Latest news and updates from CCRI.
As Andy Burnham takes up the position of Prime Minister of the UK, CCRI’s Director argues that ‘Manchesterism’ offers rural communities reasons to be cautiously optimistic.
A new Toolkit to help parish councils and rural communities put affordable housing on the public agenda under English devolution has just been published, with the help of research from the Countryside and Community Research Institute (CCRI).
On 9 June 2026, Jane Mills of CCRI joined an event at the European Parliament in Brussels to share evidence on what policymakers can do to help more farmers adopt regenerative and conservation agriculture. The event, co-hosted by the Institute…
A new CCRI study invites professionals with experience of working in conflict-affected high-risk environments to take part in a short survey.
On 6th May 2026, the Countryside and Community Research Institute (CCRI) hosted a Rural Geography Research Group (RGRG) workshop to reflect on the current state and future of rural geography in teaching and research. Supported by the Royal Geographical Society…
Bringing together scientists, farmers, land managers, policymakers and citizen scientists across Europe and North Africa, the EUROSION network will map where, when and why soil is being lost.
Join us at a workshop exploring insect protein as an alternative to soy in UK poultry feed on 18th May.
The Countryside and Community Research Institute (CCRI) is delighted to offer three new fully funded social science PhD studentships, to commence in October 2026. CCRI recently secured the competitive funds for the studentships from the Welsh Graduate School for the Social Sciences (WGSSS).
A new two-minute animation helps young audiences understand how pesticides can harm the tiny ‘superhero bugs’ that we rely on for fruit and vegetables.