Calling Rural SME's-share your views on rural broadband connection... BDUK & National Innovation Centre for Rural Enterprise have produced a short survey to learn more about current digital connectivity. Responses will inform future service development and support for rural businesses: newcastlebusiness.eu.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_8H…

We're collaborating with BDUK Department for Culture, Media and Sport on this survey - if you run a business, please tell us what you think about #rural #broadband connection.

Earlier today, Chris Short was on BBC Somerset with Claire Carter discussing the recently published report which details how the #rural economy will be affected by changes to payment systems. bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/p0… Skip to 1h 9min for the feature. Heart of the South West LEP

Sub-standard #infrastructure in #rural areas – particularly lack of quality #broadband – is affecting businesses’ ability to be #resilient. Read our survey findings: ncl.ac.uk/nicre/news/ite… Enterprise Research Centre (ERC) Defra UK Country Land & Business Assn Rural England @RDCInvProject Alncom Department for Culture, Media and Sport

📢NEW National Innovation Centre for Rural Enterprise State of Rural Enterprise report out today. Findings from survey of 4,000 firms show #rural enterprises much more likely than urban firms to judge their infrastructure as poor, with implications for #resilience, #recovery and #levellingup ncl.ac.uk/nicre/news/ite…

Delighted to welcome @NeilWard586 to The Catalyst this evening as the 'perfect speaker' for the Centre for Rural Economy 30th birthday series for a seminar about #NetZero #Food and #farming. Thanks to everyone joining us in-person and online.

Want to help unlock potential in #rural #communities & #businesses in the #NorthEast? Join us as a Research Assistant/Associate Newcastle University & work with a network of partners on our innovation projects. Find out more and apply: ncl.ac.uk/nicre/news/ite…

🚜Many farm businesses in England may struggle to cope with the challenges of new #agricultural policies given that a majority do not engage in formal #business planning or seek external professional advice, according to our survey. Read our findings: ncl.ac.uk/nicre/news/ite…

Our report which found a lack of business planning among farms in England has been welcomed by Defra UK Farming Minister Victoria Prentis said formal business planning is 'important' as farms prepare for future challenges. Read our findings: ncl.ac.uk/nicre/news/ite…

Don't forget to join us on Monday for @bock_bettina seminar exploring rural development policy and research to handle current rural development issues

This is taking place today at 5pm in the Agriculture Building Common Room Newcastle University - come along and hear from @bock_bettina on ‘Co-Production of Rural Knowledge’. @SciencesNCL Faculty of Science, Agriculture & Engineering

We've launched our second Open Call and welcome applications from academics to #research an area of #rural #enterprise and #innovation. We're prioritising a number of topics, find out more: nicre.co.uk/news/2022/octo… Centre for Rural Economy NCL Business School CCRI Royal Agricultural University Enterprise Research Centre (ERC)

Excited to spread the news that David Symes' career spanning book 'Fishing Europe's Troubled Waters: Fifty Years of Fisheries Policy' will be published March 2023. Take a sneak preview of the cover! routledge.com/Fishing-Europe…

Have you seen the 👉6 takeaway points👈from the NEW CRPR Exeter Uni report on Covid-19 and the UK food system? What can we learn about the #resilience in the #foodsystem for future shocks/events and how can this be factored into future thinking within #research and #innovation? A🧵

🚨NEWS: The Lords Land Use Committee report ‘Making the most out of England’s Land’ has been published! Read it in full here: committees.parliament.uk/committee/583/…

Very productive meeting discussing how to achieve useful knowledge exchange, and inform policy and practice Centre for Rural Economy National Innovation Centre for Rural Enterprise GLOBAL-RURAL Michael Woods @Ruth1McA David Meredith Social Science SETU Waterford Dr Muireann Prendergast RCN NI DAERA

"This book shows [David Symes] had his finger on the pulse of fisheries management in a way that no other commentator can match, and his comprehensive grasp of the complexities of fisheries policy makes his writings authoritative in speaking truth to power." Professor Tim Gray

A project through National Innovation Centre for Rural Enterprise & @SciencesNCL to identify space capabilities in natural capital & ecosystem services monitoring & management in the #NorthEast is one of 18 to receive funding from UK Space Agency bit.ly/3KemElQ Newcastle University @Satelliteapps Rural Design Centre

Fishing Europe's Troubled Waters: Fifty Years of Fisheries Policy is coming soon! Such an important contribution from the late, great David Symes. Here pictured discussing his ideas for 'the book'