VALERIE: boosting access to knowledge for innovation
CCRI researchers Julie Ingram, Jane Mills and Peter Gaskell attended the final Symposium for the EU funded VALERIE project in Brussels on 14th November 2017.
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Latest news and updates from CCRI.
Listen to Matt Reed and Hannah Chiswell on BBC Radio Gloucestershire talking about ESRC events
Matt Reed and Hannah Chiswell were interviewed on the Kate Clark show on BBC Gloucestershire yesterday (5th November) about the CCRI events taking place as part of the ESRC Festival of Social Science. The programme can be listened to online until 4th December.
Come and find out about CCRI postgraduate research opportunities – Open Day, Sunday 19th November
The University of Gloucestershire is holding an Open Day on Sunday 19th November where CCRI’s postgraduate leader, Dr Matt Reed, will be on hand to offer information about the postgraduate and research opportunities in the CCRI.
Scientists join forces with farmers, communities and local authorities in major flood mitigation project
Chris Short is working with other researchers in a new innovative collaborative project, led by the University of Reading, which will join forces with farmers, advisors, communities and local authorities across the West Thames area to learn how different land management methods impact on flood risk.
CCRI free food and farming events in Gloucestershire
We will be setting up stalls at the Cheltenham and Cirencester farmers' markets (on 10th and 11th November respectively) to give short talks and chat with members of the public about our latest food and farming research and how it affects the products we buy. These are free events as part of the ESRC Festival of Social Science.
Paul Courtney paper on how to measure social values published in Voluntas
Paul Courtney has had a paper published which describes a programme of action research which has developed a user-friendly tool to assist smaller social purpose organisations to explore, evidence and value the benefits that they produce for society.
CCRI seminar to look at modernisation in rural Korea
Dr Joo-In Seong, our visiting researcher from South Korea, is making a presentation as part of the CCRI Seminar Series on Thursday 26th October on 'Rural changes in Korea’s modernisation and new rurality for the future', which is based on his sabbatical research. The seminar is free to attend.
Networking and Innovation at the AIS 2017
Julie Ingram was in Portugal last week representing the EU funded VALERIE and AgridemoF2F projects at the Agri Innovation summit 2017 (AIS 2017).
John Powell raising awareness of importance of water governance and policy in China
John Powell has been participating in the first ever workshop on commons to be held in China, which was attended by over 80 participants at Tsinghua University in Beijing on 14th and 15th October 2017.