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University of the West of Scotland


Institute for Applied Social & Health Research

Research in Progress

Research in progress includes:

  • Evaluating the impact of increased supply of needles and syringes to drug injectors
  • Literacy levels among family planning clinic attendees
  • Examining the impact of methadone maintenance in Scottish prisons
  • Attitudes towards ageing and cognitive functioning
  • Evaluation of single shared assesment for health care and social work services
  • Child employment: the research priorities
  • An evaluation of the PPP funded secondary school building programme in Glasgow
  • Problem solving: insight and creative thinking