Beyond a Dark Room Guest post from Professor Gerard McCartney, University of Glasgow

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National security threats - are we ignoring the biggest one? The UK government has just quietly published one of the most consequential security documents of recent years: the National Security Asses...

The Understanding Scotland Economy Tracker showed that 73 per cent of Scots expect the country’s financial situation to deteriorate in the next year.

Join Deputy Presiding Officer Liam McArthur MSP in conversation with Professor Danny Dorling, Professor of Human Geography at the University of Oxford and the UK’s best-known social geographer.

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Join us to hear the latest insights from the Understanding Scotland Economy Tracker, our quarterly survey of over 2000 people in Scotland. The insights will be from new data, that will be collected in...

Scots have listened to Keir Starmer’s warning the economy will get worse before it improves as it emerges that families with children are struggling to fix emergencies without borrowing.

In partnership with EICC Live we explored the art of asking questions with John Sturrock KC and former BBC journalist Clare English.

Join us in-person or online to hear the latest insights from the Understanding Scotland Economy Tracker, our quarterly survey of economic attitudes and expectations, taken from data collected in Novem...

Shelagh Young reflects on today’s budget announcements in the context of our recent Great Risk Transfer research on the changed relationship between employees and employers in the context of financial...

As Sir Keir Starmer, Rachel Reeves, and their government settle into their roles, they’re facing some big challenges - challenges that will not…

Esther Roberton shares her thoughts on if directly elected mayors are the answer, what is the question?

Esther Roberton shares her thoughts on if directly elected mayors are the answer, what is the question?

Doctors and scientists are keeping an eye on yet another coronavirus subvariant — XEC — that could surpass the latest hyperinfectious strain.

Can a pollster be apolitical? What issues are the American people most interested in Kamala Harris and Donald Trump tackling? How can politicians communicate th

When governments talk of increasing productivity and economic growth, are they focusing sufficiently on the challenges posed by an unhappy workforce or the hours lost in contract disputes?  This new...

New blog from David Gow, DHI Trustee, are we singing a new song? Can things only get worse?

Are ordinary citizens really helpless to distinguish truth from lies, and is misinformation as prevalent as we have been led to believe?

The latest Understanding Scotland Economy Tracker shows green shoots of optimism as fewer Scots concerned about the cost of living.

Ultimate owner of discount brand, whose directors include its former chair, argues it is off the hook for liabilities

Baroness Ashton returns to Edinburgh to share more insights in to successful negotation.

Join us to hear our latest research which investigates the Great Risk Transfer and the changed relationship between employment and financial wellbeing.