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Changing Perspectives in Food and Farming

A 2025 interview series with agriculturalists of colour, exploring sustainable and equitable food production.

Changing Perspectives in Food and Farming

Rethinking Technical Change

Two AHRC funded PhD projects exploring agricultural technical change

Rethinking Technical Change

Museum of the Intangible

An ACE Designation Development Fund project

Museum of the Intangible

A white plastic sheep wearing a cream-coloured cardigan with dorset buttons, against a backdrop of old agricultural technologies

Fellowships

Fellowships

Little girl holding a teddy bear both wearing face masks

Pandemic Play

Pandemic Play

Image of volumes of books from the Museum of English Rural Life Library

Rural History Bibliography

Rural History Bibliography

Past Projects

Past projects carried out at the Museum of English Rural Life

Past Projects

About the museum

The Museum of English Rural Life at the University of Reading uses its diverse collections to explore how the skills and experiences of rural people, past and present, help shape our lives.

MERL is grateful to its major funders, the University of Reading , Research England and Arts Council England

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