Latest news and updates from CCRI.
Julie Ingram and Kenny Lynch (School of Natural and Social Sciences, University of Gloucestershire) have secured funding from the UK’s Newton Fund to work with researchers from Egypt and South Africa on understanding water and food security issues. The support comes from a British Council Researcher Links award.
A second paper based on the key findings of the EU GLAMUR project has been published in a special issue of Sustainability which has open access.
A paper based on a study of cheese supply chains in the UK and Switzerland, which was co-written by CCRI researchers, has been published with open access by Sustainability. It is derived from research conducted as part of the EU 7th Framework Programme project GLAMUR (Global and Local food chain Assessment: a MUltidimensional performance-based approach).
Pete Gaskell was in London yesterday (28th April) attending a Heritage Alliance ‘Audience Mapping’ workshop, which aimed to assist the development of a new strategic plan for The Heritage Alliance by mapping and prioritising its audiences to enable better understanding and engagement with them.
There is still time to book your place at 'Talking Rubbish', a key policy seminar on waste management and the circular economy which will be chaired by the well known British environmentalist and writer, Jonathon Porritt CBE.
Jane Mills and Chris Short co-authored a journal article that has just been published in Ecological Indicators. The paper has free access until 14th June, 2016.
Dan Keech is teaching a module called Sustainable Food and Food Security for 25 bachelor students at Masaryk University in Brno, Czech Republic, from 26th - 29th April, 2016. This is the third year that Dan has delivered this module, which is part of the University's Environmental Studies course, within the Faculty of Social Sciences.
Dan Keech will be speaking at an conference in Sidmouth, Devon, on 16th April at an event which is being organized by the East Devon Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty, called ‘Orchards in the Landscape’. Dan’s presentation is called ‘New commercial models for old cultural landscapes – orchard conservation in Germany and England’.
Chris Short is hosting a key policy seminar on waste management and the circular economy together with Sue Oppenhiemer, who is a former graduate from the University of Gloucestershire Environment Planning and Management Masters course. The seminar, which is free to attend, is to take place on 29th April at the University of Gloucestershire Park Campus.