Ana Winship, PhD

Big news - we’ve just published our latest ReRIC report on Demographic change and out-migration in rural and island Scotland! #DemographicChange #migration #rural #island #Scotland #community #research #policyfutures #ReRIC @SGRESAS @scotgov sruc.ac.uk/all-news/sruc-…

A new SRUC report shows Scotland’s rural and island communities are still facing major demographic pressures - from population decline to out-migration driven by housing shortages, limited jobs and gaps in services. Read more 👉 buff.ly/fNHYI4k @RuralPolicySRUC

The Rural Policy Centre at SRUC is excited to participate in the WHO Technical Consultation on #RuralProofing for Health Equity in Limerick, Ireland. #RuralHealth #HealthEquity @SRUC @FZNaab @IanMerrell_

Calling all current and former residents of #Gardenstown. We are interested in #DemographicChange in your community, and want to hear about your experiences. 🗣️ Share your thoughts with us! #CommunityVoices #RuralChange #LocalInsight @Aberdeenshire

#CommunityWealthBuilding in #Scotland: What's Next? If you're involved in #CWB activities on any level, community-led local development, or similar projects and initiatives, we want to hear from you! Survey: buff.ly/3Cn91PR Learn more: buff.ly/3EiJOqi

Interested in joining our growing, purpose-driven team? We are recruiting a Senior Economist to help deliver our programme of high-quality, impactful research. 🗓️ Deadline is 7 February futureeconomy.scot/vacancies/seni…

#CommunityWealthBuilding in #Scotland: What's Next? If you're involved in #CWB activities on any level, community-led local development, or similar projects and initiatives, we want to hear from you! 📋 Survey: shorturl.at/4Vkec Learn more: shorturl.at/q3UJS

Calling all Community Wealth Builders! We have launched a survey on experiences, challenges and opportunities for community wealth building in Scotland. ➡️ shorturl.at/4Vkec Interested in the topic? Check our Rural Exchange website.➡️ shorturl.at/C6Tvy

It's great to hear @PovertyAlliance team highlighthing the existing issues around reliable ways to measure and capture #deprivation and #poverty in rural and island #Scotland, as well as initiatives to tackle #RuralPoverty. #RuralPremium #RuralLens #CostOfLivingRurally

🚨 New Report + Podcast Alert! Dive into insights from #CommunityWealthBuilding pilots in #Fife, #Clackmannanshire, #GlasgowCityRegion, #SouthofScotland & #WesternIsles. Listen to our podcast series and read the full report: ruralexchange.scot/community-weal… @ScotGovRural @SGRESAS #CWB

The @ESRSociology 's 2025 Conference is open for paper submissions! We have two Working Groups; Land Reform and Community-Owned Land for Liveable Futures (@IanMerrell_ and @cdoyle34) and Studying Islands on their Own Terms (@a_vuin). See you in Riga! esrs2025.rsu.lv/deep-dive

SRUC's GIS wizard Simon Gibson-Poole contributed to the new Rural Land Market Data Report with @ScottishLandCom The report provides insights into farmland, forestry and estate transactions from 2020-23 showing a slowdown in sales activity compared to previous years.

"Homecoming After Brexit," by @EbruSanliturk @SaminAref @ezagheni & @fbillari uses Scopus bibliometric data to assess “the immediate effects of the 2016 Brexit referendum on the mobility of top talent in British academia.” @MPIDRnews @UofTMIE @Unibocconi ow.ly/TcJV50Uj1JW

An unique opportunity has arisen to join @CommunityLandSc as a Finance Advisor. This is a full time post, based in Glasgow or partnering locations in the Highlands or South of Scotland. See below for more details: communitylandscotland.org.uk/job-opportunit…

✨Exciting opportunity Join @CommunityLandSc as the Natural Capital Partnership Manager. Help drive the strategy and objectives of the Natural Capital Partnership Project. For more details see below: communitylandscotland.org.uk/job-opportunit…

Getting ready for the #SPAN Annual Meeting at the @ScotParl. @SPICe_Research @RuralPolicySRUC @SRUCResearch #ScottishParliamentAcademiaNetwork

This important research was published today which uses Q methodology to explore the influence of different land use policies in Scotland. I could not be prouder of the ECRs who led this work!

The third report in our #CommunityWealthBuilding series is here! We dive into global examples—from Europe to Australia—unpacking different approaches and lessons for #Scotland. Read more: shorturl.at/LsVOo @SGRESAS @ScotGovRural @SEFARIscot #internationalexamples #cwb

This morning the First Minister spoke of the need for UK and Scotland's budgets to invest to grow. It's critical that investment in childcare and social care are seen as part of the social infrastructure needed to support our economy. #CaringEconomy gov.scot/publications/i…

🎉 Happy International Day of Rural Women 🎉 On this day, we’ve had the privilege of highlighting the incredible contributions of women campaigning for health equity across rural and island Scotland. Now, it’s time to take action: linkedin.com/feed/update/ur…. #UNWomen #SRAWomen