Countryside and Community Research Institute

“An internationally excellent Research Institute” (REF, 2021).
Shaping rural development policy and practice in the UK, Europe and further afield.

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Matt Reed and Pippa Simmonds record Podcast

CCRI Director Matt Reed and PhD student Pippa Simmonds have recently recorded a Podcast for the ‘People Place and Nature Podcast’ entitled ‘Farming, Sustainability, and the Food Cycle’.

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CCRI – one of the largest specialist rural research
centres in the UK.

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Current research projects

  • The impact of devolution on affordable rural housing delivery – key risks and opportunities

    The impact of devolution on affordable rural housing delivery – key risks and opportunities

    Funded by the Rural Housing Network (RHN), this research study will consider the impact of the government’s English Devolution programme on the delivery of affordable rural housing

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  • FoodCop: Food Systems Transformation Startup Villages Bioeconomy Community of Practice

    FoodCop: Food Systems Transformation Startup Villages Bioeconomy Community of Practice

    researchers are collaborating with partners from nine European countries on an international project to drive innovation, entrepreneurship and sustainability within rural communities.

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  • Integrating Local Authority Climate Policies

    Integrating Local Authority Climate Policies

    University of Gloucestershire is working with public sector partners and the farming industry to identify and implement actions which can support positive changes to what we eat and how we farm in the county, to help the UK meet its net zero targets.

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