An exciting opportunity has arisen to join the Countryside and Community Research Institute as a Programme Manager / Research Assistant for the new UKRI (NERC, ESRC, AHRC) programme The Future of UK Treescapes.
Treescapes Vacancy at CCRI
Call for papers on COVID-19 and impacts on the natural environment
Phil Staddon and Dan Keech from CCRI and Professor Ok from Korea University are to guest edit a special issue of Cogent Environmental Science on the impacts of COVID-19 on the natural environment.
Summer publication successes by CCRI researchers
The summer period has been a successful time for CCRI researchers with five papers having been published or accepted for publication.
New report for Defra and Natural England published – Social Indicators for Agri-environment schemes
Jane Mills led a team of researchers from CCRI and the University of Exeter in developing a set of indicators that will be used by Defra and Natural England to assess engagement and social outcomes associated with agri-environment schemes.
New infographic on farmer-centred innovation – adapting evaluation approaches
A new farmer infographic has been published following a seminar that took place last year.
Farm shops and food system resilience in a time of crisis
In this blog, we hear from Dr. John Lever, Reader at the Centre for Sustainability, Responsibility, Governance and Ethics at the University of Huddersfield who has been conducting research on the regional food system in Kirklees in West Yorkshire for over five years.
COVID-19 Reset: Place-based food initiatives in a time of crisis
Entitled ‘COVID-19 Reset: Place-based food initiatives in a time of crisis’ we hear from Dr. Rebecca Sandover, Research Fellow University of Exeter and Trustee Food Exeter.
Dan Keech & Matt Reed to host session at Urban-Rural Partnership conference
Dan Keech and Matt Reed will be hosting a session at the forthcoming on-line conference ‘Urban-Rural Partnerships 2020’, on 25-27th November.
New article from CCRI researchers published in Journal of Rural Studies
A new paper has been published arising from research conducted during the EU 7th Framework VALERIE project with Julie Ingram as lead author.
Worlds apart—Japan’s urban and rural experiences of the COVID-19 pandemic
In the latest blog post related to COVID-19 and sustainable food systems, we hear from Steven McGreevy & Norie Tamura from the FEAST project at the Research Institute for Humanity and Nature, Kyoto, Japan who discuss how the COVID-19 pandemic has affected rural and urban areas in Japan.