News

Latest news and updates from CCRI.

Julie Ingram and Damian Maye permaculture article published in new book

Julie Ingram and Damian Maye have had a article published in a new book. “Niche knowledge systems-challenging or invigorating the AKS? An analysis of the Permaculture community in England”, was published in AgroEcological Transitions : Changes and breakthroughs in the making.

Damian Maye presenting at a Sufisa meeting in Portugal, January 2017

CCRI Seminar Cancellation

Due to unforeseen circumstances, the CCRI seminar scheduled for Thursday, 13th April, has been postponed. A new date will be published for Rob Berry's presentation, Spatio-economic modelling of agricultural resilience, in due course.

WILD film launched today

The CCRI is delighted to support a short film released today (Tuesday, 28th March) outlining the impact of the WILD project in Gloucestershire and Wiltshire.

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The benefits of being a CCRI Placement Student

For the past few years, the CCRI has recruited an annual placement student, providing opportunities to assist on research projects and develop new knowledge and skills. This work experience has often helped our alumni find employment after completing their degrees, including our two most recent placement students, who told us that the experience that they gained whilst at the CCRI was instrumental in their recent job successes.

Julie Ingram presenting at Brussels workshop

Julie Ingram is presenting at the 'Best practices addressing environmental and climate needs' workshop, which has been organised by DG AGRI and the JRC, and is taking place on 23rd-24th March in Brussels.

Janet Dwyer and Chris Short at PEGASUS meeting in Calabria

Professor Janet Dwyer and Chris Short are currently in Reggio in Calabria at the very end of the ‘foot’ of Italy. They are attending the 2nd PEGASUS Annual Steering Group Meeting, which is taking place between 14th to 16th March.

CCRI Seminar Presentation – Thursday, 16th March

The CCRI is currently hosting Luca Lazzarini, a PhD student in Urban and Regional Development at the Inter-university Department of Urban and Regional Studies and Planning (DIST) at Politecnico di Torino, Italy. This Thursday, 16th March, Luca is giving a presentation as part of the CCRI Seminar Series “For rural space. A scenario-based approach for re-addressing planning practice”.