Application and Project Design Workshop

13 March 2018 - Scottish Universities Insight Institute

This workshop we will explore what makes a successful SUII programme and how to design your project to ensure it will 'make a difference' to policy and/or practice. 

New SUII Blog Post - "Wellbeing: increasingly a crucial public policy goal"

Last Updated: 13/04/2018 14:04

SUII Director, Charlie Woods, discusses the continued attention being dedicated to conceptions of wellbeing in research, policy and practice.

Open Call 2018

Last Updated: 12/02/2018 12:50

The Scottish Universities Insight Institute is pleased to announce a new open call for proposals. Applications are invited from our member universities to run knowledge exchange programmes beginning in autumn 2018. More details can be found here

Scotland 2030 call: new programmes announced

Last Updated: 04/01/2018 14:58

We are pleased to announce 4 new programmes which will be supported under the Scotland 2030 call:

Benefits and challenges of implementing Citizen's Basic Income in Scotland
Future Transitions of Palliative Care
Learning from Loss: responding to transformation in the historic environment in the face of climate change
Housing and Ageing: Linking Strategy to Future Delivery 

Open Call 2017

Last Updated: 19/06/2017 00:00

Applications for our current open call for proposals are invited to run Knowledge Exchange Programmes taking place between August 2017 and March 2018. The deadline for applications is 19 May 2017. Full details can be found on our Call for Proposals page.

The next call will be launched in Autumn 2017 for programmes running in the first half of 2018. A specific theme for this call will be announced following our Governing Board meeting in July.

Autumn 2016 call - Learning from other places

Last Updated: 19/06/2017 00:00

We are pleased to announce that 6 programmes have been supported as part of our call on Learning from Other Places (autumn 2016). The successful programmes address a range of topics including Restorative Justice, Leadership for Complex Challenges, Stigma in Childhood, Dementia Care, City Deals and Collaboration in the Craft Beer Sector

Find out more about the programmes and register for upcoming events

SUII impact programme

Last Updated: 19/06/2017 00:00

In 2016, we initiated a project to better understand how knowledge exchange projects, such as those sponsored by SUII, can help contribute to public policy and practice and best support the impact agenda. The findings from an online survey, workshop and telephone interviews have been collated into a compendium of lessons to inform the future design and delivery of SUII projects.

Download a copy of the report.

SUII Occasional Papers

Last Updated: 19/06/2017 00:00

We will be publishing a series of occasional papers aimed at sharing the outcomes of our programmes more widely. The first of these, on the topic of Wellbeing, is now available:

Occasional Paper 1: Understanding, Measuring and Promoting Wellbeing.

Further details of the Wellbeing programme which inspired this paper can be found here:

http://www.scottishinsight.ac.uk/Programmes/Wellbeing2014.aspx

Equality Call: New Programmes

Last Updated: 19/06/2017 00:00

Three new programmes were awarded funding as part of our 2014 Call on Increasing Equality and Realising Human Potential in Post Referendum Scotland. You can read more about the programmes and upcoming events below:

Children and Young People's views of Poverty and Inequality

The Pinkie Resilience Project

Financing the Future: Achieving Sustainability in Credit Unions

New Programme Reports Available

Last Updated: 19/06/2017 00:00

In 2013 we funded 3 programmes around making systemic reform and investment in public policy and practice to increase wellbeing and reduce inequality. The final reports for these programmes are now available to download:

Children's Rights

Memory Friendly Neighbourhoods

Solar Energy

Case Study Booklet

Last Updated: 19/06/2017 00:00

 This booklet contains a selection of case studies from programmes funded in 2012/13 which illustrate the type and range of work supported by SUII. The programmes featured include work on human trafficking, physical activity among children, employee and community ownership and child death reviews.

DOWNLOAD THE BROCHURE HERE

You can also download an evaluation of all the programmes we funded up to 2013 HERE

New Programme Reports Published

Last Updated: 19/06/2017 00:00

Final reports for programmes funded in the first round of 2013 are now available to download. For more information on the individual programmes click on the links below:

Children's Rights, Social Justice and Social Identities

Memory Friendly Neighbourhoods

Transforming Scotland with Solar Energy

*New programmes for 2016*

Last Updated: 19/06/2017 00:00

We're pleased to announce that 5 programmes have been selected as part of our Call on Fostering Cultures of Innovation (autumn 2015). The successful programmes address a range of topics related to innovation including health, economics, sustainability and the workplace.

http://www.scottishinsight.ac.uk/Programmes/Innovation2016.aspx 

Events will be getting underway in the next few months. Keep an eye on the website to find out what's happening.

New SUII blog - Insight!

Last Updated: 19/06/2017 00:00

Check out our new blog Insight for news, outcomes and insights from our programmes. In the first post, Charlie Woods tells us why wellbeing is no laughing matter:

http://scotinsight.wordpress.com/

Latest News

Last Updated: 19/06/2017 00:00

Read about all the latest activities at the Insight Institute including the results of our Wellbeing programme and details of upcoming events from our new programmes.

Download our newsletter

SUII Evaluation Report

Last Updated: 19/06/2017 00:00

We recently carried out an evaluation which highlights the key outcomes and impact of SUII programmes funded between 2011 and 2013. The report identifies common results such as new collaborations, sustained networks, academic publications and additional research funding, as well as examples of programmes' impact on policy and practice.

Download the summary here

Wellbeing 2014

Last Updated: 19/06/2017 00:00

The six programmes funded as part of our Wellbeing Call are all well underway. Visit the Wellbeing homepage to read about what they have been up to and to view videos, photos and presentations from the events:

http://www.scottishinsight.ac.uk/Programmes/Wellbeing2014.aspx

New Programmes Announced

Last Updated: 19/06/2017 00:00

The Insight Institute is pleased to be able to support 6 new programmes following our recent open Call for Proposals.

For more information on each of the programmes, click on the links below:

Access to Mental Health Care Services
Big Data and the Third Sector
Linking Northern Communities - East European Immigration in Scotland
Place Identity Dwelling - Design and Procurement of Volume House Building
Seannachies - Addressing Social Isolation through Storytelling
Waterfront Regeneration