The current pandemic has highlighted the importance of civic engagement as a vital component of the mission of universities. But to realise their full potential requires shifting the policy debate on the role of higher education.
This briefing presents the views and experiences of frontline practitioners working in rural communities during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Evidence for how the pandemic has affected the South of Scotland and for the region’s economic prospects as the country emerges from the initial response phase into the potential recovery phase.
How international collaboration between leading universities can play a key role in helping to shape a recovery that works for all.
Three possible scenarios which would set the UK on different courses in the recovery period after the immediate pandemic period, focused on the role of international trade in that strategy.
The priorities for the new South of Scotland Enterprise Agency to support the region’s economy through the COVID-19 crisis.
The final report by the UK2070 Commission into city and regional inequalities in the UK draws on work from Policy Scotland.
A policy colloquium to inform development of the ‘next’ phase of region and place policies in Scotland.
Philip Rycroft, former Permanent Secretary at the Department for Exiting the EU, examines what might lie ahead for the UK after Brexit.
A public lecture by Professor John Goddard OBE which explored the challenge of building bridges between place, higher education and research and innovation policy.