Join us for the launch of our latest research with Professor Duncan MacLennan about Housing Associations and the Scottish Economy

The Festival of Politics discusses the housing polycrisis with Professor Duncan Maclennan, Lord Richard Best and Eli Harij from the Scottish Federation of Housing Associations (SFHA)

Join us to hear our latest insights from the Understanding Scotland Economy Tracker with reflections from Worldpanel by Numerator and CEBR on behalf of Asda's Income Tracker.

Hear the latest results of our quarterly survey data collected just after the Scottish Parliament election in this extended insights briefing.

Part 2 of our big economy breakfast briefing brings together even more data to build on part 1 and asks what does it all mean for Scotland?

Be the first to hear the latest data from February’s Understanding Scotland Economy Tracker

Join the latest breakfast briefing to hear insights form the Understanding Scotland Economy Tracker

Join us for our next breakfast briefing on Wednesday 27th August to discuss the latest Understanding Scotland Economy Tracker insights from August 2025 with a focus on consumers.

Join us to hear the latest insights from the Understanding Scotland Economy Tracker, our quarterly survey of over 2000 people in Scotland. The insights will be from new data, that will be collected in the first week of May 2025.

Join us to hear Professor Tim Jackson in conversation with Dr Sarah Birrell Ivory, discussing his latest book The Care Economy. Tim will take us on a journey through the history of medicine, the economics of capitalism and the philosophical underpinnings of health.

Join us in-person or online to hear the latest insights from the Understanding Scotland Economy Tracker, our quarterly survey of economic attitudes and expectations, taken from data collected in early February 2025.

Join us in-person or online to hear the latest insights from the Understanding Scotland Economy Tracker, our quarterly survey of economic attitudes and expectations, taken from data collected in November 2024.

Are you asking the right questions? In partnership with EICC Live we bring you an evening with John Sturrock KC and former BBC journalist Clare English to explore the art of mastering good questioning techniques.

Join us in partnership with the University of Edinburgh Business School to discuss Adam Smith, profit and entrepreneurship with Dr Samuel Mwaura, Dr Robbie Mochrie and Fran van Dijk. Is there a new pathway to a fairer, sustainable economy?

Join us online for the launch of a new programme of work with Professor Duncan Maclennan to look at the actions needed to transform the housing system in Scotland. 

Baroness Ashton returns to Edinburgh to share more insights in to successful negotation.

Join us at our breakfast event in Glasgow to hear the latest results of the Understanding Scotland Economy Tracker with analysis and insights from our expert panel.

Forgotten Wisdom? Can we learn from the early days of devolution? New discussion event with Stephen Noon, Sir John Elvidge and Esther Roberton

Join us to hear our latest research which investigates the Great Risk Transfer and the changed relationship between employment and financial wellbeing.

Join the David Hume Institute with Dr Robbie Mochrie to discuss, How to think like an economist - Great Economists Who Shaped the World and What They Can Teach Us.

Join us to hear the latest results from the Understanding Scotland Economy Tracker (USET) - a quarterly survey of over 2000 people in Scotland.

Join the David Hume Institute with Clare English in conversation with Torsten Bell, Chief Executive of the Resolution Foundation. We discussed the problems facing the UK's economy and where do we go from here - when will the economy be great again?

What is the role of trust in modern-day diplomacy when so much activity takes place behind closed doors, away from cameras and prying eyes. What does this vital role really look like in today’s world –and what does it take to do it well?

Professor Diane Coyle joins the Economy in Plain English team to discuss “What the Economy is, and what it should be”.

Join us to hear the latest results from the Understanding Scotland Economy Tracker (USET) - a quarterly survey of over 2000 people in Scotland.

Join journalist Clare English and Director of the David Hume Institute, Susan Murray to discuss the Economy in Plain English with Dr Andrea Barry, Principal Economist from the Youth Futures Foundation.

Join us to hear expert, Arun Advani, co-chair of the Discover Economics campaign, in conversation with Claire English. Discover Economics aims to increase the diversity of people who study and work in economics but his main focus is tax so expect a wide ranging conversation.

Join us in partnership with the University of Edinburgh Business School to hear Steven Drost in conversation with Matt Farugia discuss reflections about his recent visit to China. What are the latest developments in the global tech incubators and what does this mean for economic growth?

Join us to hear Dieter Helm, Professor of Economic Policy at the University of Oxford and Fellow in Economics at New College, Oxford discuss what would a sustainable economy look like and how to build it? What would it take to live within our environmental means?