Edinburgh Napier University

Armed Forces Transition study in Scotland 

The Centre of Military Research, Education & Public Engagement (ENU) together with the University of Edinburgh received funding from the Forces in Mind Trust to conduct a two-year study to understand the transition from service from the Scottish perspective. The interim report was delivered in November 2021 entitled "You’re in Your Own Time Now: Understanding Current Experiences of Transition to Civilian Life in Scotland a two-year study".

The final report entitled "You’re in Your Own Time Now: Understanding Current Experiences of Transition to Civilian Life in Scotland” is now complete and launched in June 2022. The outcomes and recommendations of this study are expected to shape policy and practice decisions for those transitioning from service (and their families) who choose to settle in Scotland. Download the final report here.

Service Children Study

In 2021 The Centre for Military Research, Education & Public Engagement collaborated with ADES to research challenges that the children of Service, ex-Service and Reservist personnel can face as a result of their parents’ work. The final report entitled “Rallying to the Flag: A Consolidated Picture of Armed Forces Children’s Education in Scotland in 2021: Laying Foundations & Promoting Development” goes a long way to establishing a better knowledge base from which educationalists and policy makers can consider how they can better support this group of children and young people in future. 

Lothian Armed Forces Veterans Project

In September 2017, Lothian Local Authorities and their partners tasked a team of three staff employed by the City of Edinburgh Council, with a two-year project to improve the delivery of the Military Covenant within the Lothians.