News
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New Report: Concentrated Land Ownership in Scotland
A new report published today (Wednesday 20 March 2019) finds that concentrated land ownership is having significant impacts on communities across... Read more -
Scottish LEADER Staff Group Meeting | Angus 13th - 14th March 2019
The latest LEADER Staff Group meeting took place recently at Piperdam Leisure Resort in the Angus Local Action Group area Read more -
Study Shows Decline in Rural Gender Pay Gap
Researchers in SRUC’s Rural Policy Centre have completed a scoping study on the gender pay gap in rural Scotland. Read more -
Crown Estate Scotland Launch New Consultation
Crown Estate Scotland put forward a number of key issues related to the managing of Scotland's rural assets in this paper. Read more -
2 Scottish Projects nominated in International Awards
2 Scottish projects have been nominated in the upcoming 'Rural Inspiration Awards' amongst finalists from all over Europe, out of over 170... Read more -
Meet the team - Hannah Downey
On IWD we chatted to our Comms & Events Support Officer about her experiences to date. Read more -
Rural Jobs Round-Up | March 2019
In our monthly Rural Jobs Round-Up we highlight some current rural development posts and jobs in rural areas. Read more -
Future of fisheries in Scotland
National discussion paper launched in Orkney. Read more -
Moray LEADER celebrate opening of new ‘Hive of Enterprise’
Moray LEADER have been enjoying the buzz around the opening of FindhornHive, a new centre for social enterprise. Read more -
Unique rewilding training aims to boost employability in rural economy
A unique rewilding training scheme in the Highlands is aiming to boost young people’s skills and employability in the rural economy. Read more