CGAP is the UK’s first dedicated research centre on charitable giving and philanthropy. It aims to stimulate awareness and understanding of how, beyond government or markets, individuals voluntarily contribute to funding the public good.

The Centre for Energy, Petroleum and Mineral Law and Policy (CEPMLP) at the University of Dundee is the world’s leading international academic institution in its specialist fields.  It is a centre of excellence for the study of law, policy, economics, management, dispute resolution and leadership for the international energy and natural resource sectors. 

The Centre for Public Policy and Management (CPPM) undertakes research and consultancy in Scottish and European public policy.   Although it has now been absorbed into Aberdeen Business School, the Centre is continuing to function as a research unit.

The European Parliament operates an Information Office in the national capitals of all 27 EU Member States.  Since 1999, it has also operated a smaller 'branch' office in the larger Member States, opening offices in Barcelona, Edinburgh, Marseilles, Milan, Munich and Wroclaw.

The European Policies Research Centre is a research institute in the School of Government & Public Policy in the Faculty of Humanities & Social Sciences at the University of Strathclyde. It specialises in the following areas of research:

The Institute for Research and Innovation in Social Services (IRISS) is a charitable organisation that works to improve the outcomes of service users by supporting and improving the capability of the the social services workforce.

NESTA is the UK’s foremost independent expert on how innovation can solve some of the country’s major economic and social challenges. Its work is enabled by an endowment, funded by the National Lottery, and it continues to operate at no cost to the taxpayer.

NESTA is a world leader in its field and carries out its work through a blend of experimental programmes, analytical research and investment in early-stage companies. www.nesta.org.uk

The Public Policy Network aims to promote communication and collaboration among researchers, policy makers and practitioners in Edinburgh, across Scotland and beyond.

The Research Unit for Research Utilisation (www.ruru.ac.uk) is a research partnership between members based at the universities of Edinburgh and St Andrews. It was established in 2001 with initial funding from the Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC) as part of its investment in evidence-based policy and practice.

The Scottish Policy Innovation Forum (SPIF) is a network of academics and individuals from the public, private and voluntary sectors.

The Insight Institute www.scottishinsight.ac.uk is supported by, and a partnership of four universities:  Aberdeen, Dundee,  St Andrews, and Strathclyde.  We aim to increase this to a larger group.

The Royal Society of Edinburgh is Scotland’s national academy. Founded in 1783, its Fellowship includes some of the best intellectual talent in academia, the professions and business. It facilitates public debate, research programmes, educational projects and strategy formulation. Its strength is its diversity and impartiality.