Expert to advise Government on migration
A prominent academic has been appointed to lead a panel advising the Scottish Government on migration.
Professor Christina Boswell from the School of Social Political Sciences is to chair a group that will give independent expert advice to ministers on migration, population growth and demographic change.
The Expert Advisory Group of Migration and Population will be a source of expertise on how policy choices regarding migration could impact areas of devolved responsibility in Scotland.
After Brexit
Prof Boswell is the College’s Dean of Research. Her research has focused on immigration and asylum policy, including on policy options after Brexit.
She is also chair of the Royal Society of Edinburgh’s Working Group on Immigration and Diversity.
Prof Boswell is joined in the group by experts from the James Hutton Institute and the Universities of Stirling, Glasgow, and St Andrews.