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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. John has been conducting research on the regional food system in Kirklees in West Yorkshire for over five years. This blog post draws on a recent University of Huddersfield funded project (A safe and just local food system) exploring its changing dynamics during the Covid-19 health pandemic.

July 7, 2020

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.

June 23, 2020

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.

June 18, 2020

Julie Urquhart to guest edit special issue of ‘Forests’

Senior Research Fellow, Julie Urquhart is to be guest Editor of the journal 'Forests' with the theme of 'Global Forest Health and Climate Change: Social, Economic and Environmental Implications'.

June 11, 2020

Phil Staddon guest Editor of Climate Change Stewardship themed journal

Phil Staddon, principal lecturer and researcher at CCRI is guest editing a forthcoming issue of 'Cogent Environmental Science', a multidisciplinary open access journal.

June 2, 2020

Janet Dwyer to participate in online farming discussion group

Next week Janet Dwyer will participate in a roundtable discussion concerning the future of land management in the farming sector. Find out how to join in the discussion.

May 29, 2020

New publication on the implications of digitalisation for agricultural knowledge

Damian Maye and Julie Ingram have just had a paper accepted for publication in 'Frontiers in Sustainable Food Systems' that considers the implications of a digital transformation in agricultural production systems specifically for agricultural knowledge.

May 22, 2020

Amr Khafagy has article published on ‘Alternative Policy Solutions’

Amr Khafagy has had a short commentary article published on the 'Alternative Policy Solutions' website.

May 21, 2020

Research England funds National Innovation Centre

The University of Gloucestershire is pleased to announce its role in securing £3.8 million from the national research funding agency, Research England, for the creation of a new national centre to support innovation and unlock the potential of rural economies.

May 15, 2020