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Personal Statement
Chirsty McFadyen is a Knowledge Exchange Associate at the Fraser of Allander Institute. Chirsty's work at the Institute is focused on employment and inequalities.
Chirsty is in the writing-up stage of her PhD which researches the labour market transitions of low paid workers. Her thesis focuses on in-work poverty and progression opportunities and barriers for low paid workers.
Chirsty has previously worked on several projects including data mapping for the poverty-related attainment gap in rural Scotland and a collaborative project related to data on care-experienced people with The Promise Scotland. She is currently working on two projects: Serving the Future, which focuses on reducing and preventing in-work poverty in the hospitality sector in Scotland; and a project on learning disabilities employment in Scotland.
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Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years
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Learning Disabilities in Scotland
Congreve, E. (Co-investigator), Jack, D. (Co-investigator), McFadyen, C. (Co-investigator), Crummey, C. (Co-investigator) & Catalano, A. (Co-investigator)
Project: Knowledge Exchange
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StF: Serving the Future: Reducing and preventing in-work poverty in Scotland's hospitality sector
McFadyen, C. (Co-investigator)
6/01/22 → 6/01/25
Project: Knowledge Exchange
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Serving the Future: what's next for the hospitality sector
Gillan, B., McFadyen, C., Robertson, L., Wilks, L. & Hirvonen, A., 13 Feb 2026Research output: Digital or non-textual outputs › Blog Post
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Serving the Future: Tourism and Hospitality Toolkit Evaluation Report
Wilks, L., McFadyen, C., Gillan, B. & Hirvonen, A., 23 Jan 2026, Glasgow. 15 p.Research output: Book/Report › Commissioned report
Open AccessFile
Thesis
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Opportunities and barriers to progression: a study of low-paid work in the context of poverty’
McFadyen, C. (Author), McIntyre, S. (Supervisor) & Findlay, P. (Supervisor), 8 Aug 2024Student thesis: Master's Thesis
Activities
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Response to UK Parliament Call for Evidence
McFadyen, C. (Contributor), Tonner, A. (Contributor), Black, A. (Contributor), Smith, M. (Contributor) & Jack, D. (Contributor)
19 Feb 2026Activity: Public Engagement and Outreach › Policy Outreach
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Giving evidence to the Equalities, Human Rights and Civil Justice Committee, Scottish Parliament
McFadyen, C. (Speaker)
10 Feb 2026Activity: Public Engagement and Outreach › Policy Outreach