The third sector is broadly defined as organisations that sit outside of the market and the state and range from UK-wide organisations with large budgets to social enterprises and small community organisations run by a small number of staff or volunteers.
Presentations from a seminar organised by Policy Scotland and the Third Sector Research Forum on understanding and implementing ethical research principles in the context of third sector research.
Conclusion to the pilot phase of The Collaborative, a project to connect third sector organisations with staff and students at the University of Glasgow.
As a civic institution and one of the largest organisations with charitable status in the city, the University of Glasgow and its staff and students can create distinct social impact by partnering with the third sector. Projects The following projects provide ways to make connections between third sector organisations and Glasgow University staff and students.…
The impact of research that identified a number of population groups that might/would struggle to take-up the COVID-19 vaccine.
This seminar shared the how of policy and practice engagements at all steps in the life of a research project.
Access this summary of research which explores the relationship between the third sector and the state in Scotland.
Key outcomes and participant feedback from the pilot phase of The Collaborative, and plans for the future.
Resources from the Policy Scotland and Scotland’s Third Sector Research Forum virtual seminar ‘Innovating in the third sector – online research and services in 2020’.
Ian Bruce from the Glasgow Council for the Voluntary Sector, outlines the value of collaboration between third sector organisations and the University of Glasgow.
The University of Glasgow’s Third Sector Knowledge Exchange Collaborative – The Collaborative – focused on improving the sustainability of Glasgow’s third sector, pivotal to community resilience, as organisations adapt, recover and transform from COVID-19. Working with the Glasgow Council for Voluntary Sector, The Collaborative aimed to become a sustainable cross-discipline hub for pro-bono advice and…