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Multidisciplinary course is a hit

Posted by: Susan Acland-Hood, Posted on: 18 May 2023 - Categories: Case study, Events, PublicPolicyDesign
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Permanent Secretary Susan Acland-Hood writes about Department for Education's succesful new multidisciplinary course.

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Reimagining community empowerment

Posted by: Cara Broadley, Posted on: 4 May 2023 - Categories: PublicPolicyDesign, Research
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Cara Broadly from Glasgow School of Art writes about putting Scotland's innovative community participation law into practice.

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