The Knowledge Exchange Blog
Shared Prosperity Fund – greater productivity and inclusivity for Scottish cities?
There are many questions surrounding the UK’s departure from the European Union, not least on the future of funding.
In Scotland’s regions and cities, EU Structural Funds have provided significant additional funding to ….
Former Universities Minister sets out plan to increase R&D funding in the UK
The relationship between the Government, the private sector and universities in promoting R&D and the commercialisation of research is explored in a new report by former Universities Minister and Visiting Professor at King’s College ….
Diversity and inclusion in the workplace: more than just demographics
The experts are in agreement: having a diverse workforce can drive innovation, improve performance and attract top talent. As such, diversity and inclusion (D&I) is a ‘hot topic’, with many ….
A long way from home: county lines, serious organised crime and exploitation in the UK
Gangs and serious organised crime groups are increasingly targeting vulnerable people, including children and young people to become involved in drug trafficking and other kinds of illegal activities. Police and local authorities assisted by third sector ….
Rivers are changing all the time, and it affects their capacity to contain floods
Houses alongside the Saigon river in Vietnam. Tony La Hoang/Unsplash, CC BY-SA
This guest post was written by: Louise Slater, University of Oxford; Abdou Khouakhi, Loughborough University, and Robert Wilby, Loughborough ….
Future proofing Scotland’s road network
How can we ensure Scotland’s roads are fit for the future? That was the challenging question facing a panel of experts at this year’s Traffex Scotland exhibition. The exhibition – held for the ….
Lessons from Norway: Deposit Return Scheme
by Scott Faulds
Last year, following the screening of the BBC’s Blue Planet II, the issue of single-use plastic and its effect on the ecosystem rose to ….
Diversity and precarity: a conference on Scotland’s places of creative production
It might come as a surprise to learn that Scotland’s creative industries make up the country’s second biggest growth sector, after energy. But as well as making significant economic contributions, the creative sector is important on ….
Finding answers to the teacher supply challenge
Earlier this year, the NFER published its first annual report on the state of the teacher workforce.
Among its key findings were that “the secondary school system is facing a substantial teacher supply challenge ….
‘Digital prescribing’ – could tech provide the solution to loneliness in older people?
The number of over-50s experiencing loneliness could reach two million by 2026. This compares to around 1.4 million in 2016/7 – a 49% increase in 10 years.
It has ….
