Professional Motivation for, and Understanding of Delivering Value‑based Health and Care in Scotland’s Health and Care System

This qualitative research project will explore how Value Based Health and Care (VBHC) and Realistic Medicine are understood, interpreted and enabled by the multiple professions involved in the planning and delivery of care – not just those who provide care, but all professionals including managers, financial and procurement professionals across Scotland’s health and social care […]

Kachinas, Charms and Crocodiles: Researching Roland Penrose’s Ethnographic Collection

National Galleries Scotland (NGS) has, for the past 25 years, had on loan a collection of naturalia, artworks and ethnographic objects that belonged to the artist and collector Roland Penrose (1900-1984). A Surrealist interpretation of a ‘Wunderkammer’, these objects span millennia and culture, comprising an eclectic array of media and meaning: from a 2000-year-old Cycladic […]

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 […]

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 […]

Supporting Analytical Work to Reduce and Prevent Child Poverty in Scotland

The successful intern will work in the Equalities, Poverty and Social Justice Analysis (ESJA) Unit, in the Tackling Child Poverty and Social Justice Directorate. The unit provides statistics, research and economic analysis and advice to policy makers in relation to creating a fairer and more equal society.  It comprises a mix of analytical professions (social researchers, economists and statisticians) and […]