Transform intersectional statistics into meaningful data visualisations in Scottish Government’s Equality Evidence Finder Dashboard

The Equality Evidence Finder (EEF) is a data dashboard for equality evidence built on R Shiny. The Equality Analysis Team’s Statistician is currently undertaking a programme of redevelopment of the EEF to improve accessibility, usability, and automation. The intern taking on this role will take the lead on a specific element of this project which will involve developing the presentation of intersectional equality evidence on the dashboard, thereby improving user experience and filling data gaps. Therefore experience of coding in R packages ggplot2 and tidyverse are essential, while experience of coding in R shiny is desirable.

Improving impact assessments to support the use of evidence in Scottish Government policy making

This internship forms part of an exciting cross-government programme to enhance how policymakers take account of the impacts of their decisions on different people, organisations or places. Working in a small team led by Chief Social Policy Adviser Professor Linda Bauld, but engaging with multiple policy and analytical areas, the candidate will contribute to a high profile programme of actions to develop the system of impact assessments within the Scottish Government. The team has a strong track record of hosting successful SGSSS internships. 

Development of a national standard on accessibility for disabled passengers in ferry travel

This would be a discrete project within the ICP working with the Mobility and Access Committee Scotland (MACS), ferry and port operators and councils and other user group representatives such as Scottish Tourism Alliance. The objective would be to develop an Accessibility Standard for ferry services that will be in addition to legal requirements for physical and mental accessibility and will act as guidance for island and peninsula ferry services, including vessel and port design, information and customer service.

Research to improve education data collections

Following the publication of results from the 21/22 PIE Census, the Benchmarking and Improving Evidence Team (BIET) within Educational Analytical Services are now looking to the future of this data collection and considering how we can improve the data quality, better meet user needs and increase impact. This project will play a vital role in this development.

Delivering Value Based Health & Care in Scotland – progress and impact assessment

This project is based in the Whole System Intelligence Research team, within the Directorate for the Chief Operating Officer for NHS Scotland. The project will support the ongoing creation of a measurement framework for the Value Based Health and Care Action Plan, crucial for understanding progress and impact of the Action Plan. The Intern will lead on advancing the development of a Patient Outcomes Framework, designed to measure how the health and social care system in Scotland is performing for its users.