Post-COVID-19 Futures Commission

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Here you'll find the latest work, thoughts and activity on Covid-19. The RSE's Covid Commission are listening to a range of views and gathering information from a variety of perspectives. We do not necessarily condone or condemn the content of these articles.

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22/12/2021

Looking back 2021 | RSE Post Covid-19 Futures Commission Re-Cap

Royal Society of Edinburgh / Video /

This video looks back over the last 12 extraordinary months to reflect on what has been achieved.

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22/12/2021

We all have a part to play in Scotland’s strong recovery

Building National Resilience / Data, Evidence & Science / Public debate & Participation / Inclusive Public Service /

Scotland has a real opportunity to recover as a stronger nation as long as we learn from our response to the crisis and take action to prepare for any future challenges.

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20/12/2021

The government needs to open the doors to business

Building National Resilience /

Few people would want to be in the shoes of the politicians who have grappled with unprecedented levels of complexity over the past 20 months.

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15/12/2021

RSE Fringe Event at the SNP Party Conference 2021

Building National Resilience / Data, Evidence & Science / Public debate & Participation / Inclusive Public Service /

This event discusses the recommendations and key learning with Humza Yousaf MSP and Commission members at the SNP Party Conference 2021.

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13/12/2021

A third sector response on the RSE’s Post Covid-19 Futures Commissions report

Inclusive Public Service / Video /

Anna Fowlie gives a response to the Post-Covid-19 Futures Commission's report from the perspective of the third sector.

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10/12/2021

A business sector response on the RSE’s Post Covid-19 Futures Commissions report

Inclusive Public Service / Video /

Dr Poonam Malik FRSE gives a response to the Post-Covid-19 Futures Commission's report from the perspective of the business sector.

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09/12/2021

Covid shows our businesses must be more resilient

Building National Resilience / Article /

We live in a “just in time” (JIT) economy, which means companies receive goods as close to the point of being needed as possible

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24/11/2021

Do we really get a say in government decision making?

Public debate & Participation / Article /

We have had investment in participation models such as citizens assemblies, and while these are welcome, public input remains on the periphery.

Article by Talat Yaqoob FRSE

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23/11/2021

Businesses must reflect honestly on their resilience

Building National Resilience / Article /

Prevention and robust preparation are key in supporting an effective response to both emerging and known challenges.

By Professor Sir Ian Boyd FRSE

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20/11/2021

Scotland needs an independent fact-checking service to ensure science is not being misrepresented

Data, Evidence & Science / Article /

The health and behaviour of each and every one of us throughout the pandemic has been driven by the science, data and information used and shared by decision-makers.

By Professor Niamh Nic Daéid FRSE

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25/10/2021

Working Group summary reports

RSE News / Building National Resilience / Data, Evidence & Science / Public debate & Participation / Inclusive Public Service / Report /

Key learnings from each of the Commission's four Working Groups

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25/10/2021

Key findings and recommendations from the Post-Covid-19 Futures Commission

RSE News / Building National Resilience / Data, Evidence & Science / Public debate & Participation / Inclusive Public Service / Report /

The Commission launches a new report, making several recommendations for decision-makers to support Scotland’s Covid recovery

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21/10/2021

RSE response to National Resilience Strategy

RSE News / Building National Resilience / Article /

The response has been prepared by the Building National Resilience working group.

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21/10/2021

Public Inquiry into Scotland’s Handling of Covid-19

RSE News / Building National Resilience / Report /

Drawing upon the experience of thePost-Covid-19 Futures Commission, the RSE has set out suggestions on the aims and principles for the public inquiry.

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15/10/2021

Building Business Forward Post-Covid in Scotland: Reflections & Insights

Building National Resilience / Article /

This article presents a summary of key points discussed during a series of online roundtable discussions with businesses during April and May 2021.

By Mr Jim Fairbairn FRSE and Dr Poonam Malik FRSE

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10/10/2021

Resilience roundtable with organisations and institutions

Building National Resilience / Article /

What was the impact of the pandemic, and how can this be used to increase long-term organisational resilience?

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30/09/2021

Data rights and ethics for young people

Data, Evidence & Science / Article / Video /

How do young people feel about the way in which their digital data is stored? And how does Covid-19 affect our relationship with data and ethics?

By Peter McColl YAS and Wiktoria Orlicka MSYP

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29/09/2021

Festival of science, wisdom and faith

RSE News / News /

Dr Rebekah Widdowfield to lead session titled “RSE Post Covid-19 Futures Commission: Debate and dialogue, academia and all of us”

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28/09/2021

Digital communications during the pandemic

Data, Evidence & Science / Video / Podcast /

A conversation with young people on social media, 'fake news', increased screen time and implications on mental health

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23/09/2021

Culture, sport, health and wellbeing

Inclusive Public Service / Video /

Part of the RSE's 2021 summer events programme, Curious.

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22/09/2021

Communication and collaboration in a crisis

Data, Evidence & Science / Public debate & Participation / Video /

Part of the RSE's 2021 summer events programme, Curious.

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20/09/2021

A global conversation: international reflections on communicating Covid-19

Public debate & Participation / Video /

Part of the RSE's 2021 summer events programme, Curious.

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17/09/2021

What is next for social prescribing in Scotland?

Inclusive Public Service / Report / Video /

Part of the RSE's 2021 summer events programme, Curious.

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15/09/2021

Key Attributes of Resilience

Building National Resilience / Article /

What exactly does resilience mean, and what does it entail?

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15/09/2021

What does ‘resilience’ mean to young people?

Building National Resilience / Article / Video /

'I got a sense of their resilience and optimism that we will get through this – but also the feeling that we need to learn lessons moving forward from Covid.'

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31/08/2021

Reflecting on international approaches to Covid-19

Public debate & Participation / Article /

What lessons for future democracy?

By Dr Ruth Lightbody

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25/08/2021

Rapid review of international evidence on Covid-19 communication and public engagement

Public debate & Participation / Report / Video /

A new report published in partnership with Democratic Society, and a rapporteur report from Dr Ruth Lightbody, reflect on a global conversation on communicating Covid-19.

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Digital noise and multi-coloured pixels

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12/08/2021

To ‘walk the talk’: reflections on the virtual Hack

Public debate & Participation / Article /

What can we learn from this process?

Co-authored by Nuala Gormley and Peter McColl YAS.

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09/08/2021

Thirteen Fragments

Inclusive Public Service / News /

National Theatre of Scotland and The Royal Society of Edinburgh to present a short digital artwork featuring spoken word and movement exploring female resilience in Scotland

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16/07/2021

Rural reflections on the Covid pandemic

Public debate & Participation / Article /

How has Covid-19 affected rural communities, and what kinds of challenges does the agricultural industry now face?

By Professor Lee Innes MBE FRSE

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14/07/2021

Invited perspective: Holding/ Holding on

Inclusive Public Service / Article /

Active listening and theatre; a creative inquiry for National Theatre Scotland on ‘Care in Contemporary Scotland’

By Nicola McCartney

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13/07/2021

Calling all curious minds

RSE News / News /

The RSE's summer events programme will make us consider the world around us, with a strand of events focussed on Covid-19.

Browse the full programme and book!

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A digitally illustrated doodle including key themes from the topic 'The challenges of advising during a pandemic'

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07/07/2021

The challenges of advising on a pandemic

Data, Evidence & Science / Article / Video /

A written, spoken and visual introduction to the challenges of providing scientific advice during the Covid-19 crisis.

By Professor Maggie Gill OBE FRSE

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30/06/2021

Inclusive services: people-centred support

Inclusive Public Service / Video /

Ellie Hutchinson has spent the last few months making films with users and facilitators of people-centred community support and services

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A woman's hands support an eldery person holding a cup of coffee.

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23/06/2021

Invited perspective: care homes and the 21st century

Inclusive Public Service / Article /

In the UK care homes are often seen, both publicly and professionally, as ‘places of last resort’ to live or work in; this needs to be challenged.

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Three cartoon scientists surrounded by multicoloured scribbles

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16/06/2021

Understanding the Covid-19 vaccine

Data, Evidence & Science / Video /

A video resource designed for children in Scotland, to answer some of their biggest questions about the Covid-19 vaccine.

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The word resilience is stamped on blue paper

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01/06/2021

Advice paper: risk assessment and risk planning

Building National Resilience / Report /

Response to House of Lords Risk Assessment and Risk Planning Committee inquiry

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Ellie Hutchinson speaks to the camera, seated next to a large house plant.

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25/05/2021

Video feature on Ellie Hutchinson

Inclusive Public Service / Video /

Ellie was commissioned to make films with six organisations, exploring how they are including people in the shaping and delivery of activities and support

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13/05/2021

RSE opens ‘window of opportunity’ for academics in Scotland impacted by Covid-19

Royal Society of Edinburgh / News /

The RSE have awarded funding of £470,000 to help 29 hard-hit academics

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A digitally illustrated doodle including key themes from the topic 'The pandemic and the media'

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11/05/2021

The pandemic and the media

Data, Evidence & Science / Article / Video /

A written, spoken and visual introduction to the challenges of reporting.

By Professor Philip Schlesinger FRSE

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06/05/2021

Following the science: how are data and evidence used and communicated?

Data, Evidence & Science / Video /

This event looked to engage with ideas around how data, evidence and science were handled and communicated throughout the pandemic.

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28/04/2021

A desk review of social prescribing: from origins to opportunities

Inclusive Public Service / Report /

A new report published in partnership with Support in Mind Scotland calls for decision-makers to adopt a social prescribing approach to healthcare as a priority.

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01/04/2021

The RSE Announces New Fellows

Royal Society of Edinburgh / News /

This year’s cohort includes many who have made a positive impact during the global Covid-19 pandemic.

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30/03/2021

Scotland needs Sustainable Development Goals too

Building National Resilience / Article /

With the country now emerging from the worst of the pandemic, we should be guided by the Sustainable Development Goals.

Written by Professor Francisca Mutapi FRSE

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23/03/2021

Science has taken centre stage in the last 12 months

Data, Evidence & Science / Article /

Decision and policy makers not only have to respect the science, but they have to be open about what science they are using.

Written by Professor Dame Anne Glover, President of the RSE

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22/03/2021

Covid Disruption: Opportunities for Redesigning a Fairer and More Productive Economy

Building National Resilience / Article /

One of two articles written by Dr Poonam Malik

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A black adult woman looks sadly out of a window.

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16/03/2021

Covid Disruption: The FemBAMEphobic Pandemic!

Building National Resilience / Article /

One of two articles written by Dr Poonam Malik

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03/03/2021

Can Science Do Better in the Next Pandemic?

Building National Resilience / Article /

We need to train scientists and engineers to help policymakers.

Written by Professor Chris Johnson FRSE

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24/02/2021

Research into citizen-centred approaches to wellbeing commissioned by RSE

Inclusive Public Service / Survey /

Have you used social prescribing? Do you provide social prescribing services or support? Do you commission it as a GP or health professional? We want to hear from you!

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A figure in full PPE including blue gloves and a face mask holds a large blue speech bubble.

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11/02/2021

Invited Perspective: Mind your language!

Public debate & Participation / Article /

Written by Eddie McConnell, Chief Executive of Down’s Syndrome Scotland and Chair of the Scottish Commission for People with a Learning Disability

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03/02/2021

Research re-boot (Covid-19 impact) research grants

Building National Resilience / Data, Evidence & Science / Public debate & Participation / Inclusive Public Service /

Funding area: Science, Technology, Engineering & Mathematics (STEM)

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Two figures both point at the same number on the ground, from opposite sides. One says ' 6' and the other says '9'.

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14/01/2021

Invited Perspective: Science does not speak for itself

Public debate & Participation / Article /

Written by Kate Stanley, Executive Director at the FrameWorks Institute

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14/01/2021

Voices of Covid – Who Cuts Through & Why?

Public debate & Participation / Video /

The RSE’s Post-Covid-19 Futures Commission wants to examine the role of public debate and participation during the pandemic.

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06/01/2021

Reflecting on ‘The Pandemic and The Public – How do you stay informed and involved?’

Public debate & Participation / Article /

What did this event tell us?

Written by Talat Yaqoob FRSE, Co-Chair of the Public Debate & Participation working group

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04/01/2021

How do we provide confidence in using data, evidence and science?

Data, Evidence & Science / Article /

We need to trust that scientific evidence will be used in a way that best enables decisions to be made sensibly, sensitively and robustly.

Written by Professor Niamh Nic Daéid FRSE, Chair of the Data, Evidence & Science working group

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01/01/2021

Looking back on 2020

Royal Society of Edinburgh / Video /

A re-cap of RSE activity in a year like no other. We had our challenges but continued to deliver on our mission: ‘Knowledge made useful’.

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30/12/2020

Voices of Covid – Janey Godley and Kirsty Wark FRSE in conversation

Public debate & Participation / Podcast /

Tea & Talk - Series 2 Episode 6 (Bonus Episode!)

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30/12/2020

Recovery will require bolder ideas

Building National Resilience / Article /

With the devastation to many businesses from Covid and the economic damage all too apparent, fresh thinking and approaches that aid and accelerate recovery are needed now more than ever.

Article by Jim Fairbairn OBE FRSE.

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23/12/2020

Professor Niamh Nic Daéid on using evidence and data to tackle public challenges

Data, Evidence & Science / Podcast /

Tea & Talk - Series 2 Episode 5

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22/12/2020

We need a new way of talking to find our way through the wreckage

Public debate & Participation / Article /

Our language should unite us, not divide us.

Article by James Naughtie FRSE.

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18/12/2020

Scottish Party Conferences

Building National Resilience / Article /

The Autumn 2020 Scottish Parliament party conferences provided an exciting and engaging opportunity to discuss the objectives and early work of the RSE’s Post-Covid-19 Futures Commission with a public and political audience.

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17/12/2020

Caroline Gardner FRSE on supporting inclusive public services

Inclusive Public Service / Podcast /

Tea & Talk - Series 2 Episode 4

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15/12/2020

Young must be involved in rebuilding their world

Public debate & Participation / Article /

The full impact of 2020 on youth is yet to be seen.

Article by Louise Macdonald

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11/12/2020

Professor Sir Ian Boyd on building Scotland’s resilience post-Covid-19

Building National Resilience / Article /

Tea & Talk - Series 2 Episode 3

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10/12/2020

Voices of Covid – Janey Godley & Kirsty Wark FRSE in conversation

Public debate & Participation / Video /

Janey Godley: “Being Mildly Offensive Helps Get Corona Message Out There”

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08/12/2020

Fix policy with radical inclusivity

Inclusive Public Service / Article /

We need to be bold in public services such as social care.

Article by Caroline Gardner FRSE.

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03/12/2020

The role of citizens as experts in crisis planning and response

Public debate & Participation / Inclusive Public Service / Article /

The pandemic offers a stark reminder that Scotland needs to engage citizens and experts in long-term crisis planning.
Article by Dr Ruth Lightbody

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03/12/2020

Professor Dame Anna Dominiczak on launching the Lighthouse Labs

Data, Evidence & Science / Podcast /

Tea & Talk - Series 2 Episode 2

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01/12/2020

Covid-19 has amplified real damage done by inequality

Public debate & Participation / Inclusive Public Service / Article /

We need to make space for new voices and change the way decisions are made.

Article by Talat Yaqoob FRSE.

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26/11/2020

Nature should be the beating heart of resilience

Building National Resilience / Article /

The unhealthy relationship between the human world and the natural world is contributing to the degradation of nature across the planet and climate change.
Article by Francesca Osowska OBE FRSE

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25/11/2020

Dame Seona Reid FRSE on the Impact of Covid-19 on Culture & the Arts

Inclusive Public Service / Podcast /

Tea & Talk - Series 2 Episode 1

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24/11/2020

To follow the science we must learn to understand it

Data, Evidence & Science / Article /

Evidence that does not suit policy can’t just be ignored.

Article by Professor Dame Anne Glover PRSE.

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17/11/2020

Focus on needs not wants for a happier country

Building National Resilience / Article /

Does our hedonism expose faulty choices and frailties, reflective of a lack of resilience?

Article by Professor Sir Ian Boyd FRSE.

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11/11/2020

Saving the arts is vital for rebuilding a healthy society

Public debate & Participation / Inclusive Public Service / Article /

The cultural sector is an essential public service. It must be supported to find a sustainable way forward. Equally, we cannot simply go back to the way things were...

Article by Dame Seona Reid.

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28/10/2020

Public Debate & Participation Working Group – Overview

Public debate & Participation / Video /

Introduction to Public Debate & Participation from Talat Yaqoob FRSE

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27/10/2020

Expertise and the Popular Will

Data, Evidence & Science / Public debate & Participation / Article /

Facing Covid-19, political leaders have claimed to ‘follow the science’. However, science doesn’t directly tell us what to do.
Article by Professor Matthew Chrisman

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27/10/2020

Building National Resilience Working Group – Overview

Building National Resilience / Video /

Introduction to Building National Resilience from Professor Sir Ian Boyd FRSE

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15/10/2020

RSE response on Scotland’s next budget to support recovery

Building National Resilience / Report /

Budget 2021/22: Supporting the Covid-19 Recovery – Scotland’s Taxes and Fiscal Framework

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01/08/2020

RSE discussion on coherence and sustainability of Higher and Further Education in Scotland

Building National Resilience / Report /

The RSE convened a Chatham House Rule roundtable to discuss the key issues to be addressed by the Scottish Funding Council in relation to coherence and sustainability of further and higher education in Scotland.

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01/08/2020

Green Recovery

Data, Evidence & Science / Report /

The RSE submission to the Scottish Parliament's Environment, Climate Change and Land Reform Committee’s call for evidence on a green recovery from Covid-19

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01/08/2020

RSE response to inquiry into UK Science, Research and Technology Capability and Influence in Global Disease Outbreaks.

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The RSE has responded to an inquiry examining the UK's approach to the coronavirus pandemic including the role that scientific advice has played in informing governments' management of the outbreak

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10/07/2020

Talat Yaqoob FRSE on the inequality of Covid-19

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Tea & Talk - Series 1 Episode 7

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03/07/2020

Fergus Linehan FRSE on the impact of Covid-19 on arts & culture

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Tea & Talk - Series 1 Episode 6

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01/07/2020

Reflections for the future – Dr Deborah O’Neil OBE FRSE

Data, Evidence & Science / Article /

Time pressures to develop and the quantity of vaccines required to approach herd immunity means that we need to be exploring therapies in parallel to vaccines.

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01/07/2020

Reflections for the future – Dr Stella Chan

Public debate & Participation / Article /

What immediate impact has the pandemic had on young people and what do we need to consider in the longer term?

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01/07/2020

Reflections for the future – Dr Siobhan O’Connor

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The role of nurses has never been more critical than during the pandemic yet do we have enough of them and how might investment in nursing reduce the risk of future outbreaks?

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01/07/2020

Reflections for the future – Professor Stephen Reicher FBA FRSE

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What have we learned about the dynamic of shared identity and group formation and how can we apply this to the practical issues needed to contain the infection?

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01/07/2020

Reflections for the future – Professor Nasar Meer FRSE

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The impact of Covid-19 amongst certain ethnic minority groups has been disproportionate in certain areas – what are the reasons for this?

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01/07/2020

Reflections for the future – Fergus Linehan FRSE

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Covid-19 presents festivals with the opportunity to consider a carbon neutral future and for policy makers to consider the role of festivals as economic drivers.

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19/06/2020

Professor Nasar Meer FRSE on the impact of Covid-19 on BAME communities

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Tea & Talk - Series 1 Episode 5

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12/06/2020

Dr. Stella Chan on the mental health impact of Covid-19

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Tea & Talk - Series 1 Episode 4

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05/06/2020

Professor Stephen Reicher on public social psychology during Covid-19

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Tea & Talk - Series 1 Episode 3

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01/06/2020

RSE response on intergovernmental coordination between the UK and Scottish governments

Building National Resilience / Report /

A response on intergovernmental coordination between the UK and Scottish governments on their response to the pandemic, and the impact this had on communication and coordination

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01/06/2020

Covid-19 and the re-opening of schools

Building National Resilience / Report /

The RSE and the Learned Societies’ Group on Scottish STEM Education (LSG) joint submission to the Scottish Parliament’s Education and Skills Committee on the re-opening of schools post-Covid-19

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01/06/2020

Impact of Covid-19 on Public Finances and the Fiscal Framework

Building National Resilience / Report /

RSE response to Finance and Constitution Committee on potential short and medium term impacts from Covid-19 and public finances

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Dr. Deborah O'Neil is a female with dark brown hair and a fringe. She is stood in front of a bricked wall

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29/05/2020

Dr. Deborah O’Neil OBE FRSE on the development of Covid-19 treatments

Data, Evidence & Science / Podcast /

Tea & Talk - Series 1 Episode 2

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22/05/2020

Professor Dame Anne Glover PRSE on the importance of science & evidence in policymaking

Data, Evidence & Science / Podcast /

Tea & Talk - Series 1 Episode 1

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