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How Wild Is My Valley – Wanderings & Ponderings in two Valleys

How Wild Is My Valley – Wanderings & Ponderings in two Valleys

CCRI artist-in-dialogue has written a blog that compares the two sites of his current artist-residency project – the Elan Valley, Wales and the Côa Valley in Portugal.

Nick Lewis 28/01/202201/02/2022 Blog Read more

How should we share prosperity in rural areas?

How should we share prosperity in rural areas?

Former CCRI director, Professor Nigel Curry discusses the long-standing issue of prosperity in rural areas and how this could be shared in the future.

Nick Lewis 06/01/202206/01/2022 Blog Read more

Seasonal migrant guestworkers get a raw deal in UK government scheme up for renewal in 2022

Seasonal migrant guestworkers get a raw deal in UK government scheme up for renewal in 2022

Lydia Medland and Sam Scott have written a blog concerning the scheme that is set to replace the ‘Seasonal Worker Pilot’ in December 2021 and its potential repercussions.

Nick Lewis 29/11/202129/11/2021 Blog Read more

Digesting the National Food Strategy with the CCRI and friends

Digesting the National Food Strategy with the CCRI and friends

Recently a number of the team in CCRI were joined by other academics and discussed the long-awaited second part of England’s National Food Strategy. The collective have written this article about the strategy and its proposals.

Nick Lewis 23/11/202123/11/2021 Blog, News Read more

The Shiso trout aquaponics farm: A circular biowaste experiment in West Yorkshire

The Shiso trout aquaponics farm: A circular biowaste experiment in West Yorkshire

We are delighted to present a guest blog by Dr John Lever and Dr James Scott Vandeventer from the University of Huddersfield about an aquaponics farm in West Yorkshire.

Nick Lewis 21/09/202121/09/2021 Blog Read more

A week in Whitworth Park in a Heat Wave – II

A week in Whitworth Park in a Heat Wave – II

Artist Kerry Morrison has written further reflections on her week spent in Manchester’s Whitworth Park with Jasmine Black as part of the Changing Treescapes AHRC project.

Nick Lewis 12/08/202110/08/2021 Blog, TREESCAPES Read more

A week in Whitworth Park in a Heat Wave – I

A week in Whitworth Park in a Heat Wave – I

Artist Kerry Morrison has written some reflections on her week spent in Manchester’s Whitworth Park with Jasmine Black as part of the Changing Treescapes AHRC project.

Nick Lewis 09/08/202110/08/2021 Blog, TREESCAPES Read more

Changing Treescapes – A time spent exploring Manchester’s Whitworth Park

Changing Treescapes – A time spent exploring Manchester’s Whitworth Park

CCRI Research Assistant, Jasmine Black has recently spent time exploring Manchester’s Whitworth park ahead of undertaking two weeks of fieldwork there for the Changing Treescapes project. She has written this reflective piece about her experiences there.

Nick Lewis 04/08/202109/08/2021 Blog, Jasmine Black, TREESCAPES Read more

COVID-19 and small-scale farmers’ resilience: growing and eating food during the pandemic in Masvingo, Zimbabwe

COVID-19 and small-scale farmers’ resilience: growing and eating food during the pandemic in Masvingo, Zimbabwe

This blog presents an analysis of small-scale farmers’ resilience in Masvingo, Zimbabwe. It was written by a research team led by Stefania Lemke at Coventry University.

Nick Lewis 10/02/202110/02/2021 Blog, COVID19-Food Read more

Winter School 2021 – “Can everyone see my slides?”

Winter School 2021 – “Can everyone see my slides?”

The CCRI Winter School took place last month in exceptional circumstances. Although in the virtual environment it was still a warm and supportive one. PhD student Pippa Simmonds recounts the activities across the three days.

Nick Lewis 03/02/202103/02/2021 Blog, Postgraduate, Winter School Read more
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