A week in Whitworth Park in a Heat Wave – I
Artist Kerry Morrison has written some reflections on her week spent in Manchester's Whitworth Park with Jasmine Black as part of the Changing Treescapes AHRC project.
Julie Urquhart joins UK Government Scientific Advisory Group for Trees and Woodlands
CCRI’s Dr Julie Urquhart has been appointed to the newly formed Trees and Woodlands Scientific Advisory Group (TAW-SAG), established to provide expert scientific input to the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) to inform the England tree planting programme.
CCRI research into fishers’ participation in management and science of fisheries published by Defra
Defra have published CCRI research how professional fishers and recreational anglers participate in the management and science of fisheries in England.
Changing Treescapes – A time spent exploring Manchester’s Whitworth Park
CCRI Research Assistant, Jasmine Black has recently spent time exploring Manchester’s Whitworth park ahead of undertaking two weeks of fieldwork there for the Changing Treescapes project. She has written this reflective piece about her experiences there.
New Director for the CCRI
We are pleased to announce the appointment of Matt Reed as the CCRI's new Director. He will take over from Professor Janet Dwyer who is stepping down from the post.
New paper on social indicators for agri-environment schemes published
A team at CCRI, led by Jane Mills have recently published a paper in Sustainability entitled ‘Developing Farm-Level Social Indicators for Agri-Environment Schemes: A Focus on the Agents of Change’.
SPRINT project features in Open Access Government magazine
The July edition of the Open Access Government magazine features an article detailing the EU Horizon 2020 funded 'SPRINT' project.
CCRI researchers present at European Seminar on Extension and Education
CCRI researchers Julie Ingram and Caitlin Hafferty recently presented a paper at The European Seminar on Extension and Education (ESEE) hosted by Teagasc at Ballyhaise Agricultural College, Cavan, Ireland.
CCRI welcomes visiting research student
We are very pleased to receive our first visiting research student for quite some time. Rafa Mesa joins us from the Inter-University Institute of Local Development of the University of Valencia, Spain.