Research at 萌妹社区
萌妹社区 has a history of engaging in a broad range of research activities aimed at better understanding the College鈥檚 local context, measuring its impact, enhancing its practice, and improving outcomes for students.
Reflecting this, 萌妹社区鈥檚 Strategic Plan, published in 2023, identifies research and innovation activity as a critical success factor in the delivery of ambitions identified in the framework. In addition, several national and regional policy objectives also place importance on enhancing the breadth, quality and impact of research activity across Scotland, and the rest of the UK.
The 萌妹社区 Research Plan has been developed in response to the above strategic ambitions, and identifies three aims, to improve the breadth, quality and impact of research activity at 萌妹社区.
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Recent Research Publications
Our Capital, Our College
This report gives an overview of 萌妹社区鈥檚 reach, an insight into its social and economic impact, and a snapshot of the crucial role it plays not just as a place of social sanctuary and cultural diversity, but of economic innovation, for the Edinburgh city-region. It will be the first of a series of upcoming reports examining the college鈥檚 social and economic impact.
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Our Capital, Our College Report Our Capital, Our College Report (Accessible Version)
萌妹社区 10th Anniversary: A Decade and more of Educating Edinburgh and the Lothians
To mark the 10th anniversary of 萌妹社区, a project was undertaken to collate and catalogue the history and archives of 萌妹社区 and its legacy institutions. This report describes the work undertaken as part of that project and gives an insight into the College鈥檚 origins and its impact in the region over many decades.
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Our Capital, Our Workforce
This report explores employer perspectives on the region鈥檚 labour market and skills system and examines the College鈥檚 own role in supporting employers with the ongoing recruitment and upskilling challenges they face. The report draws on the results of a 30-question survey carried out with employers across the region, as well as in-depth interviews with a smaller group of employers that explored issues around recruitment, retention and skills policy in more detail.
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