View completed research projects carried out by CCRI.
This research explored interdisciplinary approaches to student learning in Education for Sustainable Development (ESD) at taught Master’s level in Higher Education Institutions in the UK.
The CCRI worked with the University of Plymouth (lead partner), Bournemouth University, University of the West of England, Cardiff University and Swansea University to investigate how older people living in rural South West England and Wales interact with their local…
This social science study aimed to assess the level of farmer confidence in the use of vaccination before, during and after vaccine deployment, and was part of the Government’s Bovine TB Badger Vaccine Deployment Project (BVDP). The research aimed to…
This project aimed to describe the range of current UK farming systems and develop a methodology to characterise their distinctive environmental, economic and social characteristics.
This project evaluated the Local Food Programme and ran from 2009 until 2014.
The overall objective of the SOLINSA project was to identify effective and efficient approaches for the support of innovation for sustainable agriculture and rural development.
This research investigated the relationship between the CAP and farmland biodiversity.
The overarching aim of SmartSOIL was to contribute to reversing the current degradation trend of European agricultural soils by improving soil carbon management in soils of arable and mixed farming systems covering intensive to low-input and organic farming systems.
This Defra funded project reviewed evidence and provided a summary of outputs relevant to the development of new agri-environment schemes.