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Place based rural development for communities with high cultural capital
Lois Mansfield, a lecturer from Cumbria, travelled to Japan to research the use of place-based cultural capital as a tool for rural development. She sought to identify...
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Cycle tourism for rural economies: Andy Beanland’s story
Story | By Andy Beanland | Cycle tourism for sustainable rural development: understanding and interpreting lessons from Europe | 2013Andy Beanland travelled to Denmark, Germany, Sweden, Switzerland and the Netherlands in 2013 to investigate the potential of cycle tourism to deliver sustainable...
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Blog: Tech solutions for rural isolation
Isolation and loneliness have long been known to have deep-rooted psychological impacts. There is now a growing body of evidence that loneliness is as great a public...
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Blog: Affordable rural eco-homes
There is currently a great deal of policy and academic focus on housing. Yet this is mainly with respect to urban housing issues, with far less concern for problems...
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Blog: Rural communities that support people with dementia
Dementia is an issue everywhere, but in rural areas, the issue is exaggerated because many people are isolated. Where I live, in a village in the Scottish Highlands,...
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Traditional meadow skills: Rachel Remnant’s Story
Story | By Rachel Remnant | From Transylvania to the Itchen Valley: Reviving Traditional Meadow Skills | 2016Nature conservation worker Rachel Remnant travelled to Romania in 2016 to investigate traditional meadow conservation skills. She has since helped to engage people in...
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News: Applications now open for 2019 Fellowships – three new award categories available
News | 27 Apr 2018 |We are now open for Churchill Fellowship applications for travel in 2019, with three new award categories among 12 under which you can apply. The deadline for...
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Suicide prevention in rural areas: Jude McCann's Story
Jude McCann researched ways of reaching and supporting people at risk of suicide in rural areas, particularly in the farming community. Jude's Fellowship was...