Better Mixing: Looking ahead to Scotland’s future
January 2026 MPS is pleased to announce the launch of its Better Mixing project, funded by the Nuffield Foundation’s Racial Diversity UK programme. Scotland’s population is changing fast and in ways which bring new experiences of racial diversity nationally and locally. Changing patterns of immigration are bringing people to many different parts of Scotland for […]
MPS Programme 2023-26
Our second 3-year programme outlines our vision, approach and priorities for 2023-26. Our programme is developed in consultation with key stakeholders, harnessing insights from lived and learned experience to ensure our work is grounded in realities of migration in Scotland.
Perspectives: Complementary Pathways in Scotland
Blog by Sarah Kyambi, Migration Policy Scotland It is surprising in light of the draconian approach to small boat crossings and asylum generally to realise that at the same time the UK’s immigration system has evolved to open up ‘complementary pathways’.
Perspective: MPS Event on Rural Lives: Retaining Diverse Populations
Blog by Rebecca Kay, MPS Senior Researcher On 30th September, in a week where the Scottish Parliament endorsed a proposal for a bespoke rural visa pilot scheme for Scotland, MPS organized an event bringing together experts from the worlds of policy-making, research, and economic and community development to discuss ways of attracting and retaining diverse […]
BBC Scotland: Radio Interview, 1 September 2022
MPS Senior Researcher Rebecca Kay discusses migration’s role in facing Scotland’s predicted population challenges. BBC Scotland: Gary Robertson and Laura Maxwell interview Prof. Mairi Spowage (Director, Fraser of Allander Institute) and MPS Senior Researcher Prof. Rebecca Kay (Chair, Migration and Population Expert Advisory Group), on the forecast decline of Scotland’s population and what can be […]
MPS Programme 2021-23
Our programme is now available. It outlines our aim to provide a home for open discussion and informed response to the opportunities and challenges migration brings and explains our priorities and way of working. MPS seeks to provide thought leadership and infrastructure development and focus on migration systems and migration experiences. Our initial priorities are […]
Scoping Report: Migration Policy Scotland Project
Migration Policy Scotland Project: Scoping work in 2019 found widespread agreement on the need for more migration policy capacity in Scotland (outside of protection migration). Based on the views of over 50 people, this report explores the focus such policy work could take. It discusses the key opportunities and challenges involved and concludes with a table of options for increasing policy capacity. […]