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The Rural Sociological Society (RSS) Council has authorized the use of Endowment funds to support Master’s theses, Ph.D. dissertations, and Early Career Research awards to support research activities conducted during the 2016-2017 fiscal/academic year....
In this issue: New RPLC Executive Formed 2017 CRRF Conference information Webinar Schedule Policy Brief Funding Rural Scotland in Focus Report Released Member Honoured: Linamar Campos Flores And more… Click on link for full PDF:...
The Governance Team has funding to support the completion of three policy briefs, for a total funding of $3,000 with $1,000 per policy brief. Through building upon the research from RPLC team members and...
“Two tribunals have begun making home access to high-speed internet a prerequisite for dozens of well-paid federal government appointments, despite the fact it could disqualify many Canadians living in rural and remote areas of the...
“The CRTC has declared broadband internet a basic telecommunications service. In a ruling handed down Wednesday, the national regulator ordered the country’s internet providers to begin working toward boosting internet service and speeds in...
With 2016 rapidly coming to a close, the Migration Information Source, the Migration Policy Institute’s online journal, has launched its annual countdown of the Top 10 Migration Issues of the year. They have tapped into...
The Ontario Trillium Foundation (OTF) released “A Profile of Wellbeing” five detailed reports of community wellbeing for the North, West, East, and Central regions, and for the city of Toronto. This is the second time the Ontario Trillium Foundation has...
The James Hutton Institute, one of the biggest research centres in the UK and the first of its type in Europe, has several PhD opportunities currently available. Each project will provide students with valuable...
Want to learn how to participate in poster presentations? Interested in viewing a recent webinar or participating in an upcoming webinar or conference? Want to become part of the Governance team? Read all about...
Read about CRRF’s latest conference, upcoming rural events, CRRF AGM, bored elections, and more in CRRF’s latest E-Newsletter!