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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 23/11/202106/06/2022 Blog, News Read more

CCRI Winter School – Crossing Boundaries

CCRI Winter School – Crossing Boundaries

The University of Gloucestershire’s Countryside and Community Research Institute (CCRI) continues its annual Winter School for PhD researchers, guided by the theme of crossing boundaries. It will take place on 3rd & 4th March 2022.

Nick Lewis 23/11/202106/06/2022 News, Postgraduate, Winter School Read more

Charlotte Chivers lead author of new article exploring use of videos and podcasts for communicating with farmers

Charlotte Chivers lead author of new article  exploring use of videos and podcasts for communicating with farmers

Charlotte Chivers is lead author of a new paper that explores the extent to which videos and podcasts could play a greater role when communicating with farmers. 

Nick Lewis 09/11/202106/06/2022 Charlotte Chivers, News, Publications Read more

EU project to explore the impacts of plastic debris on soil health and agricultural productivity

EU project to explore the impacts of plastic debris on soil health and agricultural productivity

MINAGRIS, an EU-funded project which launches today, will explore how plastic debris is affecting soil biodiversity, soil functions, related ecosystem services, and agricultural productivity.

Nick Lewis 20/09/202106/06/2022 Charlotte Chivers, Jane Mills, Julie Ingram, Media Releases, News Read more

Eurosoil 2021: CCRI involved in delivering two sessions for SoilCare

Eurosoil 2021: CCRI involved in delivering two sessions for SoilCare

e Ingram, Jane Mills, Matt Reed, and Charlotte Chivers of the CCRI were recently involved in delivering two sessions at Eurosoil 2021.

Nick Lewis 01/09/202106/06/2022 Charlotte Chivers, Jane Mills, Julie Ingram, Matt Reed, News, SoilCare Read more

CCRI Researchers presenting at RGS-IBG International Conference

CCRI Researchers presenting at RGS-IBG  International Conference

The RGS-IBG Annual International Conference takes place from Tuesday 31 August to Friday 3 September 2021 and two researchers from CCRI will contribute to the online event.

Nick Lewis 01/09/202106/06/2022 Damian Maye, Dan Keech, News Read more

Julie Urquhart joins UK Government Scientific Advisory Group for Trees and Woodlands

Julie Urquhart joins UK Government Scientific Advisory Group for Trees and Woodlands

CCRI’s Dr Julie Urquhart has been appointed to the newly formed Trees and Woodlands Scientific Advisory Group (TAW-SAG), established to provide expert scientific input to the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) to inform the England tree planting programme.

Nick Lewis 06/08/202106/06/2022 Julie Urquhart, News Read more

CCRI research into fishers’ participation in management and science of fisheries published by Defra

CCRI research into fishers’ participation in management and science of fisheries published by Defra

Defra have published CCRI research how professional fishers and recreational anglers participate in the management and science of fisheries in England.

Nick Lewis 05/08/202106/06/2022 Hannah Chiswell, Jasmine Black, Julie Urquhart, Matt Reed, News, Nick Lewis, Paul Courtney, Research Projects Read more

New Director for the CCRI

New Director for the CCRI

We are pleased to announce the appointment of Matt Reed as the CCRI’s new Director.

Chris Rayfield 22/07/202106/06/2022 Janet Dwyer, Matt Reed, News Read more

New paper on social indicators for agri-environment schemes published

New paper on social indicators for agri-environment schemes published

A team at CCRI, led by Jane Mills have recently published a paper in Sustainability entitled ‘Developing Farm-Level Social Indicators for Agri-Environment Schemes: A Focus on the Agents of Change’.

Nick Lewis 22/07/202106/06/2022 Hannah Chiswell, Jane Mills, News, Paul Courtney, Peter Gaskell, Publications Read more
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