Equity in the Early Days: A Review of Targeted Breastfeeding Support in Pregnancy and Early Postnatal Life

The intern will engage with NHS Boards, HSCPs and third‑sector organisations, which currently receive Scottish Government funding to provide enhanced breastfeeding support (additional to universal support). This would involve a high-level comparison across already established QI projects. The reason this is required is because these projects and pathways of support operate on slightly different models. The purpose of the high-level comparison would be to […]

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 […]

R24-13 Evidence and analysis to underpin climate and nature actions on farms and crofts

This is an exciting time to join colleagues working on Scotland’s future agricultural support, with a specific focus on measures to advance climate change mitigation and adaptation, and nature restoration. Within the context of developing future agricultural support, the internship will focus on strengthening the evidence base for agri-environmental actions that farmers and crofters are […]