Drug related deaths and contact with emergency services This research aims to gain a broader understanding of the patterns of contact with services (in particular emergency services) prior to…
Health and employment retention This research aims to understand the driving factors of employment retention for those affected by physical and mental health conditions in Scotland. This research…
Assessing the impact of benefit sanctions on health This research aims to assess whether benefit sanctions have unintended impacts on claimant health and use of health services in Scotland. People…
Understanding Children's Lives and Outcomes in Scotland This data linkage project is bringing together pupil census data for Scotland with Scottish Government data on looked after children,…
Understanding social circumstances of the veteran population This study aims to provide an overview of the social circumstances of the Scottish veterans population and to compare and contrast their…
Investigating positive youth development This study aims to examine the impact of chilhood participation in Scouts, Guides and other similar organisations upon mental health in later life in…
Selective schooling and long-term health This study uses data from a 1950s Aberdeen birth cohort for whom test score, secondary school attended and later life health are available to test the impact…
Stability of patterns of care for children in Scotland The overall aim of this study is to provide a detailed analysis of the longitudinal sequences of placements which looked after children in…
Care in the last years of life The overall aim of this study is to develop understanding of factors influencing the availability and utilisation of formal and informal care in Scotland during the…
Social mobility and health inequalities in Glasgow This project explores whether selective migration explains Glasgow’s poor health and excess mortality. This project explores whether selective…