accessibility and mobilities
natural resource conservation
natural resource conservation
enterprise and culture
healthcare
digital technology
Sustainable transport systems are a key driver of economic, social and environmental well-being but the provision of adequate transport services in rural areas remains problematic.... more

healthcare

Healthcare is characterised by increasing expenditure, consumerisation, and chronic disease in ageing populations. Rural communities are further challenged by peripherality ... more

enterprise and culture

Rural enterprise is an essential element of rural development and is both a way of attracting new populations to the countryside and sustaining existing populations ... more

natural resource conservation

Natural resources are fundamental to society. Water, land, and the species within, all form part of our surroundings to which we are intimately connected ... more
research theme cross-cutting activities
digital technology

The term ‘Technology Platform’ refers to some element of the under-pinning infrastructure that is necessary to realise the Digital Economy vision. .... more

impact assessment

We anticipate that the impact of dot.rural initiatives will be multi-faceted across a range of rural UK spaces, communities, businesses, policy sectors .... more

DEAR project

This project identifies patterns in how communities use, adapt to and interact with innovative technologies across a range of dot.rural projects .... more