Great to have everyone join us this morning for our second #ESRCFestival event, with Pregnant Then Screwed, Working 9-5: How does childcare fit? 💬 📸 Our @drcmacrae.bsky.social and Carole Erskine from Pregnant Then Screwed kicking us off with insights from recent research.

We’re kicking off our workshop this afternoon, Using Stories to Understand Systems, part of the ESRC Festival of Social Science! #ESRCFestival 💡📝 Attendees will learn how to create composite stories, based on data, that will help to better understand multi-level policy systems related to poverty.

You know that Trump doesn't care about climate change. But did you know that his tariffs may also prevent *other* countries from taking climate action? New by me for @uofgpolicy.bsky.social on the Trumpian shadow over COP30: tinyurl.com/mpf7thee

Calling students! 📣 Don’t miss the first @uofgcareers.bsky.social Cabinet Office Conversations event of the year. With Vincent Devine, UK Government’s Chief Security Officer, in conversation with our Prof @kezdugdale.bsky.social 🗓️ Tues 11 Nov, 1pm More info and book: www.gla.ac.uk/research/az/...

New blog 🚨 What impact is the election of Donald Trump having on geopolitics and climate ahead of COP30? 🌎 Read a new blog from Dr @maharafiatal.bsky.social exploring how US trade and regulatory changes are reshaping global climate efforts. 🔗 tinyurl.com/mpf7thee @uofgsps.bsky.social

A reminder of this event this Friday! 🚨 Open to all - please do join us for the discussion on challenges and opportunities in early learning and childcare provision. Sign up below ⬇️

2/💬 Working 9 to 5: How does childcare fit? 🗓️ Friday 7 Nov, 10.30am 📍Glasgow | Open to all In partnership with Pregnant then Screwed, this event explores how childcare policy shapes opportunities for families and communities. bsky.app/profile/uofg...

New #ChallengePovertyWeek Spotlight episode! Exploring the governance of poverty - not just through policy, but through systems. Insight from @drcmacrae.bsky.social & @thomasrochow.bsky.social. Then Clackmannanshire Council & the Hunter Foundation on local system change Tune in 🎧 uofgspotlight.com

Join us for a public event with #PregnantThenScrewed on challenges and opportunities in early learning and childcare provision 🗓️ 💡Working 9-5: How does childcare fit? Friday 7 October, 10.30am In person at @uofgarc.bsky.social Book your place 🎟️ www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/working-9-... 1/4

Last week we shared the first outputs from our research project, the State of Poverty💡 📝 This included two ‘composite stories’, an innovative approach we're taking to including lived experience in the project. Read more on a new section of our website 🔗 www.gla.ac.uk/research/az/... 1/2

Our Director @profnicolamcewen.bsky.social is speaking at this online event this morning 💬 🖥️🗳️ Familiarity, Culture & Expertise: The Future of Referendums in Ireland & the UK Registration and more info below ⬇️

Dr Naomi Richards @drnaomirichards.bsky.social writes on the Centre blog about how her Dying in the Margins study drove changes to the new Housing (Scotland) Bill in the Scottish Parliament, to enshrine tenancy rights for the terminally ill and recently bereaved 💡 🔗 www.gla.ac.uk/research/az/...

📢New Article Alert 📢 Excited to have my second article from my PhD published in the Journal of Youth Studies - Young people's experiences of multiple benefit sanctions: secondary analysis of qualitative longitudinal data www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

Earlier this month, our Centre Director @profnicolamcewen.bsky.social gave evidence to the @parliament.scot Constitution, Europe, External Affairs and Culture Committee, sharing her academic expertise in intergovernmental relations 💬💡 Read more about her insights: www.gla.ac.uk/research/az/... 1/2

Going to the SNP Annual National Conference this weekend? We're hosting a fringe event on Saturday (tomorrow!) at 5pm❗ Can child poverty be eradicated? 🗣️ @profnicolamcewen.bsky.social @kezdugdale.bsky.social @cdbirt.bsky.social, @sa4dunfermline.bsky.social, and @ginadavidson.bsky.social. 1/3

Going to the SNP Annual National Conference this weekend? We're hosting a fringe event on Saturday (tomorrow!) at 5pm❗ Can child poverty be eradicated? 🗣️ @profnicolamcewen.bsky.social @kezdugdale.bsky.social @cdbirt.bsky.social, @sa4dunfermline.bsky.social, and @ginadavidson.bsky.social. 1/3

NEW: The State of Poverty: Systems and the stories of those navigating them 📝 Our @kezdugdale.bsky.social introduces the methodology and first outputs from our State of Poverty research project 📣 🔗 www.gla.ac.uk/research/az/... #ChallengePovertyWeek 1/2

In this week's #SocSciHub bulletin: The UofG Spotlight podcast returns with Scotland’s Chief Medical Officer, Professor Sir Gregor Smith, on the future of Scotland’s health. Plus, Professor Alasdair Roberts on why centralisation can create fragility. Read more: tinyurl.com/ys8xvh4j

New #ChallengePovertyWeek Spotlight episode! Exploring the governance of poverty - not just through policy, but through systems. Insight from @drcmacrae.bsky.social & @thomasrochow.bsky.social. Then Clackmannanshire Council & the Hunter Foundation on local system change Tune in 🎧 uofgspotlight.com

🚨 ICYMI @pmeierprof.bsky.social, GCF HEF Academic Lead spoke to @kezdugdale.bsky.social about public health modelling. 🎧 New episode of Spotlight, the podcast from @uofgpolicy.bsky.social and the @uofglasgow.bsky.social is available now: www.uofgspotlight.com #PublicHealth #UofGSpotlight

Experts at @uofgeducation.bsky.social are calling for immediate action to ‘future proof’ Scottish education, warning that it is facing unprecedented challenges that could affect children’s futures. More: gla.ac/48Zs94e

In case you missed it! 📣 Read insights from @graemeroy.bsky.social about the upcoming Scottish Government Spending Review 📝 💬...the potential to be a defining moment in how Scotland prepares to meet the policy and fiscal challenges of the next decade and beyond." 🔗 www.gla.ac.uk/research/az/...

New link for Dan's episode! Check it out here 👇📹 www.itv.com/news/border/...

Great to see @dx-fisher.bsky.social on ITV's Representing Border!

Watch Dr Dan Fisher @dx-fisher.bsky.social on ITV's Representing Border yesterday sharing expertise in immigration policy with @kieranandrews.bsky.social📹📣 From the UK Gov's proposed changes to Leave to Remain, to Scotland's shifting attitude on immigration. Watch: www.itv.com/watch/news/c...

Delighted that our Director, Petra Meier @pmeierprof.bsky.social, could contribute her expertise on public health modelling and the social determinants of health in this timely podcast from @uofgpolicy.bsky.social Well worth a listen

🎧 New season of Spotlight kicks off with a deep dive into Scotland’s health future. With the Chief Medical Officer on prevention, Realistic Medicine & the long-term challenges facing the NHS. Alongside UofG experts @pmeierprof.bsky.social & @dnblane.bsky.social 🔗 Tune in: www.uofgspotlight.com

Our monthly newsletter is back! 📣💡 Our September edition includes insights on: ➡️ looking ahead to the Scottish Election in 2026 ➡️ abolishing Scotland's 'Not Proven' verdict ➡️ the rise of the far-right in Scotland ...and more! Read it here 🔗 uofg.org.uk/t/cr/AQibzw0...

I've jotted some thoughts in this CPP blog based on the Festival of Politics panel last month. Please let me know what you think!

NEW insights from @haylesben.bsky.social 🔍 📝 Holyrood 2026: Addressing poverty and inequality must be at the top of the agenda After our @parliament.scot #FoP2025 panel, Dr Hayley Bennett examines anti-poverty policymaking post-2026 Scottish Parliamentary Election. 🔗 www.gla.ac.uk/research/az/...

FYI our Associate Director Professor Kezia Dugdale @kezdugdale.bsky.social is on BBC 2's Politics Live today! 📣📺 Tune in from 12.15pm on BBC 2 💬 🔗 www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b... #BBCPoliticsLive @uofgnews.bsky.social

The University of Glasgow’s @uofgpolicy.bsky.social has appointed its first cohort of Practice Fellows. Six policy professionals will spend six months at the Centre exploring key policy challenges. Read more on the #SocSciHub: tinyurl.com/2u2e8m6t

NEW - 'Not Proven' 🔍 🏛️ This week, Scot Parl passed the Bill which will abolish Scotland's Not Proven verdict. Today @jameschalmers.bsky.social, @fionaleverick.bsky.social, Prof Vanessa Munro revisit the argument they made for it in 2021 and crucially - what's next. 🔗 www.gla.ac.uk/research/az/...

NEW blog from @jsijstermans.bsky.social 🚨 📝 Beyond the protests: Tracing Scotland’s far right activism Dr Judith Sijstermans looks at the evolving picture of far right activism in Scotland and the locally-rooted activity and networks that underpin it. 🔗 www.gla.ac.uk/research/az/... 1/2

A new Scottish Parliament Information Centre briefing by Dr Dan Fisher (@uofgpolicy.bsky.social) examines Scotland’s Homes for Ukraine and Super Sponsor Scheme, offering key learnings. Read more on the #SocSciHub: tinyurl.com/46xe6rrj

New blog from @alasdairroberts.bsky.social, part of our #EGPA2025 series. 📝 Prof. Alasdair Roberts writes about the temptation of centralisation in times of crisis, warning however that it "may be a formula for fragility, not resilience." Read 🔗 www.gla.ac.uk/research/az/...

📢Parliamentary Internship Programme Applications Now Open! Don’t miss your chance to apply to our flagship internship programme to kickstart your future in politics & public life. 📆29 September 2025 Don’t waste time and apply today:

A busy morning at the Centre for Public Policy today as our Early Career Researchers' Network hosts their event on housing and energy policy, with @uofgenergy.bsky.social 🏠💡 Looking forward to the important conversations ahead with experts from across academia, engineering, and the third sector 💬

New on the blog, @graemeroy.bsky.social writes about the upcoming Scottish Government Spending Review 📝 💬...the potential to be a defining moment in how Scotland prepares to meet the policy and fiscal challenges of the next decade and beyond." Read in full 🔗 www.gla.ac.uk/research/az/...

Fantastic presentation by my @uofgpolicy.bsky.social colleague, Claire MacRae, on the state of poverty at #UKAPA2025.

Five @uofgsocsci.bsky.social academics have been welcomed to the @acadsocsciences.bsky.social l Fellowship. Well done to @graemeroy.bsky.social @profnicolamcewen.bsky.social @anjaneundorf.bsky.social Herve Moulin and Sotiria Grek. More: gla.ac/4m75oyr @uofgasbs.bsky.social @uofgsps.bsky.social

NEW from @dx-fisher.bsky.social in @scotsman.com 📝 Why UK needs to treat asylum seekers like Ukrainian refugees to end hotels crisis Dan shares 5 ways the experience of Ukraine resettlement efforts could help build a fairer, more functional asylum system today. 🔗 www.scotsman.com/news/opinion...

You can read some thoughts by @carnegieuk.bsky.social's @sarahdavidson.bsky.social about what it might take for missions to work in this essay produced with @uofgpolicy.bsky.social carnegieuk.org/publication/...

A new @uofgpolicy.bsky.social briefing shares learning from the implementation of the Homes for Ukraine and Scottish Super Sponsor Scheme in Scotland. This was carried out as part of @dx-fisher.bsky.social @parliament.scot SPICe Academic Fellowship. More: gla.ac/46c2PGq

As part of The Scottish Wellbeing Economy Strategy Group, we are launching a new webinar series aiming to generate energy and discussion around the concept of a #WellbeingEconomy and what this means for Scotland. First up will be @gerrymccartney1.bsky.social us02web.zoom.us/meeting/regi...

New blog 📝⚖️ @uofglaw.bsky.social researchers share insights from their new report into how an independent legal representation (ILR) service for complainers in sexual offence cases could be delivered in Scotland. Read in full 🔗 www.gla.ac.uk/research/az/...

Kicking off the plenary session this morning at #EGPA2025: 🇪🇺🎙️EU in Turbulent Times Chaired by our Director Prof @profnicolamcewen.bsky.social, we’re hearing from Prof Sabine Kuhlmann, and look forward to the discussion with Prof Anand Menon, @ukandeu.bsky.social, and Prof Alasdair Roberts.

📣 New: A briefing by Dr @dx-fisher.bsky.social (@uofgpolicy.bsky.social) examines and offers learnings from the implementation of the Homes for Ukraine and Scottish Super Sponsor Scheme in Scotland, offering insights and recommendations 📝💡 Read 🔗 www.gla.ac.uk/research/az/...

We're delighted to welcome delegates to the 50th Anniversary of the EGPA Annual Conference, to our world-changing @uofglasgow.bsky.social, and to our @uofgpolicy.bsky.social 👋🎉 Looking forward to meeting you all and conversations ahead. Lots more photos and insights to come this week 💡📸 #EGPA2025

A huge team right across the university have helped bring #EGPA2025 to Glasgow. Our main conference starts tomorrow but today we have our doctoral symposium. Excited to show everyone how great our university and city are! #TeamUofG @uofglasgow.bsky.social @uofgpolicy.bsky.social @uofgvc.bsky.social