How can we bridge the (rural) speech, language and communication divide?
On 4 July 2018 a Westminster Hall debate was held on Speech, Language and Communication Support for Children. In leading the debate, Rebecca Pow MP for Taunton Deane, described how “the most fundamental life skill for children is the ability to communicate, which has a direct impact on their ability to learn and develop friendships, […]
Building a rural data visualisation community?
While many people are familiar with terms such as data collection, data storage and data analysis, there has often been a gap in how we extract information and present it in meaningful ways for different audiences. ‘Data visualisation’ is changing that, providing an integrated means of letting people explore data. We spend months, years, often […]
Why global health matters to rural England
In bringing together domestic and international health concerns ‘global health’ criss-crosses geographical, cultural, economic and linguistic boundaries. But what exactly is global health? Why does it matter? And how might it benefit rural communities across the UK? Jessica Sellick investigates. What is ‘global health?’ According to the Government ‘global health’ relates to “the range of […]
How can we make ‘more space’ for rural communities to connect with nature?
The second State of Nature Report, published back in September 2016 by more than fifty nature conservation organisations, provides an overview of how nature is faring the UK. In the long term (1970-2013) 56% of the nearly 4,000 species studied had declined and 13% of the nearly 8,000 species assessed were found to be at […]
What more can be done to prevent suicide in rural areas?
In March 2017 the House of Commons Health Committee published its final report to accompany its suicide prevention inquiry. While the report recognises the Government’s focus on suicide prevention and mental health, clear messages also emerged around the preventability of suicide; how the current rate of suicide is unacceptable; and how the current rate is […]
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