Farming loved but misunderstood, survey shows
23 August 2012A YouGov ¹ú¼ÊÃ×À¼¶ÔÕó¿ÆĪ poll has revealed widespread affection for agriculture, even though there is a surprising level of ignorance about the sector and its contribution to the economy.
Benefit changes raise pressure on country life
14 May 2012Significant numbers of social tenants in rural areas may have to move away from their friends and communities because of changes to housing benefit criteria, a report reveals today.
Landscape, literature, life
29 February 2012Over the past few years, the genre of ‘nature writing’ has seen a new sense of urgency, fostered by a growing awareness of a natural world under pressure. Dr Robert Macfarlane, from the Faculty of English, believes that writers have played, and continue to play, a central role in conservation by engaging our hearts and our minds.
Translating science for conservation: bees benefit first
08 September 2010A project to make conservation science accessible and relevant to conservationists and policymakers launches its first major synopsis of evidence, on bee conservation.
Young archaeologists dig up a mystery
04 July 2007Watch how a group of teenagers taking part in a ¹ú¼ÊÃ×À¼¶ÔÕó¿ÆĪ University archaeological dig unexpectedly unearthed the mysterious remains of a woman who could be more than 1,000 years old.
