Professor of Agri-Food Studies @CCRI_UK. Food Geographies. Alternative Food Networks. Food Security. Biosecurity. Dairy. Horse racing, Liverpool FC & 49ers fan

Uni of Gloucestershire
Joined March 2013
So pleased to see this book published. A great, at times stressful, but also fun & interesting writing project, with amazing co-authors & friends. Please read, share, & use for teaching, research & food system thinking 🙏 @FoodGeog @RGRG_Rural @ESRSociology @CCRI_UK @UoGresearch
I am holding the just published Geographies of Food: An Introduction @DamianMaye Lewis Holloway and Moya Kneafsey and I just finished. The front matter and Chap 1 is here bit.ly/3sBAgMR and the publisher page is here bit.ly/2XQw25U for preorder or insp copies
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Funding boost for rural pubs 🍻 £440,000 will help community pubs diversify and serve local needs, from cafés & play areas to village shops. Every £1 invested creates £8 in social value! @PubistheHub_uk Read more ➡️ bit.ly/4huyUxp #RuralEconomy #RuralCommunities
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Elgar Encyclopedia of Food and Society Ed. by Lewis Holloway, Michael Goodman, @DamianMaye, Moya Kneafsey, Alexandra Sexton and Ana Moragues-Faus ℹ️🥦tinyurl.com/5yxcmjef 🆓🥕OPEN ACCESS chapters: doi.org/10.4337/978180088743… #Agriculture #Sustainability #FoodSystems
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Next week is the @RSNonline's National Rural Conference. Some of our researchers will be presenting at the event... ccri.ac.uk/news/09/2025/ccri…
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Nice to see my 2nd report for @ruralenglandcic published. This one addresses contemporary #StateofRuralServices in #RuralEngland, highlighting issues of #AccessEquality
🏡 From health to transport to childcare – how well are services working for rural England? New #SORS25 report from Rural England C.I.C reveals the gaps. ➡️rsnonline.org.uk/new-report-… #RuralResearch #StateOfRuralServices25
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New paper led by @RachaelAka on the impacts of emotional labour provided by agricultural support workers & volunteers. Using creative methods, we explore how aspects of daily life provide a means to cope with the demands of this important work. sciencedirect.com/science/ar…
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Next week @DamianMaye is speaking at a workshop to explore how rural communities can drive sustainable innovation and strengthen economic resilience through the FoodCoP platform Register to attend this #free event on 26 March events.teams.microsoft.com/e… @ENCOsrl @RDIhubIreland
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A new report is available with @DamianMaye as a co-author: Combined bacterial and viral infection epidemics: Examining the evidence and appropriate responses to protect crop health zenodo.org/records/14998986 @TheAHDB @ASA_CSSA_SSSA @EU_ENV @Rothamsted
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The @BritishAcademy_ has launched a call thebritishacademy.ac.uk/prog… for discussion papers on its public policy theme on Sustainable Futures. The deadline for proposals is 12 March 2025, and there is a Q&A webinar next Thursday (27 February), 10:00-11:00am.
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📣We are pleased to announce the appointment of new editors to Society’s journals 📣 Further details of the appointments to Area, The Geographical Journal and Transactions of the Institute of British Geographers in the🧵below. rgs.org/about-us/our-work/la…
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More details about our work with @CoolFarmTool and how farmers can be paid £200 by taking part in a research project: Via @FarmingUK farminguk.com/news/farmers-u…
Farmers are invited to join a new paid research programme to help make their practices greener. The 'LUNZ Footprint' programme (co-led by @CCRI_UK) aims to make it simpler for farmers to measure & reduce their carbon footprint. Details and link to apply: farminguk.com/news/farmers-u…
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🔊New paper published in Area by @PippaSim, @DamianMaye, Julie Ingram, Abigail Gardner, and @Sofia_Raseta 🔊 'Deliberative approaches to the climate crisis: Adapting Climathons for rural communities'. #OpenAccess doi.org/10.1111/area.12994
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Guidance for #rural enterprises to navigate voluntary carbon markets to offset emissions as part of the drive to #NetZero zero has been produced. The animated tips are designed to help make the most out of opportunities. Watch & see the research findings: bit.ly/4hUBOun
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📢 New book: Postcapitalist Countrysides @UCLpress! From land commoning and rural social enterprises, to experimental food commons, Indigenous collectives & land art practices. And more! Co-edited with @gallent_n, @marksco_envplan & A Purves #OpenAccess uclpress.co.uk/book/postcapi…
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The @CCRI_UK team has further developed the climathon methodology and run NICRE events in Gloucestershire and Northumberland with colleagues @cretweeting @NCLBusiness @UniofNewcastle Find out more: nicre.co.uk/research-and-evi… @DamianMaye @06aims
New paper just published in Area 🌍🙋‍♀️ Reflecting on two rural Climathons, we position these events as a form of deliberative democracy and discuss their contribution from a #justtransition perspective ⚖️ rgs-ibg.onlinelibrary.wiley.…
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New paper just published in Area 🌍🙋‍♀️ Reflecting on two rural Climathons, we position these events as a form of deliberative democracy and discuss their contribution from a #justtransition perspective ⚖️ rgs-ibg.onlinelibrary.wiley.…
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Rootstock is back! Following 2 sold-out events, the Rootstock Conference in Devon (Feb 6) will feature an exciting line-up of researchers and farmers who are experts in their fields, including our Technical Director @howemill. Other speakers include Minette Batters...1/2
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Cornwall is ideally positioned to play a leading role in the UK’s Industrial Strategy, according to key members of the business community. That was the clear message at an event we organised jointly with @CornwallCouncil bit.ly/3PVk8Tf @CCRI_UK @ERC_UK @biztradegovuk
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Delighted to be in Penzance co-hosting UK Industrial Strategy and Rural Economies: The Cornish opportunity with @CornwallCouncil to showcase the potential of #rural areas to contribute to #Growth. Janet Dwyer @CCRI_UK details our business data: nicre.co.uk/research-and-evi…
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