expect to have a final decision by the start of November. Further information Meet Dave – SPRE’s new Co-Director A conversation between Freya Collier-Sewell, one of SPRE’s new Trustees, and…
Professional experience in the higher education, research or policy sectors Experience of developing training materials or other professional development activities. Skills Offering in-house training in digital or real space. Application…
Laura Bea (UPEN & University of Southampton), Olivia Stevenson (UPEN, CAPE and UCL) Rethinking policy engagement in praxis Video of session Presentation slides Download slides SPRE has been developing a…
our calls for experts 1 For policy-engagement opportunities “SPRE rapidly connected me with a half-dozen academics able to advise the evaluation of a major multi-stakeholder education strategy. Without SPRE, I…
analysis to policy discussion. All SPRE staff are employed by the Academy of Social Sciences. Application and closing date: Please apply with a CV and covering letter by 12 noon…
offer new insights by using fresh methodologies or approaches from an unexpected disciplinary viewpoint. Depth and breadth of understanding Scholars often devote decades to a particular question or set of…
Fruit and Vegetable Committee. The conversation might go a little like this: Professor of Cabbages “I have just completed the most comprehensive study ever of the role of cabbages in…
with a particular political position such as Reform Scotland (centre-right), IPPR Scotland (centre-left) and Common Weal (left-leaning with links to trades union and other groups on the left) to those…
also passes laws on devolved matters by examining, amending and voting on bills, debates matters of importance to the people of Scotland and conducts inquiries into all of the above….
there infrastructure costs? What will be the impact on inward investment? And so on. Legal: Governments need to comply with international law and existing treaty obligations. Any one piece of…
is powered by a global community of volunteers who share the common purpose of rigorous, objective, accurate data collection to protect public health. The data collected by our volunteers is…
text rather than read every word. The amount of time they are willing to spend depends on their task, goals (for example, to find new information, research a topic), focus…
get started by taking a stroll through the world of policy at your own pace. We have tried to provide information that we hope is useful in as concise as…
the Sottish Poverty and Inequality Research Unit. In this session, Ruth reflects on questions around how we define experts and expertise. Next Brokerage Bites: 27th March 1-2pm Lewis Hou is…
Vegetable Committee. The conversation might go a little like this: Prof of Cab I have just completed the most comprehensive study ever of the role of cabbages in the alleviation…
purpose of the SG’s policy position, or be based on a concern about the ability of the criminal justice system to provide appropriate and effective community-based responses. We would be…
Hard Edges Scotland which has been commissioned by Lankelly Chase and The Robertson Trust and authored by Heriot-Watt University. The research highlights the complexity of the lives of people facing…
who share the common purpose of rigorous, objective, accurate data collection to protect public health. The data collected by our volunteers is used by global policymakers (eg. UN, WHO, World…
In light of recent experience, which has seen Foreign Secretaries take the role with no plan, experience of understanding of diplomacy, there is a widely held view that it would…
Centre UK Parliamentary Office of Science and Technology Clerks and members of parliamentary committees Clerks manage the business of a parliamentary committee with particular reference to making sure members of…
