News
Edinburgh sets stage for policy and practice change with two new literature reviews
Wednesday 28 July 2010
The 'Engaging with Involuntary Service Users in Social Work' project at the University of Edinburgh ran its second sharing seminar in June.
Placements in five different projects reveal different ways to build impact
Wednesday 28 July 2010
One of the most interesting aspects of the Engaging with Scottish Local Authorities project will be comparing the different approaches taken by the five projects to 'placements'.
Increased engagement found by Orkney and Borders partners as project winds down
Wednesday 28 July 2010
Practitioners and managers from the public and voluntary sectors in Orkney and Borders met 'virtually' by VC on the 15 June.
Knowledge cafe reveals power of placements
Wednesday 28 July 2010
The Review team facilitated a ‘knowledge cafe’ at the partners’ meeting, 11 June, 2010.
LARIA uses its networks to create impact from the Engage projects
Wednesday 28 July 2010
As the mantras of outcomes-focus and evidence-led decision-making extend deeper into all public bodies, robust and meaningful research and analysis should be high on the agenda for Scotland’s local authorities.
LARCI beginning to mobilise knowledge gleaned from five pilot projects
Wednesday 28 July 2010
‘The Local Authorities and Research Councils’ Initiative (LARCI) partners have been watching with great interest the excellent research being produced under the banner of this scheme.
Council and communities discuss implications of budget cuts on poor families
Wednesday 28 July 2010
A workshop on the 'Impact of the New UK Government on Provision and Support for Poor Families: Implications for Local Authorities in Scotland' took place on 1 July at the University of Strathclyde.
June 11 gathering illustrates success of pilot projects as they near completion
Tuesday 27 July 2010
The third meeting of pilot project partners working for the Engaging with Scottish Local Authorities project was held at Glasgow University on June 11 with the theme Sharing Knowledge: Building Impact.
Presentations from Glasgow partner meeting online
Monday 21 June 2010
A lively and successful partners meeting was held at the University of Glasgow on 11 June.
Hearing the voice of people with dementia
Wednesday 05 May 2010
Researchers and local authority practitioners will attend a study week in Inverness on 19 April to hear from a wide range of experts on methods for engaging people with dementia and their carers to get feedback on care services.
New insights on rural and remote dementia care
Wednesday 05 May 2010
Researchers and practitioners in Orkney Islands and Scottish Borders Councils have published the results of a collaborative literature review of dementia care at home services in rural and remote areas.
Fife seminars aim to reduce carbon emissions
Tuesday 09 March 2010
Seminars on local authority role in reducing community carbon emissions.
Engage website launched
Wednesday 03 March 2010
Five pilot projects profiled at www.st-andrews.ac.uk/engage
Twilight Session to focus on food poverty and homelessness
Monday 01 March 2010
On 17th March, practitioners participating in Glasgow’s child poverty project will attend
ESRC opens follow-on fund
Monday 01 March 2010
The ESRC runs a scheme to enable previous research to be taken forward in order to show
Four teams established to tackle child poverty
Friday 26 February 2010
On 26th February, over 20 practitioners from a range of services working with disadvantaged
Projects showcase progress at partner meeting in Edinburgh
Friday 12 February 2010
A seminar held on Feb 12 at Edinburgh University brought together funders and
Scoping study developed to reduce carbon emissions
Wednesday 27 January 2010
The project Steering Group met on 26th January to consider their Scoping Study. Members of
Dementia care: Rural practitioners and academics met by video conference
Thursday 26 November 2009
..on the 25th of November, in Orkney and Scottish Borders to hear the latest evidence
