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  • Boosting rural tourism in Europe to drive rural growth

    Rural Growth, a project funded through the EU's European Regional Development Fund, aims to reverse rural economic decline through tourism.

    published on: 13 December 2016

  • Improving efficiency of the agri-food sector in the EU

    Our latest Policy Note explores some of the problems facing the agri-food sector in the EU, and how they could be addressed.

    published on: 13 December 2016

  • Do food retailers back up good intentions with action?

    A small number retailers supply most of the food eaten in Britain. Most are vocal about their commitment to promoting children’s health and nutrition – but are these claims backed up by action?

    published on: 13 December 2016

  • How are young people in rural Britain affected by inequalities?

    published on: 23 November 2016

  • What do emerging technologies offer rural areas?

    published on: 23 November 2016

  • Newcastle takes key role in food security network

    published on: 17 November 2016

  • What future for agri-business post Brexit?

    published on: 15 November 2016

  • Rural Entrepreneurship Conference to be held in Newcastle

    published on: 8 November 2016

  • What does food security really mean in today’s world?

    published on: 4 November 2016

  • Leading rural studies academic joins CRE

    published on: 20 October 2016

  • Artist will document challenges facing dairy farmers in Northumberland

    published on: 11 October 2016

  • New Professor of Rural Economy will share experiences of getting research into policy

    published on: 29 September 2016

  • Growing connections in the arts

    published on: 28 September 2016

  • CRE academic appointed to Film and Arts Festival Board

    published on: 27 September 2016

  • What options for our uplands post-Brexit?

    published on: 27 September 2016

  • CRE contributes to continuing rural development policy in Europe

    published on: 13 September 2016

  • Dianna Bowles to give Cameron-Gifford public lecture

    published on: 13 September 2016

  • CRE prepares to welcome an eminent visitor

    published on: 17 August 2016

  • Researchers investigate the vital role of UK bogs

    published on: 17 August 2016

  • Have your say on the future of hill farming

    published on: 10 August 2016

  • Research Assistant/Associate in Rural Policy Evaluation

    published on: 4 August 2016

  • Professor of Socio Technical Innovation explains Brexit implications

    published on: 3 August 2016

  • The key role of farm advisers in sustainable intensification

    published on: 21 July 2016

  • PhD studentship on stakeholder involvement in agri-food and environmental policy evaluation

    published on: 15 July 2016

  • Unique rural economy research opportunity

    published on: 13 July 2016

  • Thoughts from a European visitor

    published on: 8 July 2016

  • Rural economic realities in unreal times

    published on: 5 July 2016

  • Newcastle expertise adds value to Vietnamese agri-food industry

    published on: 22 June 2016

  • Handbook of Rural Studies published

    published on: 21 June 2016

  • Brexit – some implications for UK environmental policy

    published on: 14 June 2016

  • Nordic ruralities – and Icelandic enthusiasm

    published on: 10 June 2016

  • TARRN Tales

    published on: 26 May 2016

  • New animal welfare research network launched

    published on: 24 May 2016

  • Ensuring success in stakeholder involvement

    published on: 19 May 2016

  • Deteriorating global farmland and forests threaten ecosystems worldwide, scientists warn

    published on: 17 May 2016

  • Celebrating 125 years of agricultural research and teaching at Newcastle

    published on: 26 April 2016

  • Professor reaches finals of ARMA Awards 2016

    published on: 19 April 2016

  • Artist in Residence provokes questions about rural housing

    published on: 18 April 2016

  • The other side of the looking glass

    published on: 14 April 2016

  • Professor calls for new breed of research champions to save the impact “revolution”

    published on: 8 April 2016

  • CRE researcher reflects on the realities of policymaking

    published on: 8 April 2016

  • Could the arts play a bigger role in rural development?

    published on: 5 April 2016

  • In or out? It all depends…

    published on: 4 April 2016

  • Japanese university to develop new centre on CRE model

    published on: 21 March 2016

  • Making agri environment schemes more effective

    published on: 18 March 2016

  • Walking and cycling around Berwick and finding hidden treasures

    published on: 3 March 2016

  • Skills in the Hills – flooding and meta-analysis

    published on: 1 March 2016

  • Personal and community wellbeing – how can it work?

    published on: 22 February 2016

  • Sustainable food isn’t only about new technology

    published on: 22 February 2016

  • Practising language skills and making connections

    published on: 22 February 2016

  • Newcastle to play key role in new centre to measure the effectiveness of UK energy, water, environment and food policies

    published on: 1 February 2016

  • Nanotechnology and food: What people think

    published on: 25 January 2016

  • Not the Mighty II: Time for a Revolution in Chilean Rural Development Policy?

    published on: 22 January 2016

  • The price of milk

    CRE/Berwick Visual Arts Artist in Residence Gemma Burditt is taking inspiration from the lives of dairy farmers in Northumberland.

    published on: 2 February 2017

  • Peer support voted a success by research students

    Peer support voted a success by research students

    published on: 14 February 2017

  • The challenges of sampling

    Sampling for social science research is often challenging, particularly with difficult to reach groups

    published on: 17 February 2017

  • Research fellow required by the Centre for Rural Economy

    A Research Fellow is required, to work primarily with the Duke of Northumberland Chair of Rural Economy, to develop a programme of rural social science research.

    published on: 25 February 2017

  • Defra/AES discussions after Brexit

    The Defra/Agricultural Economics Society one day conference took place in February 2017

    published on: 23 February 2017

  • Newcastle experts urge a more holistic post-Brexit approach to the rural economy

    Researchers from the Centre for Rural Economy have urged the UK Government to look beyond agriculture and consider the interconnections and opportunities for economic growth in the post Brexit countryside.

    published on: 23 February 2017

  • Entrepreneurship, farm diversification and origami

    UK farmers diversification survey

    published on: 24 February 2017

  • Taking precision farming to Vietnam

    CRE’s Dr Carmen Hubbard and Dr Ankush Prashar from AFRD and Professor Matt Gorton and Professor Fred Lemke from Newcastle University Business School have spent a fruitful week in Southern Vietnam

    published on: 2 March 2017

  • What's in your shopping basket - and why?

    The NUFood experimental online shopping platform shows how an online supermarket can inform consumers about the choices they make by viewing products based on their carbon footprint and nutritional value.

    published on: 14 March 2017

  • The art of milk

    Artist in residence exhibition

    published on: 22 March 2017

  • Cornell partners discuss emerging challenges facing rural communities

    Rural societies around the world are changing in fundamental ways, both at their own initiative and in response to external forces. Is the field of rural studies keeping up with these changes?

    published on: 22 March 2017

  • Experts will debate a more holistic post-Brexit approach to the rural economy

    CRE researchers have urged the UK Government to look beyond agriculture and consider the interconnections and opportunities for economic growth in the post Brexit countryside.

    published on: 7 April 2017

  • Forthcoming events from N8 Agri Food

    N8 AgriFood is an interdisciplinary research programme of the N8 universities partnership that combines crop and livestock research with expertise in social sciences in a single research initiative.

    published on: 20 April 2017

  • Newcastle researchers investigate consequences of Brexit for UK agri industries

    Newcastle has been awarded one of the Economic and Social Research Council’s 25 new research projects focusing on the process and consequences of the UK leaving the European Union.

    published on: 19 April 2017

  • CRE seeks researcher to work on project investigating agricultural policy after Brexit

    The Centre for Rural Economy is seeking a researcher to work on “Brexit: How might UK Agriculture Thrive or Survive?”

    published on: 26 April 2017

  • Rural businesses are making profits but could do even better

    New analysis of rural firms in the English regions shows rural businesses to be significantly more likely to be profitable than businesses in urban areas.

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  • Expert welcomes new funding announcement for peatlands

    UK peatlands are wild, often remote places and many do not look as attractive as they might, admits Professor Mark Reed

    published on: 2 May 2017

  • New opportunity for research fellow at CRE

    An exciting new 5 year research fellowship is now available working with colleagues in the Centre for Rural Economy.

    published on: 2 May 2017

  • CRE public lecture by Bettina Bock and informal book launch / Thursday May 25th

    Prof dr. ir. Bettina B. Bock is a Newcastle University Visiting Prof at the Centre for Rural Economy (CRE). As part of her appointment at Newcastle, she will give a CRE Public Lecture on 25 May at the Lit & Phil

    published on: 17 May 2017

  • Brexit will have significant effects on rural areas of the UK

    published on: 16 May 2017

  • What does retirement mean on the farm?

    Can older farmers ever retire or is their identity too bound up with their land and profession?

    published on: 17 May 2017

  • Teaching Excellence Award for CRE academic

    Congratulations to Dr Luca Panzone who has received a Teaching Excellence Award for "Research Supervisor of the Year 2017".

    published on: 16 May 2017

  • 'Meet the Editor’ – with Prof Bettina B. Bock, Sociologia Ruralis Editor-in-Chief

    Drawing on her experience as editor of the international journal Sociologia Ruralis, Prof Bettina Bock will discuss what you need to know in order to ensure success when submitting a paper.

    published on: 19 May 2017

  • CRE celebrates artistic partnerships

    As the application period for the annual CRE/Berwick Visual Arts residency closes, we celebrate five years of artists’ residencies at the Centre for Rural Economy.

    published on: 7 June 2017

  • Rose Beddington Seminar 29.6.17

    Photojournalist Rose Beddington has documented changes in the lives of people who live in Lincolnshire

    published on: 15 June 2017

  • Looking beyond the farm after Brexit

    It is likely that anyone thinking about rurality will mainly focus on agriculture

    published on: 22 June 2017

  • Scottish Government to set up new taskforce in response findings

    published on: 23 June 2017

  • From snow to sun – an update on the Rural Growth project from Ian Merrell

    PhD student Ian Merrell provides a progress report on the European Union Intereg Rural Growth project

    published on: 28 July 2017

  • New CRE recruit wins prestigious award

    published on: 10 August 2017

  • Language, the city and the rural

    How does language influence place and its people, and vice versa?

    published on: 15 August 2017

  • Rural areas need joined up approach to avoid the worst of Brexit

    Rural areas would benefit from greater devolved decision making and a single, co-ordinated voice to avoid long-term issues being made worse by Brexit.

    published on: 22 November 2018

  • New initiative to combine data across studies and sites to better inform peatland policy and practice

    published on: 14 November 2019

  • Meeting the conservation challenge in England's designated landscapes - The Glover Review and the future of land management.

    published on: 4 December 2019

  • Global progress to tackle the climate crisis through peatland action to be presented at UN Climate Conference

    Delegates to UN climate conference (COP25) in Madrid this week will hear about research led by Professor Mark Reed.

    published on: 6 December 2019

  • Bridging gaps between researchers to foster collaborations

    published on: 17 December 2019

  • Four ways to reduce the carbon in your food basket (The Conversation)

    Dr Luca Panzone and Natasha Auch share four simple rules to help consumers reduce the carbon footprint of their food basket during the next shopping trip.

    published on: 8 January 2020

  • The future of farming

    published on: 24 January 2020

  • Bringing creative arts practice to FIELD

    The FIELD project's successful application for an award from the Wellcome Trust means the team can recruit three creative arts professionals.

    published on: 4 June 2020

  • New research tells Government what farmers want from new peatland strategy

    published on: 21 August 2020

  • Rural businesses urged to complete Covid-19 survey

    published on: 16 February 2021

  • Remembering Professor Philip Lowe

    It is with great sadness that we announce the death of Professor Philip Lowe, the founder of the Centre for Rural Economy and former Director of the Rural Economy and Land Use Programme.

    published on: 20 February 2020

  • Large-scale business survey to shed light on rural resilience during COVID

    published on: 16 April 2021

  • RIP David Symes, Reader Emeritus and Honorary Fellow of CRE

    published on: 20 January 2022

  • Resilient rural businesses innovate and diversify during Covid

    NICRE findings show impact of the pandemic

    published on: 21 January 2022

  • Village halls’ role in digitally connecting communities

    CRE research showcased as part of Village Halls Week

    published on: 24 January 2022

  • Durty Beanz announced as new artist in residence with Maltings and Newcastle University

    Glasgow-based Durty Beanz are a collaborative performance project established in 2019. Their residency with Maltings, Berwick and Newcastle University’s Centre for Rural Economy and Institute for Creative Arts Practice, will explore food production and consumption.

    published on: 2 March 2022

  • New textbook on ‘Rural Places and Planning: Stories from the Global Countryside’

    Dr Menelaos Gkartzios, Reader in Planning and Rural Development at CRE has co-authored a new textbook on ‘Rural Places and Planning: Stories from the Global Countryside’

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  • Rural innovation and enterprise research Fellowship opportunity

    Applications open for scheme under the theme of ‘Cities and Place’

    published on: 11 March 2022

  • Cost of living crisis will push more into rural poverty

    New research led by CRE Associate Professor Mark Shucksmith shows that many rural households already experiencing poverty and financial vulnerability in Britain will be hardest hit by increases in energy costs

    published on: 6 April 2022

  • Personal encounters with the history of animal plagues, policies and pathogens

    Professor Abigail Woods, Pro Vice Chancellor, University of Lincoln

    Date/Time: 16 June 5-6pm

    Venue: Clement Stephenson Lecture Theatre, Agriculture Building

  • Reworking the Land: The Carbon and Food Challenge - What Cost to Communities?

    Date/Time: 7 June 5-7pm

    Venue: Clement Stephenson Lecture Theatre, Agriculture Building

  • The Value of Comparative Research

    Date/Time: 24 May 11:15-12:30

    Venue: Boiler House

  • Net Zero, Food and Farming: Climate Change and the UK Agri-Food System - Postponed

    We are delighted to announce that Professor Neil Ward will be joining us for the next event in our CRE 30th Seminar Series. In his talk, Neil will be drawing on his research exploring, net zero, food and farming.

    Date/Time: Postponed

    Venue: G.06 Frederick Douglas Glass Centre

  • Poor broadband hinders resilience among rural businesses

    NICRE’s major survey highlights how sub-standard infrastructure in rural areas is affecting businesses’ ability to bounce back from adversity

    published on: 13 May 2022

  • CRE 30th Seminar – Net Zero, Food and Farming

    published on: 29 June 2022

  • Royal Swedish Academy of Agriculture and Forestry

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  • Centre for Rural Economy celebrates 30 years

    Newcastle University’s Centre for Rural Economy (CRE) celebrated 30 years of supporting sustainable development in rural areas.

    published on: 1 February 2023

  • CRE Researchers Honoured by Agricultural Economics Society

    Dr Diogo Souza Monteiro received the award for Outstanding Contribution to Teaching and Learning, while Dr Carmen Hubbard received the award for Outstanding Contribution to Research and the Society.

    published on: 1 February 2023

  • Proposals unveiled for positive change in the rural economy

    A series of policy recommendations to advocate for positive change in the rural economy, has been published by the Centre for Rural Economy (CRE) at Newcastle University.

    published on: 25 September 2023

  • Artist Opportunity: Researching the Wellbeing of Rural Communities

    The Maltings (Berwick) Trust and Newcastle University’s Centre for Rural Economy (CRE) and Institute for Creative Arts Practice have an ongoing programme of commissions and artist residencies that supports the exchange and sharing of knowledge between the artist and researchers to inform critical responses to contemporary rural issues.

    published on: 22 January 2024