About Rural Studies, MPhil - at Newcastle University

MPhil and PhD supervision covers a number of research topics supported by research active academic staff. Our broad range of research areas relate to land use, natural resources and environmental change; rural planning, community governance and resilience; rural change, culture and wellbeing; and rural economy, enterprise and innovation.

Areas of research include:

• impact and implications of
  • ‘local-global’ processes and relationships for rural areas
  • characteristics and performance of rural businesses and households
  • rural governance
  • demographic ageing and social change
  • living with environmental change

  Opportunities are available for postgraduate research in the following areas:

  Land use, natural resources and environmental change
  • multifunctional land use and the evolving role of small farms
  • land use and food security
  • the management and governance of natural resources
  • agri-environment policy
  • environmental valuation and choice modelling
  • access to land for outdoor recreation and leisure
  • protected areas management
  Rural planning, community governance and resilience
  • relationship between rural development policy and communities in a changing political landscape
  • rural policies and the role of communities in policy development
  • neo-endogenous or networked rural development
  • rural housing and trends in counter-urbanisation
  • community asset management
  • rural partnerships and stakeholder relationships
  • community resilience
  Rural change, culture and wellbeing
  • perceptions of rurality
  • rural social change
  • the role of rural women
  • the needs of a changing rural community
  • wellbeing and quality of life
  • rural social capital
  • social exclusion and rural poverty
  • changing perceptions of farming
  Rural economy, enterprise and innovation
  • rural enterprise and its economic contribution
  • innovation and entrepreneurialism
  • networks and knowledge exchange
  • the nature and needs of rural enterprise
  • technological adoption and innovation in agriculture
  • linkages between urban and rural economies
  • business collaboration and networking
  • expertise and knowledge exchange
  • social and community enterprise
  • the green economy.

Delivery

We offer a number of different routes to a research degree qualification, including full-time and part-time supervised research projects. We attract postgraduates via non-traditional routes, including mature students and part-time postgraduates undertaking study as part of their continuing professional development. Off-campus (split) research is also offered, which enables you to conduct trials in conditions appropriate to your research programme.

Facilities:

Centre for Rural Economy

The Centre for Rural Economy is a Newcastle University Research Centre specialising in interdisciplinary social science, researching rural development and policy, food and society, and the wellbeing of rural communities.

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Entry requirements for this course

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