntary Sector Network, Governance, Inequalities, Policy briefing, Research project - outputs, Social Recovery Taskforce, Wise WomenBy admin May 10, 2021

Briefing that presents a range of evidence of the disproportionate impact of the social and economic consequences of the COVID-19 pandemic on women.

Edinburgh-Glasgow economic system: research paper and policy briefing

City economies, Commentary, Dr David Waite, Edinburgh, Glasgow, Glasgow Commission for Economic Growth, Policy briefing, RegionBy admin March 10, 2021

What is the possibility of an Edinburgh-Glasgow economic system and why have policy efforts to promote the system have come and gone?

Reopening of schools in Norway – Briefing paper

Education, Children and Families, Irene Bell, Network for Social and Educational Equity, Policy briefing, Professor Chris ChapmanBy admin May 11, 2020 1 Comment

A distillation of the current available school guidance from Norwegian authorities regarding the reopening of kindergartens and schools and a concentration on operational examples, which might inform decision-making within the Scottish education system.

Brexit and Crisis Management – Pandemics Policy Briefing

Dr John Connolly, EU and Brexit, Pandemics & health security, Policy briefingBy admin January 4, 2019

A policy briefing providing an overview of the likely implications of Brexit for UK crisis management in the context of EU health security – pandemic preparedness.

Brexit and Crisis Management – Gas Supplies Policy Briefing

Dr Andrew Judge, EU and Brexit, Policy briefing, Research project - outputs, UKBy admin January 4, 2019

Policy briefing on the impact on Brexit on crisis management of UK gas supplies.

Urban Land Reform in Scotland

Dr David Adams, Economics, Housing economics, land reform, Policy briefing, Scotland, Urban development, Urban Studies, Glasgow UniversityBy admin August 6, 2015 2 Comments

New Briefing Paper: response to Scottish Government Report to Sounding Board In May 2014, the Land Reform Review Group submitted its final report to the Scottish Government. The First Minister announced in November 2014 that the Government would consequently bring forward a Land Reform Bill, which was published in June 2015 and is currently under…