A new SRUC report shows Scotland’s rural and island communities are still facing major demographic pressures - from population decline to out-migration driven by housing shortages, limited jobs and gaps in services.
Read more 👉 buff.ly/fNHYI4k@RuralPolicySRUC
Interested in joining our growing, purpose-driven team?
We are recruiting a Senior Economist to help deliver our programme of high-quality, impactful research.
🗓️ Deadline is 7 February
futureeconomy.scot/vacancies…
Calling all Community Wealth Builders!
We have launched a survey on experiences, challenges and opportunities for community wealth building in Scotland. ➡️ shorturl.at/4Vkec
Interested in the topic? Check our Rural Exchange website.➡️ shorturl.at/C6Tvy
The @ESRSociology 's 2025 Conference is open for paper submissions! We have two Working Groups; Land Reform and Community-Owned Land for Liveable Futures (@IanMerrell_ and @cdoyle34) and Studying Islands on their Own Terms (@a_vuin). See you in Riga!
esrs2025.rsu.lv/deep-dive
SRUC's GIS wizard Simon Gibson-Poole contributed to the new Rural Land Market Data Report with @ScottishLandCom
The report provides insights into farmland, forestry and estate transactions from 2020-23 showing a slowdown in sales activity compared to previous years.
Rural Land Market Data Report reveals 54% drop in forestry sales 🌲
Published now, the report offers critical insights into land transactions from 2020 to 2023.
buff.ly/3ZJxE26
An unique opportunity has arisen to join @CommunityLandSc as a Finance Advisor.
This is a full time post, based in Glasgow or partnering locations in the Highlands or South of Scotland.
See below for more details:
communitylandscotland.org.uk…
✨Exciting opportunity
Join @CommunityLandSc as the Natural Capital Partnership Manager. Help drive the strategy and objectives of the Natural Capital Partnership Project.
For more details see below: communitylandscotland.org.uk…
This important research was published today which uses Q methodology to explore the influence of different land use policies in Scotland. I could not be prouder of the ECRs who led this work!
New report "Assessing the Relative Influence of Land Use Policies on Land Managers". Using Q methodology, the study explores the influence of different land use policies on the decision making processes of key stakeholders.
ruralexchange.scot/policy/th…#LandUse#PolicyImpact@scotgov
This morning the First Minister spoke of the need for UK and Scotland's budgets to invest to grow.
It's critical that investment in childcare and social care are seen as part of the social infrastructure needed to support our economy.
#CaringEconomygov.scot/publications/invest…
🎉 Happy International Day of Rural Women 🎉
On this day, we’ve had the privilege of highlighting the incredible contributions of women campaigning for health equity across rural and island Scotland. Now, it’s time to take action: linkedin.com/feed/update/urn….
#UNWomen#SRAWomen