Making sense of education reform: Where next for Scottish education?, a thinkpiece by Policy Scotland Director Chris Chapman has been published by the Association of Directors of Education Scotland.
The first meeting of the Regional Inclusive Growth Research Network (RIGRN) focused on agreeing a set of objectives to help identify inclusive growth research domains, priorities, and challenges to support the development of a regional inclusive growth (IG) related research agenda in Scotland over the next year.
Regional Inclusive Growth Research Network: priorities, challenges and objectives
The summary report from the Shaping Futures project is now published, following a launch in Australia. The report contains ten principles for housing policy and tax reform intended to provide a coherent framework for reforming housing policies.
Changing the Housing Story – report published
Policy Scotland's first lunchtime seminar series was led by Dr Claire Bynner, research team leader at Children’s Neighbourhoods Scotland, speaking on Closing the participation gap: developing the mindsets and skills for participatory governance in Scotland.
Participatory governance launches the Policy Scotland lunchtime seminar series
Professor Duncan Maclennan, Policy Scotland associate, has modelled how housing outcomes impact economic growth and productivity, making the case for housing construction to be classed as infrastructure investment, akin to investment in transport links, water and communications.
Strengthening economic cases for housing: the productivity gains from better ...
Policy Scotland and the UK Collaborative Centre for Housing Evidence, will be holding the second annual Scottish Housing Policy Conference on Wednesday 24 April 2019 at the COSLA Conference Centre in Edinburgh.
Housing and Inclusive Growth: Revitalising Connections
A free public lecture by the former Prime Minister the Rt Hon Sir John Major KG CH is the culmination of the 2019 conference on Public Service organised by the John Smith Centre at the University of Glasgow.
John Smith Centre Guest Lecture: The Rt Hon Sir John ...
The Human Rights Research Students’ Conference, A human rights postgraduate researcher community: enhancing knowledge exchange, engagement & employability, presented 15 papers in five panel sessions. Held at the University of Glasgow in November 2017.
Human Rights Research Students’ Conference – report
Comment piece by Professor Sir Anton Muscatelli, Principal and Vice Chancellor University of Glasgow, in which he argues for a People's Vote on Brexit.
Blog: Brexit – what now?
As the latest Brexit debate continues at Westminster, Policy Scotland offers access to a series of long-form reflections that provide deeper perspectives on the process of the UK leaving the European Union.
Brexit perspectives: Policy Scotland lectures
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.
Publication: Policy Briefing Brexit and Crisis Management Pandemics
Policy briefing on gas supplies re Brexit and crisis management.