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Organization profile
Organisation profile
The Rural Policy Centre is a hub for generating and sharing up-to-date evidence on rural and natural economy issues, including the environment, climate change, agriculture, food and rural businesses and communities. The Rural Policy Centre operates as a focus for research and knowledge exchange work on rural policy issues, informing and contributing to policy debates through:
- Issuing regular briefings based on recent research and policy developments
- Serving as Secretariat for the Scottish Parliament Cross Party Group on Rural Policy
- Conducting research projects and organising high profile events
Through our work, we aim to improve the evidence and expand the knowledge base on rural Scotland and to inform the development of future policies. Our research outputs share valuable and straightforward insights on the big issues affecting rural lives. Research outputs are organised into four themes:
- Environment and climate
- Land use and land reform
- Food, health and wellbeing
- Rural economies and communities
Keywords
- land reform
- rural livelihoods
- natural capital
- rural policy
- climate policy
- agricultural policy
UN Sustainable Development Goals
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. Our work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
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Profiles
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Jane Atterton
- Rural Economy, Environment And Society, Rural Policy Centre - Senior Lecturer
- Scotland's Rural College - Senior Lecturer
Person: Academic contract that is research only
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Alexa Green
- Rural Economy, Environment And Society, Rural Policy Centre - Research Associate
- Scotland's Rural College - Research Associate
Person: Academic contract that is neither teaching nor research
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Eric Jensen
- Rural Economy, Environment And Society, Rural Policy Centre - Post Doctoral Research Fellow
- Scotland's Rural College - Post Doctoral Research Fellow
- Thriving Natural Capital Challenge Centre
Person: Academic contract that is research only
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Integrating Trees Into Agricultural Landscapes To Enhance Biodiversity And Associated Ecosystem Services
1/10/22 → 30/09/26
Project: PhD project
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Wet Horizons - upgrading knowledge and solutions to fast-track wetland restoration across Europe
Glenk, K., Reed, M., Eory, V., MacLeod, M., Rudman, H. & Noles, S.
1/10/22 → 30/09/26
Project: Research
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The Role Of Legumes In Achieving Net Zero: Reducing Nitrogen Losses And Improving Soil Health
1/10/22 → 30/09/26
Project: PhD project
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Community Wealth Building: Approaches relevant to rural and island communities
Glass, J. & Atterton, J., Feb 2023, SRUC's Rural Policy Centre. 15 p.Research output: Book/Report/Policy Brief/Technical Brief › Commissioned report
Open AccessFile38 Downloads (Pure) -
Exploring the Determinants of the Relationships between the Land-Based Sectors with the Wider Rural Business Base in Scotland: An Empirical Analysis
Tiwasing, P., Pate, L., McMillan, J., Atterton, J. & Thomson, S., 22 Mar 2023, In: Land. 12, 3, 24 p., 723.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Open AccessFile4 Downloads (Pure) -
Promoting dietary changes for achieving health and sustainability targets
Bellamy, A. S., Furness, E., Mills, S., Clear, A., Finnigan, S. M., Meador, E., Milne, A. E. & Sharp, R. T., 14 Apr 2023, (First published) In: Frontiers in Sustainable Food Systems. 7, 1160627.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Open AccessFile3 Downloads (Pure)
Datasets
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Mapping access to services to estimate community resilience - Edina geoforum
Spencer, M. (Creator) & Meador, E. (Creator), Zenodo, 2020
DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.3695519, https://zenodo.org/record/3695519
Dataset
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TGRAINS: CSA Twitter database - Periphery Database
Meador, E. (Creator), Bellamy, A. S. (Creator), Milne, A. (Creator), Clear, A. (Creator), Mills, S. (Creator), Finnigan, S. M. (Creator), Sharp, R. (Creator) & Furness, E. (Creator), Zenodo, 2021
DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.4748678, https://zenodo.org/record/4748678
Dataset
Activities
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Collaboration, climate and natural capital: Supporting decision-making under conditions of uncertainty
Jayne Glass (Speaker)
17 Feb 2022Activity: Talk, evidence or presentation types › Invited talk
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International Journal of Entrepreneurship and Innovation (Journal)
Pattanapong Tiwasing (Reviewer)
10 Dec 2022Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial work types › Publication Peer-review
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Embracing Complexity: How to Implement Integrated Land-Use Initiatives for Sustainable Development
Jayne Glass (Speaker)
19 Jan 2022Activity: Talk, evidence or presentation types › Invited talk
Press/Media
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Opportunities and risks of large-scale land acquisition
Hannah Rudman, Mark Reed, Jayne Glass & Andrew Bauer
31/05/22
1 item of Media coverage
Press/Media
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Rural Policy - the landscape post-Brexit and Scottish election (podcast)
Jane Atterton, Davy McCracken, Steven Thomson, Mads Fischer-Moller, Jayne Glass & Rob McMorran
27/05/21
1 Media contribution
Press/Media
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