PARLIAMENTARY EARLY DAY MOTION
EXPERTS BY EXPERIENCE - GLASGOW ASSOCIATION OF MENTAL HEALTH, QUEEN MARGARET UNIVERSITY AND GLASGOW OPEN MUSEUM (7 July 2015)

That this House welcomes the first partnership project of its kind to help widen participation in higher education in Scotland and to be showcased in a new student exhibition, starting at the Mitchell Library in Glasgow on 3 August 2015; recognises the work of Queen Margaret University, working with Glasgow Association for Mental Health and Glasgow Open Museum to provide adult learners with an opportunity to learn about sociology and art, highlighting personal academic achievement but also an important stage in the students' recovery journey and going beyond the limitations placed on them by social attitudes to mental health; and congratulates all involved for encouraging the students to explore sociological explanations of identity, community and society by engaging with, and interpreting, a wide range of art and artefacts from the Museum's collection.

Sponsored by:
Alison Thewliss (Scottish National Party)