News

This year’s World Soil Day (5th December) is dedicated to the theme “Keep soil alive, protect soil biodiversity”. Find out more about the ongoing SoilCare project.

Chris Short will be guest Editor of a Special Issue of the Journal 'Sustainability' on the theme of 'Sustainable Agricultural Land Management: Co-Benefits and Challenges in 21st Century'. Find out how to submit articles for consideration.

Later this week, CCRI's Dr Dan Keech and Associate Prof. Matt Reed will be co-hosting a session at the online URP2020 conference.

Earlier this week CCRI Director Janet Dwyer gave evidence to the Members of the Economic Growth and Development Overview and Scrutiny Committee as part of an inquiry concerning the economic vitality of rural and coastal areas in Cornwall.

Janet Dwyer has been invited to participate in the Prague European Summit which is taking place on 18th and 19th November.

We are pleased to recognise promotions to existing colleagues and welcome new ones to the team.

This month, Julie Urquhart will take part in an online festival that re-visits and celebrates an event that took place in 1995 - the first International Children's Conference on the Environment.

A recent article by Julie Ingram and Damian Maye on digitalisation and agricultural knowledge has now been included in a new ebook.

Professor Clive Potter of Imperial College London and Dr Julie Urquhart of the University of Gloucestershire will be joint Ambassador for the Future of Treescapes project.