CNS: Early Insights into the COVID-19 Response – 30 July 2020 – refugee and migrant families
Briefing based on research with frontline practitioners working with refugee and migrant families in Glasgow about the impact of COVID-19.
Challenges of Settling in Rural Scotland: Drawing Parallels between ‘New Scots’ Refugees and Central & Eastern European Migrants
How Syrian New Scots refugees face some similar challenges to Central and Eastern European migrants in their experiences of building a new life in rural towns and villages.
Supporting Migrants in Welfare Reform: Next Steps
Key issues identified by each discussion group during the break-out sessions of the Supporting Migrants in Welfare Reform workshop.
Challenges faced by Central & East European migrants: welfare and support services in rural Scotland
In advance of the Policy Scotland Welfare Reform Network’s event Dr Holly Porteous writes on challenges facing migrants from Central and Eastern Europe who are living, working and accessing social security services in rural Scotland.
Thursday Video: Ruth McKenna
The Friday Video has been rebranded as the Thursday video. It’s still the same exciting tasters of the ground-breaking research taking place at the University of Glasgow – just the day earlier. This week’s video is from Ruth McKenna who discusses the impact of perceptions of Russia on Russian-speaking immigrants in Scotland. Ruth also wrote…
The Impact of Migrant Children in Glasgow Schools
A new study which examines the impact of migrant children on educational attainment in Glasgow schools has shown many teachers view their impact as positive.
I’m a migrant, get over it
Linda Ekblom Jacobsson writes about the Migrant Manifesto