Scottish Centre for Social Research (ScotCen)
Delivering research at the heart of evidence-based policy in Scotland, using a variety of methodological approaches, across a range of topics.
Delivering research at the heart of evidence-based policy in Scotland, using a variety of methodological approaches, across a range of topics.
Empowering societies for global change
Our Centre conducts a wide variety of programme and policy evaluations, to understand what works and why, and uncover any unintended consequences.
We can help you understand the trade-offs in alternative data collection to make social research surveys more flexible, responsive and efficient.
We generate evidence to inform, engage with and transform complex social issues, drawing on the principles of deliberative democracy.
This Centre brings together our biomedical surveys, health policy and social care work, to inform and advance understanding of the nation's health.
Our work contributes to public understanding of key issues for children and families including early years and parenting, education and mental health.
A collective of experts in research methodology, innovation and practice, providing advice on the design, delivery and analysis of social research.
As a society we are facing major changes with a growing and ageing population. We research the experiences of people across generations
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