Migration and Population Expert Advisory Group

Overview

This independent Expert Advisory Group on Migration and Population was established in October 2018.

The purpose is to provide independent expert analysis and advice to Scottish Government ministers on migration and population.

Related publications

• Population Programme

Related groups

• Ministerial Population Taskforce

Members

The group is currently comprised of academics from seven institutions:

• Professor Rebecca Kay (Chair) - University of Glasgow
• Professor Michael Anderson - University of Edinburgh
• Dr Andrew Copus - University of Eastern Finland and James Hutton Institute, Aberdeen
• Professor Hill Kulu - University of St Andrews
• Professor Philomena De Lima – University of the Highlands and Islands
• Dr Rachel Marangozov – Institute for Employment Studies and Migration Work CIC

Documents

• Place-based policy approaches to population challenges: Lessons for Scotland
• Family migration: understanding the drivers, impacts and support needs of migrant families
• Designing a pilot remote and rural migration scheme for Scotland - analysis and policy options: our response
• Designing a pilot remote and rural migration scheme: analysis and policy options
• Internal migration in Scotland and the UK: trends and policy lessons
• UK immigration policy after leaving the EU: impacts on Scotland's economy, population and society - July 2020 update
• Immigration policy and demographic change in Scotland: learning from Australia, Canada and continental Europe
• UK immigration policy after leaving the EU: impacts on Scotland's economy, population and society