Biography
I am a qualitative social scientist in the Social, Economic and Geographical Sciences Group, joining in 2018. I have a background in human geography, and enjoy research in rural areas working with different land users in the countryside. My current role explores rural migration across Scotland, digitalisation amongst small-scale farmers and crofting communities in Scotland, agricultural innovation, and the continued impacts of Covid-19 on rural and island communities in Scotland.
My PhD on ‘Return Migration and Belonging in Ireland’, was completed in 2018 from the University of Aberdeen. The research focused upon return migration from Irish-born citizens returning to the predominately rural counties across the west and south coasts of Ireland during 1991-2011. This was a period of great change in Ireland and using a mobilities-led theoretical approach, I explored issues of belonging, identity and materiality for these returning migrants. Situated in a rural context, I was able to explore the unique place of rural Ireland and how it shapes identity and sense of belonging.
Research
EU H2020 DESIRA: Digitisation: Economic and Social Impacts in Rural Areas
Small Smart Farms (UKRI Not-Equal): Designing and developing Smart Farming Technologies (SFTs) with small-scale farmers and crofters to access opportunities afforded by SFTs.
2016-2022 Scottish Government RESAS: Understanding the response to Covid-19 – Exploring options for a resilient social and economic recovery in Scotland’s rural and island communities
Past research
EU H2020 AGRILINK: Agrcultural Knowledge: Linking farmers, advisors and researchers to boost innovation (2017-2021)
EU H2020 SALSA: Small farms, small food businesses and food security and nutrition (2016 -2020)
Transparency of Land Ownership in Scotland, International Comparisons for Scotland, Scottish Government 2018
Publications
Journals
- Moreno-Pérez, O.M.; Arnalte-Mur, L.; Cerrada-Serra, P.; Martinez-Gomez, V.; Adamsone-Fiskovica, A.; Brunori, G.; Czekaj, M.; Duckett, D.; Hernández, P.A.; Noble, C.; Pinto-Correia, T.; Płonka, A.; Prosperi, P.; Redman, M.; Rivera, M.; Sumane, S.; Ortiz-Miranda, D. (2024) Actions to strengthen the contribution of small farms and small food businesses to food security in Europe, Food Security, 16, 243-259
- Noble, C.; Townsend, L.; Currie, M.; Hardy, C.; Duckett, D. (2023) The impacts of COVID-19 on digitalisation and social capital in crofting communities in Scotland, Scottish Geographical Journal
- Labarthe, P.; Sutherland, L-A.; Laurent, C.; Nguyen, G.; Tisenkopfs, T.; Triboulet, P.; Bechtet, N.; Bulten, E.; Elzen, B.; Madureira, L.; Noble, C.; Prazan, J.; Townsend, L.; Zarokosta, E.; Prager, K.; Redman, M. (2022) Who are Advisory Services Leaving Out? A Critical Reflection on ‘Hard to Reach’ Farmers, Eurochoices, 21, 50-55
- Labarthe, P.; Sutherland, L.; Noble, C.; LeLoup, H. (2022) Rethinking the Dimensions of Farm Advice, Eurochoices, 21, 3-4
- Sutherland, L-A.; Madureira, L.; Elzen, B.; Noble, C.; Bechtet, N.; Townsend, L.; Zarokosta, E.; Triboulet, P. (2022) What Can We Learn from Droppers and Non-adopters About the Role of Advice in Agricultural Innovation?, Eurochoices, 21, 40-49
- Townsend, L.; Noble, C. (2022) Variable rate precision farming and advisory services in Scotland: Supporting responsible digital innovation?, Sociologia Ruralis, 62(2), 212-230
- Sumane, S.; Ortiz-Miranda, D.; Pinto-Correia, T.; Czekaj, M.; Duckett, D.; Galli, F.; Grivins, M.; Noble, C.; Tisenkopfs, M.; Toma, I.; Tsiligiridis, T. (2021) Supporting the role of small farms in the European regional food systems: What role for the science-policy interface?, Global Food Security, 28, Article No. 100433.
Reports
- Currie, M.; Wilson, R.; Noble, C.; Gurd, J. (2022) The ongoing impacts of Covid-19 in Scotland’s rural and island communities, SEFARI webpage
- Currie, M.; Mc Morran, R.; Hopkins, J.; McKee, A.; Glass, J.; Wilson, R.; Meador, E.; Noble, C.; Craigie, M.; Piras, S.; Bruce, F.; Williams, A.; Pinker, A.; Jones, S.; Maynard, C.; Atterton, J. (2021) Understanding the response to Covid-19 – Exploring options for a resilient social and economic recovery in Scotland’s rural and island communities, SEFARI
- Noble, C.; Kyle, C.; Duckett, D.; Marshall, K. (2019) Salsa Regional Workshop Report RR29., Internal Report for H2020 SALSA project, James Hutton Institute.
- Duckett, D.; Kyle, C.; Maxwell, J.; Noble, C. (2018) Report of the SALSA Regional Workshop RR30 (Lochaber, Skye & Lochalsh, Arran & Cumbrae, Argyll & Bute), The Moorings Hotel, Fort William, 24 May 2018, 14pp.,
Conference papers
- Wilson, R.; Noble, C.; Currie, M. (2022) A new idyll Harnessing newfound appetite for rural migration during Covid19, Trans-Atlantic Rural Research Network (TARRN), 23-25 May 2022, Newcastle University
