Rural Communities
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Blog: Tackling homelessness in rural communities
The Covid-19 pandemic has led to a once-in-a-generation effort across the nation to house people sleeping rough. The Everybody In initiative has shown what can be...
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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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Bringing people together in rural communities
Liz Wilkin, a rural community adviser from Cornwall, travelled to Denmark, Greece and Grenada to explore approaches to tackling rural isolation. She will use her...
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Migrants and refugees; social inclusion in the highlands of Scotland
Clare Daly, an advocacy worker from Inverness, travelled to Canada and Norway to explore integration for migrants and refugees in rural areas. She will use her findings...
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Transforming lives and landscapes with trees
Ian Brown, from Northumberland, and Chair of the Forestry Commission's North East Forestry and Woodland Advisory Committee, travelled to Belgium, Denmark, Germany,...
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Tackling homelessness in rural communities
Rory Weal, a policy worker from London, travelled to the USA to study responses to homelessness in rural communities. He will use his findings to raise awareness of this...
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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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The District Nursing Service: Learning from Australia and New Zealand 2019
Dr Crystal Oldman, from London, and Chief Executive of The Queen's Nursing Institute, travelled to Australia and New Zealand to research safe staffing within...
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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...