Graeme Roy: Long-term sustainability of Scotland’s finances in focus
As he takes on the role of chair of the Scottish Fiscal Commission, Professor Graeme Roy reflects on the current economic context and the big issues ahead.
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Scotland’s New Deal for Tenants: Grand Designs, with Shoogly Foundations
Short paper by Professor Duncan Maclennan on the discussions about the Scottish Government’s proposed ‘New Deal for Tenants’ at the 2022 Scottish Housing Policy Conference.
Breaking the shackles of underperformance in Scotland
The role of Scotland’s universities in helping the Scottish economy meet its full potential and find innovative solutions for tackling society’s greatest challenges whilst creating good quality jobs and wealth in Scotland.
[X]ceptional: The COP26 Challenge: Net-zero journey in Morocco
Rami Zaatari‘s successful entry in [X]ceptional, an opportunity for students in College of Social Sciences to present their own original research on any element of climate change. In this single poster Rami clearly and concisely summarises the background, context, objectives and policy gap in Morocco’s journey towards net-zero targets. This work concludes with a number of…
[X]ceptional: The COP26 Challenge: Global climate change, the anthropogenic greenhouse effect, and its colonial roots in society
Hannah Midghall’s successful entry in [X]ceptional, an article arguing that it is important for environmentalists to understand the history of their field to tackle problems such as soil degradation.
[X]ceptional: The COP26 Challenge: Exploring the Link Between Climate Change and Terrorist Recruitment
Camilla Carlesi reflects on the process and value of entering [X]ceptional, and how her entry on the climate crisis and security is informing her ongoing areas of research.
[X]ceptional: The COP26 Challenge: Delivering more sustainable places through the planning system
PhD candidate Robert Richardson reflects on the process and value of entering [X]ceptional, an opportunity for him to extend his communication capacities and skills.
[X]ceptional: The COP26 Challenge: Men and meat: is sustainability not masculine?
César De la Fuente was empowered to enter the [X]ceptional Challenge with a video presentation examining the role of gender in issues of sustainability.
[X]ceptional: The COP26 Challenge: Climate Change and Inequality in the Developing Countries
Maryam ElAzzawy’s successful entry in [X]ceptional was inspired and informed by her personal experience of living and working in a developing country.