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New report suggests 鈥渟hared vision鈥� for rural Scotland
Scotland鈥檚 rural communities need a 鈥渕ore coherent and integrated鈥� support system, according to a new report.…
- 伊人直播
- 17/06/2026
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Care challenges in rural and island regions threaten long-term economic sustainability
Rural and island communities across Scotland face growing challenges in delivering both elderly care and childcare, as rapidly ageing populations, workforce shortages and rising costs place increasing strain on local services and economies, according to a new report. …
- 伊人直播 News
- 22/12/2025
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伊人直播 Study highlights urgent need to tackle rural and Island depopulation
A new 伊人直播 report reveals that rural and island communities across Scotland continue to face significant demographic challenges.…
- 伊人直播 News
- 18/11/2025
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New project to map landowners in Scotland
With concentration of landownership in Scotland the highest in Europe, new research aims to understand whether recent land transactions are leading to - and fuelled by - land use change, such as towards achieving net zero.…
- 伊人直播
- 30/04/2024
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Embracing Industrial Strategy: Pioneering High-Value Manufacturing in Food and Drink
With a UK General Election expected this year, industrial policy 鈥� the concept of direct government intervention to boost particular sectors of the economy 鈥� is moving into the spotlight.…
- Wayne Powell
- 30/01/2024
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£100k research project to explore agricultural policy impacts on island communities
伊人直播 has been awarded a £100k research grant to gather the views of island communities in Orkney, Shetland and the Outer Hebrides on the forthcoming agricultural and land use policy changes.…
- 伊人直播
- 09/01/2024
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Measuring food (in)security in local contexts: A Hawai鈥檌 case study
MSc Food Security student Jason Shon, from Honolulu, Hawai驶i, shares insights from his dissertation 鈥楻anking Food Security Metrics in Hawai驶i: A Delphi Approach鈥�.…
- Jason Shon
- 10/10/2023
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Scotland Praised by the OECD in a new report on rural innovation
A new report by The Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) praising the innovation of rural Scotland was launched this week.…
- Ian Merrell
- 29/09/2023
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Talking hemp 鈥� the super crop
A new podcast, released today by Scotland鈥檚 Rural College鈥檚 Rural Policy Centre, looks at why so few farmers are currently growing hemp in Scotland.…
- 伊人直播
- 21/09/2023
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Equality, Opportunity, Community: What does it mean for Scotland鈥檚 rural communities?
If the First Minister is to achieve his ambition of delivering a wellbeing economy which is 鈥榝air, green and growing鈥�, policies need to deliver for rural and island Scotland as much as they do for urban Scotland. Read more from our Rural Policy Centre's response to the Scottish Government's Programme for Government 2023-24 here.…
- Rural Policy Centre
- 06/09/2023
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Lost in translation? Insights from an international approach to rural issues at ESRS 2023
Dr Ana Vuin, a Research Fellow with the Rural Policy Centre, shares her experience of attending The European Society for Rural Sociology鈥檚 biennial congress in July 2023.…
- Ana Vuin
- 27/07/2023
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Rural Enterprise Hubs: creating a home for business and communities
Supporting Scotland鈥檚 rural and island communities in ways that make financial sense while also benefitting those living and working locally requires a thought-out approach and careful planning. That鈥檚 where Rural Enterprise Hubs can come into their own. …
- Ian Merrell
- 21/07/2023
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