Leanne Townsend

Senior Social Scientist with @HuttonSEGS at @JamesHuttonInst. #AgriculturalInnovation #Digitalisation; rural & international development settings

[Leanne Townsend @leanne_research]

People are so resourceful when given tools for #development. This farm in rural #Kenya is enabled by #solarenergy which pumps water uphill for irrigation. The farm provides local employment, supplying veg to local supermarkets and agricultural plants to locals. @RAEngGlobal

[Leanne Townsend @leanne_research]

Running a session at this year’s @regstud Regional Studies conference in Florence on “Digitalisation, Hyperconnectivity and Rural Futures: https://t.co/0RHsaf9arQ abstracts due 30th Jan. Hopefully see you there! Please RT. @LesaRSA

[Leanne Townsend @leanne_research]

Great to see these projects coming together including our very own @coevolvers introduced by @HuttonSEGS Claire Hardy @PLAIDManager

[FLIARA | Women in Agriculture and Rural Areas @FLIARA_Project]

🟣Today, we brought together EU-funded projects for a fruitful session on establishing synergies. Thank you @genderaction_EU, @FLIARA_Project, @GRASSCEILING_EU, Swift Project, @coevolvers, @H2020DEMETER, @AURORAL_H2020, @SHabitus, @ATHENA_Equality, @EUFarmBook, and @premiere_eu!

[Leanne Townsend @leanne_research]

Great to meet the @FLIARA_Project team and introduce @DesiraH2020 rural and gender aspects of digitalisation. Look forward to seeing how this great project unfolds 🙌

[FLIARA | Women in Agriculture and Rural Areas @FLIARA_Project]

🌾Last Friday, we had the honor of hosting @leanne_research from the @DesiraH2020. Read our latest update on our website and discover how digitalisation is transforming rural communities and creating new opportunities!
https://t.co/2T4NxwB2OI

#FLIARAEU #DESIRA #RuralInnovation

[Leanne Townsend @leanne_research]

@FLIARA_Project @DesiraH2020 It was my pleasure. Great to connect the projects and learnings!

[Leanne Townsend @leanne_research]

@HuttonSEGS @JamesHuttonInst very own @BeingessnerN and @anniejmckee on land reform and green land ownership at #rec2023

[Leanne Townsend @leanne_research]

Fascinating keynote from @BobNewbery on the last 29 years of rural entrepreneurship research at #rec2023

[Leanne Townsend @leanne_research]

@ArturSteiner1 kicking off this year’s #rec2023 Rural Entrepreneurship conference at @YunusCentreGCU - looking forward to a stimulating few days in Glasgow.

[DESIRA_H2020 @DesiraH2020]

📪 The #DESIRA newsletter is OUT! In this edition, we bid farewell 👋 to the 4-year journey of the project with:

🗣️@gbrunori's parting words
✨Final Conference highlights
5⃣ Practice Abstracts on Use Cases
🇪🇺 News on rural #digitalisation

...and more! 👉 https://t.co/sVxSH61nSV

[Leanne Townsend @leanne_research]

I presented the outcomes of our foresight work on @DesiraH2020 project at our Final Conference today - our vision for a rural digital future

[DESIRA_H2020 @DesiraH2020]

Before our coffee break ☕ @leanne_research from the DESIRA Scottish LL🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 envisioned both positive & pessimistic scenarios of future rural digitalisation: empowered & sustainable rural futures VS "digital clearances" just as happened in previous periods of major changes.

[Leanne Townsend @leanne_research]

Great event so far for our @DesiraH2020 final conference today in Brussels!

[DESIRA_H2020 @DesiraH2020]

🚨 Today is the day!⚡️ARE YOU READY?

At 14.10 (CET) 🕑we’ll kick start our Final Conference in Brussels! 🤩 If you couldn't make it and want to know what our speakers are saying, join us with the hashtag #DESIRAconference 📱

SEE YOU IN A FEW MINUTES! 👋

[Leanne Townsend @leanne_research]

Who’s joining us?

[Leanne Townsend @leanne_research]

Exciting opportunity to participate in session on Digital Transformations in Rural Areas at the 3rd European Rural Geographies conference at @univgroningen. Led by me, @mikelisgrivins, Olivier Ejderyan and @gbrunori. Call closes January 31st: https://t.co/ohHtCAhwdA
Please RT

[Leanne Townsend @leanne_research]

@gbrunori Our dogs eat a raw food diet, largely because the greyhound is intolerant of most other dog foods. That is 100% meat based so probably not ideal. But we have no choice 😞

[DESIRA_H2020 @DesiraH2020]

👋 WE ARE IN LISBON! 🇵🇹

Today is the first Synergy Day at the @SmartAgriHubs Final Event! Happy to get to know all the synergy projects! ☺️ #smartfarming #digitalisation #ruralareas #innovation

[Leanne Townsend @leanne_research]

Amazing week - thanks @UEvora - looking forward to the writing ahead now, some great teams and ideas have come together.

[Leanne Townsend @leanne_research]

Absolutely horrifying. UK Government are hellbent on destruction. Make it stop 😢 And please @scotgov @NicolaSturgeon don’t let it happen here.

[DESIRA_H2020 @DesiraH2020]

With our partners➡️ @PagePisa @HuttonSEGS @FraunhoferIESE @pefcitalia @Amigo_climate @ITAS_KIT @AEIDL @athenaRICinfo @ILVOvlaanderen @fiblorg @INRAE_France @WUR @cultivate_ie @ZemniekuSaeima @SustLabUCO @gbrunori @leanne_research @arcuri_sabrina @elentoli @kaipjo @FilippiMarylin1

[Leanne Townsend @leanne_research]

An exciting opportunity to join us in @HuttonSEGS @JamesHuttonInst as a researcher in rural digitalisation, contributing to exciting research with rural communities and businesses on Horizon Europe and Scottish Government-funded research: https://t.co/qUfCs9X5au
Please RT

[Laurens Klerkx @lauklerkx]

Interesting special issue in @eurochoices conveying key policy messages from @AgriLink2020. Check out the editorial from @pierre_labarthe, @LeeAnnSuth, @CNoble_research & @heloise_leloup.
https://t.co/b4Ie5rB1tG Another special issue in @jaee_ecs on theory implications follows.

[Leanne Townsend @leanne_research]

Had great fun giving a foraging introduction to colleagues at the @ESRSociology Scottish satellite to kick off our fieldtrip day
Thanks for the photo @CNoble_research