Tag Archive: COVID-19
Participatory futures: Lessons from COVID-19 for the data society (pt.1)
The impact of Covid-19 in our Refugee Communities
Pinar Aksu Development Officer, Maryhill Integration Network TL;DR: Covid-19 has had a heavy-toll on asylum-seekers, exacerbating problems caused by an already broken immigration system; everyone in Scotland has a part to play in putting human rights at the heart of future immigration policies. Article 1…
Expertise versus Democracy: A false choice
Alice Konig Senior Lecturer in Latin and Classical Studies, University of St Andrews Many thanks to YAS members Matthew Chrisman and Peter McColl, who also inputted into this article. TL;DR: Covid-19 prompts us to rethink the relationship between expertise and democratic decision-making. In 2016, the…
A new normal in mathematics education?
Kitty Meeks Senior Research Fellow School of Computing Science, University of GlasgowTL;DR: Maths has had an unprecedented impact on daily life in recent months; we need to rethink mathematics education so that this leads to greater mathematical literacy rather than increased mistrust in the subject….
Covid-19 and Scotland: The Pandemic Can Result in a Positive Research Culture Change
Allison Jackson Head of Research Operations University of Glasgow TL;DR: The COVID-19 pandemic has brought unprecedented challenges to the research community. Can COVID herald positive changes in the sector? Universities, funders, and researchers can take advantage of the huge disruption in 2020 to improve the…
COVID-19 and Scotland: Reflections of an Academic Gynaecologist
