CCRI SEMINAR SERIES
As an international centre of research excellence, the CCRI seminar series aims to encourage and welcome speakers from a broad range of academic, policy and stakeholder backgrounds. The series, which has become an integral component of CCRI, is open to all, and is a flexible vehicle for the dissemination of research and discussion of policy and practice in a broad range of topics such as agriculture, society, food and environmental issues. It offers the individual an opportunity to present their work in a friendly setting, amongst academics that have a genuine passion and interest in the furthering of knowledge.
We often have international speakers that complement the internal and national academics that regularly present research activities which all contribute to knowledge transfer within the region and amongst our extensive networks.
For more information regarding this series, please email ccri@glos.ac.uk
All seminars begin at 12.15 and take place at the University of Gloucestershire Francis Close Hall Campus, Cheltenham, unless otherwise noted.
All seminars are free to attend. Follow this link to find travel instructions to FCH campus.
All visitors and participants at the seminar series should note that as with all of our public events, photographs may be taken during seminars for use in our marketing and communication materials.
June 2019
CAP and Generational Renewal
Janet Dwyer presents this seminar, looking at the impacts of the Common Agricultural Policy on 'Generational Renewal' - the injection of new farmers into farming and handing down of farms from one generation to the next - based on recent work carried out by the CCRI and colleagues for the European Commission. Room FCH-CL-061b
Find out more »September 2019
Supporting farmers’ adaptive capacity and learning with scientific knowledge: insights from Australia and Indonesia
This presentation by Julie Ingram introduces concepts and examples of how farmers’ adaptive capacity and learning can be effectively supported with scientific knowledge and draws upon experiences from two contrasting contexts (Australia and Indonesia).
Find out more »The social processes behind agroecological scaling in the Maya-Achi territory of Guatemala
Natahan Einbinder is a fourth year PhD candidate at the Colegio de la Frontera Sur, in San Cristóbal de las Casas, Mexico whose research looks at agroecological scaling (adoption, maintenance, and extension processes) and the importance of local culture in the Maya Achí territory of Guatemala.
Find out more »February 2020
Muddying the Waters: The convergence of natural flood management and neoliberal governance in the UK
Dr Steven Emery is lecturer in environment and society based in the School of Geography, Earth and Environmental Sciences at the University of Birmingham. His research focuses on environmental and rural governance with particular interest in the intersection of culture, power and landscape. Abstract: The winter floods of 2013/14 in Southern and Central England were among the worst in recent history and notable for their particular impact on rural communities. Through an environmental justice lens the paper reports findings from…
Find out more »March 2020
Postponed: Indigeneity, agroecology and the SDGs. A case example of ETFE Uganda
This seminar has been postponed due to current health concerns and the need for 'social distancing'. We hope to be able to re-arrange it in the future. Apologies for any inconvenience. 'Indigeneity, agroecology and the SDGs. A case example of ETFE (Ebonyu Transformation Farm Enterprise), Kalaki District, Uganda.' About this Event Dr Nicholas James is an Associate Lecturer at The Open University - SSGS (Faculty of the Social Sciences, Social Sciences and Global Studies) and co-founder of Ebonyu Transformation Farm…
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