This is the website of the study: “Health and social impacts of Covid-19 in Scotland” also known as Scotland in Lockdown. It was funded by the Chief Scientist Office (Scottish Government) and conducted by researchers at Glasgow University. The study was carried out between July and December 2020 and sought to understand how Covid-19 restrictions affected people in groups already facing isolation and exclusion.
The study is now complete and we have published a comprehensive report (including separate, downloadable Executive Summary) documenting our work and sharing what we learned (see the Findings section for further briefings). We also produced a brief overall summary of the work for the Chief Scientist which can be accessed here. We are continuing to publish findings on this website. Please have a look around to learn about what the study involved and what we learned.
If you would like to speak to someone about this research, you can find the names of all Researchers and Partners under the About menu. The Principal Investigators (PIs) were Sarah Armstrong and Lucy Pickering; clicking on their names will open an email to them.
Recent updates
Graphic books launch – join us!
Study co-investigators Caitlin Gormley, Nughmana Mirza and Phillippa Wiseman worked collaboratively with ethnographic illustrator Sophia Nelson and many of the project partners to produce powerful graphic novellas that tell the stories of research participants in composite form. We will be formally launching these visual resources as part of Glasgow’s Doors Open Days and ARCadia, the…
Challenges of Language, Accessibility and Ethics of Interviewing in the Digital Space
Teresa Piacentini, Nughmana Mirza and Molly Gilmour have produced a Sage Methods Online Research Case Study that helps researchers think through and navigate online methods especially in working with those marginalised by language, economic security and gender. The case study can be accessed here.
‘My mental health has gone’: Prisoner experiences of Covid-19 restrictions in Scotland during 2020
The Criminal Justice stream analyses 86 responses to a survey circulated across prisons in Scotland. Overall, imprisoned people reported worsening mental and physical health as a result of Covid restrictions during Spring and Summer 2020. These reduced time out of cell, contact with family and varied activities.
Pervasive Punishment in a Pandemic
The Criminal Justice Stream, led by Ryan Casey, published an article in the Probation Journal. (Online First, 2021) Abstract: In this paper, we draw on data from a recent study of how Covid-19 and related restrictions impacted on vulnerable and/or marginalised populations in Scotland (Armstrong and Pickering, 2020), including justice-affected people (i.e. people in prison…
Early impact of Covid-19 lockdown on Muslim & Black Minority Ethnic women in Scotland
Sarah Armstrong analyses data from partner Amina, The Muslim Women’s Resource Centre. It shows the impact of closure of places of worship on wellbeing. The briefing also includes information about hate crime, finances, mental health and humour. Amina, The Muslim Women’s Resource Centre, a third sector organisation working with women in Scotland, circulated a survey…
‘Why have we been forgotten?’ What lockdown is like for prisoners’ families
This blog discusses the impacts of the lockdown on those who have spent it separated from a loved one in prison.
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Scotland in Lockdown 