Rural Portal

Through RSN Online a point of reference to all current rural research from the other key rural websites.


We wish to make RSN Online the key website for people seeking rural information.

We will establish and update a myriad of links to the key rural research sites across the country.

  1. Daily references
  2. We will list below the links that we recommend for very current information.  This area will be updated regularly.

  3. Key rural organisations
  4. The following links are now offered where we feel material information will be found:

    Action with Communities in Rural England (ACRE)
    Action with Communities in Rural England is the national umbrella body of the Rural Community Action Network (RCAN), which operates at national, regional and local level in support of rural communities across the country.

    Action For Market Towns
    Action for Market Towns (AMT) is a national membership group that provides small towns, local authorities and others with information and advice, examples of best practice, national representation.

    Carnegie UK Trust
    The Carnegie UK Trust investigates areas of public concern to influence policy and practice, in the interest of democracy, civil society and social justice.

    DEFRA Rural Unit
    The UK government department responsible for policy and regulations on the environment, food and rural affairs.

    Institute of Rural Health
    Leading the way in informing, developing and promoting the health and wellbeing of rural people and their communities.

    NationalRural
    NationalRural uses the power of the internet to help rural organisations, networks, societies and the universities, to pool and share information about their knowledge transfer events and activities.

    Plunkett Foundation
    The Plunkett Foundation helps rural communities through community-ownership to take control of the issues affecting them.

    Toolkit for Sustainable Rural Communities
    This toolkit is designed to help public authorities, local communities and professionals reach a balanced view about the sustainability of rural communities.

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