Our Work at the Upland Centre falls into three main categories:
Research (both commissioned and internal);
Communication and information sharing through conferences and workshops and through teaching; and
Influencing policy by responding to consultations and attendance on working groups.

Our work covers four main themes that we view as central to Upland sustainability:
Landscape, including aspects of the natural and cultural landscape landscape management and the role landscape change through time;
Sense of Place;
Community, including housing; and
Interdependence between social, environmental and economic factors to achieve sustainable uplands.

We are always interested in working with new people from all backgrounds. Please get in touch if you would like to discuss working with us, or share research ideas and outcomes with us.

Find out more about our work from the links below

Research (both commissioned and internal)
                Climate Change Adaptation
                Implementation of the Rural Development Regulation via
                the LEADER approach in Cumbria
                Housing
                Key Issues for Cumbria and the Uplands
                Landscape History
                Scenarios for the Future
                Sense Of Place
                Social Capital of Hill Farming

Consultation Responses
                Code for Sustainable Homes
                RDPE Consultation

Conferences and Workshops
                Adapting to Climate Change - September 2007
                Sense of Place - 2 December  2006
                Sustainable Upland Conference - June 2006
                Past conferences and meetings

Contributions to external Conferences and Workshops
               RGS Climate Change meeting at Rheged 31st March 2007

Working Groups
                Ian Soane is currently a member of the Cumbria RDPE writing                 group

                Helen Shaw is currently a member of the Solway Border and Eden,                 and the Fells and Dales LAG writing groups