LRG Research Fund 2022: Call for applications
The Landscape Research Group (LRG) is pleased to announce our 2022 Research Fund. The 50th Anniversary Research Fund was created in 2017, and it is our plan to continue with an annual Research Fund to support a small number of high-quality projects which align strongly with LRG’s current strategic priorities, as outlined in our Research Strategy and […]
Landscape Research Journal appoints Academic Support Editor
LRG is delighted to announce the appointment of Dr Paul Brindley to the new position of Academic Support Editor as part of the Editorial team at the Landscape Research Journal. This is an exciting new type of role within academic publishing that offers one-on-one support to authors less familiar with the journal publishing process. This […]
LRG welcomes new trustees in 2021
Our Annual General Meeting, held on 24 September 2021, resulted in the election of three new Trustees to our Board. It was an important result this year, as it was the first time in our 54 year history that LRG achieved a majority female Board. The appointment of our new Trustees also expanded the Board’s geographic representation […]
Landscape Researchers’ Community
Research at the best of times can be a bit of a lonely place, and has only been exacerbated by the Covid restrictions. On top of that, landscape studies with its interdisciplinary or transdisciplinary approach, can at times be challenging in terms of a community, as our methodology doesn’t tend to fit within one specific traditional […]
New appointment to Landscape Research Group
We are delighted to announce that Emily Shakespeare has joined the Landscape Research Group’s team as Communications Manager. She will be working with the Trustees and members, as well as the wider landscape community, in promoting and communicating the organisation’s operations as it continues to grow. emily.shakespeare@landscaperesearch.org “Originally from Coventry in the UK, I have […]
LRG Research Fund 2021: Call for applications
This call for the 2021 Research Fund is now closed. The Landscape Research Group (LRG) is pleased to announce our 2021 Research Fund. The 50th Anniversary Research Fund was created in 2017, and it is our plan to continue with an annual Research Fund to support a small number of high-quality projects which align strongly […]
Communications and Membership Manager
2.5 days (19 hours) per week, home-based, flexible hours Occasional travel to meetings in UK, and abroad Salary £28,000 – £32,000 pro-rata, plus employer-matched pension contribution The Landscape Research Group (LRG) is recruiting a part-time Communications and Membership Manager (CMM) to support our small team of staff and charity trustees to promote and develop the […]
Landscape & Goodness: call for event contributions
2020 has often offered a relentless focus on the negative. For our Annual Symposium in December we wish to focus enthusiastically upon the positive. Over 5-10 December, the Landscape Research Group will host online a series of live and recorded events, inspired by the work of eminent human geographer Yi-Fu Tuan, on landscape and goodness. […]
The Landscape Exchange: a new initiative
During this strange year, we’ve been working on developing a new initiative called the Landscape Exchange, or LEX for short, and are very pleased to announce its launch on International Landscape Day, 20th October. LEX is an online multimedia platform where our members around the world can share their thoughts, ideas and work, for exchange and collaboration. […]
New membership structure and fees
We will be introducing a new, cheaper membership option on 20 October, and changing our existing membership options and fee levels. This change coincides with the launch of the Landscape Exchange, or LEX, a new initiative for sharing landscape research and practice across boundaries. LEX is an online multimedia platform where our members around the […]