Listening to LGBTIQ+ Learners: Understanding Lived Experiences of the Transition to Post-School Pathways

This internship will be based within the SDS Equality team, which leads work to improve outcomes for young people from protected groups through inclusive policy development, service design and research. A core focus of the team is supporting positive transitions for young people from school into learning, training and employment, ensuring that those who face […]

Reforming Council Tax: International Lessons on Property Tax Discounts and Exemption

Interns will gain an insight to policy development and the use of evidence in the Scottish Government. Working as part of the multi-disciplinary Local Government Analytical Unit, the intern will be based in the Local Government and Reform research team, which provides social research support for a wide range of policy areas including local government, third sector, […]

Understanding the use of Separation and Reintegration Units in Scottish prisons

The project will focus on SPS’s current use of Separation and Reintegration Units (SRUs), contributing to our understanding of whether current practice is lawful, proportionate, consistent and rehabilitative, while contributing to safe and effective prisoner management.    Methods will include qualitative research (may include interviews/focus groups) with SPS staff and people in prison to understand experiences of SRUs and decision-making […]

Improving Health Services by Understanding the Drivers of Performance

Policy makers use data on health services to make evidence-based decisions on how to improve performance. The drivers of performance can often be complex and require detailed analysis of the data available.  This project will use existing data sources, that are available internally and through published statistics, to explore the factors driving performance.  This project will look at […]

Supporting the Equality Evidence Base for Skills Development Scotland

Equality, diversity and inclusion is a key focus for Skills Development Scotland (SDS) as reflected in our most recent Equality Mainstreaming report for 2025-2029.    This internship sits within the SDS Evaluation and Research Team (E&R) and will support the development and production of the 2027 SDS Equality Evidence Review (EER)  – a key resource summarising the latest evidence on education and employment outcomes across equality groups. The EER […]