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Save the date! Our first dissemination event is taking place 10am-2pm on 17 May 2022 at the COSLA Conference Centre in Edinburgh. The aim of the event is to discuss our key findings and policy recommendations. The event is free, but registration is required due to the limited number of places. For more details and to register,Continue reading “Our first dissemination event”

Fantastic news! We have secured approx. £30K from the Scottish Government research grant scheme for a new spin-off project exploring the needs of Scotland’s migrant and minority ethnic communities under Covid-19. The project that you can read about HERE, will support building a fairer Scotland by providing policymakers with expertise about the service provision needsContinue reading “Spin-off project funded by Scottish Government”

Excellent news! Our very own Dr Paulina Trevena was interviewed by BBC 1 Reporting Scotland on vaccine hesitancy among the Polish community in Scotland. The material was aired on 21 January 2022 at 6:30 pm. Drawing on our findings, Paulina focused on misinformation about the Covid-19 vaccine among Polish migrants and how it could beContinue reading “Our project was on BBC 1!”

We are thrilled to report that our own Dr Paulina Trevena provided research evidence at the Scottish Parliament Covid-19 Recovery Committee on behalf of the project team. Paulina joined the committee meeting online on the 9th December to provide project insights and answer questions on the reasons behind vaccine hesitancy among the Polish community inContinue reading “Providing evidence at the Scottish Parliament”

Brilliant news! We have secured £20K from the ESRC Impact Acceleration Account fund at the universities of Glasgow and Sheffield for an exciting spin-off project: a traveling art exhibition on migrant essential work in the UK. We are very pleased that our project partner – Alicja Kaczmarek from Centrala – will be curating the exhibition. WeContinue reading “Funding for spin-off project secured!”

What are the key reasons behind Covid-19 vaccine hesitancy in the Polish community in Scotland? Our first guest blog is out on SPICe Spotlight, the Scottish Parliament Information Centre’s website. It is co-written by our own Paulina Trevena and Magda Grzymkowska from Feniks, an Edinburgh-based mental health charity. The blog combines our early findings with Feniks’ workContinue reading “Our first guest blog”

Key milestone achieved! We have just finished interviewing. We have conducted 50 online interviews in total: 40 with Polish essential workers in the UK and 10 with key stakeholders providing support to migrant workers in the country. We originally planned to conduct 30 interviews with Polish workers but ended up doing 10 more having obtainedContinue reading “Interviews completed”

Fieldwork update! We are currently conducting online interviews with Polish essential workers in the UK and key stakeholders providing support to migrant workers in the country. If you wish to get involved in the study either as a Polish essential worker or someone who works with migrant workers, please contact us: HERE.

Our online survey is now closed. We wish to thank all respondents for taking the time to contribute and sharing thoughts. We have over 1,000 responses, which is a fantastic result. The aim of the survey is to map Covid-19 impacts on Polish essential workers in the UK. The survey was live for eight weeksContinue reading “Survey closed”

We have launched our online survey today! The aim of the survey is to map Covid-19 impacts on Polish essential workers in the UK. It is anonymous, dual-language (English and Polish) and will remain live for eight weeks until 12 April 2021. The survey participants can opt in to take part in a draw toContinue reading “Our survey is live!”