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).
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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.
Name the cardboard cow! Twitter competition #moo2u
The CCRI is running a Twitter completion - 'Name the cardboard cow'! - in connection with a free ESRC Festival event 'From Moo to You' that they are running at Asda in Gloucester on Monday 6th November. #moo2u
John Powell to attend first commons workshop in China
John Powell will be attending the first workshop on commons to be held in China. As President of the International Association for the Study of the Commons (IASC), he will be giving a keynote presentation at the opening ceremony on the governance of surface and groundwaters from a commons perspective.
What are the benefits of sustainable farming certification? Find out by registering for free webinar
Matt Reed is to present a free research webinar on 19th October on the added value of certification for farmers in delivering more sustainable farming, based on the findings from a research project that revealed that LEAF Marque certification can offer significant financial, environmental and social benefits for farm businesses who are members of the system.
Dan Keech presents work on urban gardening in Bavaria
Dan Keech is presenting work on 'the cultures of urban gardening in Bavaria' at an international conference in Riga, Latvia, which is taking place on 13th and 14th October.
CCRI announce 2017/18 Postgraduate Winter School
We are pleased to announce that the CCRI 2017/18 Postgraduate Winter School will take place on the 10th - 11th January, 2018, in Cheltenham. The number of places is limited, so register your free place now!
From Moo to You – free ESRC Festival event in Gloucester
CCRI Research Assistant, Hannah Chiswell, has been awarded funding from the ESRC to run an event as part of their Festival of Social Science to talk about how our milk gets from the farm to the shop shelves and other key issues facing dairy farmers today.
The future of our forests under the spotlight at the IUFRO Congress
Julie Urquhart presented two papers based on her recent research on public, stakeholder and expert perceptions of tree pests and diseases at the IUFRO 125th Anniversary Congress in Freiburg, Germany.