Annie Buckle is a #PhD student here at the Countryside and Community Research Institute and would love to hear from you if you manage #livestock in the UK? 🐄 🐑 She is looking to understand how business choices are made and prioritised, what resources are used to inform management decisions and the role of external influences and personal experiences. As part of her research she has a quick 5 minute survey https://lnkd.in/eQfnzj8x
Countryside and Community Research Institute
Higher Education
Cheltenham, Gloucestershire 487 followers
Shaping rural development policy and practice in the UK, Europe and further afield
About us
The Countryside and Community Research Institute (CCRI) is a collaboration between the University of Gloucestershire, the Royal Agricultural University and Hartpury College for the purposes of research, education and knowledge exchange. The CCRI is one of the largest specialist rural research centres in the UK, working at the interface of agriculture, society and the environment on issues relevant to rural and urban development, in the UK, Europe and further afield. Working with colleagues and partners in the physical as well as social sciences the CCRI has placed itself at the centre of a nexus of mutual exchange. These exchanges range from soil science, sustainable agriculture, to the culture of food, and the limits of the food system. Our principal research interests are manifested in a rigorous, dynamic and inclusive approach to deepening our shared understanding of rural life. As we prepare for the policy, technological and environmental challenges before us, we look to work with those engaged in agriculture, food and environmental management as well as rural communities.
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https://www.ccri.ac.uk/
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Josh Davis is one of our #PhD students and would like to chat to you if are involved in nature-based recovery schemes. He wants to know what the new skills that farmers, land managers, and advisory/extension services need to support nature-based recovery. So, whether you are a farmer, land manager, educator, NGO/bridging organisation representative, or a combination of the above - he would love to hear from you! The interviews will take around 30-60 minutes provide a platform to share insights and experiences, drivers of change, and best practice. As a gesture of appreciation you will receive a £10 gift voucher! Get in touch with Josh at: joshuadavis@connect.glos.ac.uk or DM on here.
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Our latest paper with Joana Elisa Maldonado, Istvan Vanyolos, Mauro Vigani, and Alessandro Turrini reviews three different methodologies to identify green jobs in cross-country comparable data that are regularly and timely available for EU Member States. An important insight from the analysis is that the considered methodologies produce diverging results when it comes to the geographical, sectoral, and skills distribution of green jobs. This means that any findings on the dynamics, job and worker characteristics of green occupations critically hinge on the approach chosen to identify green jobs, and has to be seen in light of that. [Download-link in Comments 👇]
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The United Nations Development Programme Independent Evaluation Office has recently published an Armenian focused report authored by two CCRI researchers entitled ‘Local Empowerment of Actors for Development (LEAD) in Lori and Tavush Regions‘ [Armenia]. https://lnkd.in/eyA2R--Q #Armenia #Rural #EU #LocalDevelopment
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CCRI researchers Janet Dwyer and Katarina Kubinakova contributed to a substantive new report for the European Commission which explored funding for rural areas in the European Union. The report was produced with ÖIR GmbH, CREA Ricerca & ADE s.a. Arndt Münch led overall management with Janet providing strategic lead in terms of the report's conclusions and recommendations. Read more and access all documents: https://lnkd.in/equ6hpq6 #Europe #EU #Rural #CAP #Funding
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One of our #PhD students, Josh Davis is seeking participants for his research. If you are a farmer, land-manager, agri-advisor, NGO representative or any combination of these then Josh would love to hear from you! Full details are in Josh's post below ⤵ https://lnkd.in/ePHjm6y5
Environmental Sciences PhD Student @ the Countryside & Community Research Institute (CCRI)
Fancy a Chat? Fresh from informative and thought-provoking conversations at Groundswell Agriculture, I’m really pleased to be launching a study aimed at identifying and enhancing skills for nature recovery (as part of broader efforts towards my PhD). This research will investigate the new skills that farmers, land managers, and advisory/extension services need to support nature-based recovery, and address whether the current institutional environment adequately supports skills acquisition and development with the scope required to meet national recovery targets and facilitate ecosystem restoration. As part of this journey, I am conducting a series of exploratory interviews with key stakeholders - So, whether you’re a farmer, land manager, agri-environmental advisor/educator, NGO representative, or a combination of the above - I’d love to hear from you! Roughly 30 - 60 minutes long, the interviews aim to provide a platform to share your understanding and insights on nature recovery, barriers, opportunities, pathways for change, skills needs, and best practice. If interested, do get in touch (Message me directly, or via email - joshuadavis@connect.glos.ac.uk). Help shape training programs, inform future policy, and drive impactful change for nature and farming - one conversation at a time! (FYI - I'll even throw in a gift voucher, what's more to love?) 🌿 #NatureRecovery #SustainableFarming #RegenAg #Rewilding #Restoration #Research #PhD #Academia
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Last week's seminar with Nenia (Evgenia) Micha is now available on our YouTube page: https://lnkd.in/g_BMyZt7 'The complex relations between environmental damage and farm productivity; a case study of the UK livestock sector'
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A final reminder that tomorrow at 1215 we have a seminar from Nenia (Evgenia) Micha. With a focus on the UK Livestock sector, Nenia will explore how farm productivity affects its environmental performance. Spaces are limited ~ registration and info: https://lnkd.in/ec6u2HVa
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Last night on BBC's Countryfile, Janet Dwyer was featured on an item that discussed large scale farming. 🐷 🐮 🐑 👩🌾 You can watch the piece from 12:30 min with Janet speaking at 19:50 min. https://lnkd.in/ezFBJ3gZ #Farming #Agriculture #FamilyFarm
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Professor Janet Dwyer from the Countryside and Community Research Institute has chaired an expert group commissioned by the Government to find ways to mitigate the impact of some farming practices on air quality, public health and the environment. 🌱 👩🌾 🚜 Read more and access the report published by Defra: https://lnkd.in/e3CgGP5s
Professor leads expert group commissioned by Defra to provide solutions around nutrient management
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