Reading Time: 7 minutesThis blog looks at the potential impact on Scotland of the new tariffs announced by President Trump in the United States on 2 April 2025.
Author: SPICe
Private healthcare in Scotland FAQs – update April 2025
Reading Time: 7 minutesThis blog provides an update to our previous blog on private healthcare use in Scotland.
UKRI Policy Internships at the Scottish Parliament – what are they all about?
Reading Time: 4 minutesAcademic research can have a crucial role in the formation and scrutiny of policy. One of the ways in which PhD students can engage with
Scottish Parliament launches Areas of Research Interest pilot to support climate scrutiny
Reading Time: 2 minutesThe Scottish Parliament has launched its first Areas of Research Interest. This blog why we are keen to pilot ARIs and how researchers can engage with them.
UK Spring statement 2025 – a world “changing before our eyes”
Reading Time: 3 minutesThis blog provides initial analysis of today’s UK Spring statement.
UPDATE – Disability benefit reforms: implications for the Scottish Budget
Reading Time: 3 minutesNew blog from SPICe looks at what today’s spring statement means for the Scottish social security budget.
Sport and Physical Activity Participation and Policy in Scotland: What, How, and Why?
Reading Time: 4 minutesScotland’s concern with physical activity (PA) has been apparent ever since the establishment of the devolved Government in 1999, when the white paper, “Towards a
Community Link Workers in Scotland
Reading Time: 4 minutesThis blog explores the role of community link workers in Scotland. It begins by outlining what community link workers are, how many are currently working
Labour market update: March 2025
Reading Time: < 1 minuteSources: UK Labour Market: March 2025 and Labour market in the regions of the UK: March 2025 For constituency-level labour market statistics, please visit the labour market in Scotland
Disability Benefit Reform – implications for Scotland
Reading Time: 5 minutesThe UK Government has set our reforms to health and disability benefits. Disability benefits are devolved to the Scottish Government – so how will the reforms impact here?