CPRE GIS Project: Severn Vale Study Tour

A few weeks ago Rob Berry – CCRI’s GIS and database expert, took a group of students on a field trip around the Severn Vale visiting numerous points of interest. Although he has published it on his own blog, our…

‘Climbing the wall’ – The big walls of Yosemite as a commons resource

In early 2015, there were numerous news reports of a significant climbing event unfolding in Yosemite valley, California - the first 'free' ascent of 'The Dawn Wall' route on El Capitan. Senior research fellow, John Powell from CCRI took great interest in this as he was once a fairly formidable climber himself.

Directorial Dilemmas

As part of the CCRI’s endeavours to increase dissemination and engagement with social media, we have begun to create short films, most recently to help with promoting the forthcoming policy conference. Taking the lead on this has been Research Assistant,…

A new route to innovation – by Dr Matt Reed

Senior Research Fellow, Dr Matthew Reed, recently wrote a blog piece about the importance of innovation for The Growth Hub, which is a collaboration between GFirst and the University of Gloucestershire, who have come together to create a innovative way of supporting new and existing businesses to maximise their potential. You can read his blog here.