Caroline Nye @carolinenye.bsky.social · 31/03/2026Yesterday we had the privilege of hosting a participatory online workshop, bringing together representatives from farming/fishing communities in S. America, + other key stakeholders, giving attendees space to shape their own recommendations and contribute as co-authors to one of its final outputs. 000
Caroline Nye @carolinenye.bsky.social · 09/02/2026Our paper on the de-reification of environmental land management is out today. Hurrah! The brainchild of Charles Masquelier, we use the Marxist concept of reification to help re-envision effective environmental programmes onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...onlinelibrary.wiley.comFostering High‐Quality Engagement in Nature Recovery: Towards a De‐reification of Environmental Land ManagementFinancial incentives go a long way in securing land manager participation in environmental programmes. They are nevertheless limited in their capacity to influence the quality of engagement with natu... 031
Caroline Nye @carolinenye.bsky.social · 27/01/2026Saw H is for Hawk, by @hjm.bsky.social last night. A stunning adaptation of a soulful book that reminds me of PhD working way back when. I recommend to anybody recently impacted by the death of a parent and who wants to feel less isolated in that experience. Take tissues... 020
Caroline Nye @carolinenye.bsky.social · 19/01/2026A slightly more positive/constructive interpretation of the findings: www.fwi.co.uk/farm-life/su...fwi.co.ukSurvey links women farmers’ decision-making power to wellbeing - Farmers WeeklyWomen in farming who feel valued and involved in decision-making have significantly better mental wellbeing and lower loneliness, according to a major new 010
Caroline Nye @carolinenye.bsky.social · 19/01/2026The first findings from our Health and Wellbeing of Women in Farming picked up by the media today: www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...bbc.co.ukUniversity of Exeter study raises concerns over wellbeing of women farmersWomen in farming report higher levels of stress than rest of population, a study suggests. 000
Caroline Nye @carolinenye.bsky.social · 05/01/2026(And here are a couple of pics from the pre-fieldwork week long jungle expedition to the Lost City) 😍 020
Caroline Nye @carolinenye.bsky.social · 05/01/2026Recently returned from six astonishing weeks of fieldwork in Northern Colombia, examining capacity development as part of climate adaptation projects among communities vulnerable to climate change. Immensely grateful, as always, to those participants who make all of our research possible. 020
Caroline Nye @carolinenye.bsky.social · 04/01/2026I have finally been persuaded as to the professional benefits of LinkedIn (sort of), so come follow/connect/skip/cartwheel joyfully with me at www.linkedin.com/in/caroline-nye-874b263a2linkedin.com 010
Reposted by Caroline NyeTamlin Watson @tamlinwatson.bsky.social · 08/10/2025Our new article has been published! #workinganimals #endoflife #ethics #animalwelfare #nepal #marginalisedcommunities @carolinenye.bsky.social @sciencedirect.bsky.socialsciencedirect.comEnd of life, a good death? Navigating end-of-life decisions for working mules (Equus asinus × Equus caballus) in Nepal: Ethical, cultural, and practical perspectivesThis paper investigates end-of-life decisions for working mules in Nepal, drawing on semi-structured interviews, observations and surveys conducted in… 011
Caroline Nye @carolinenye.bsky.social · 07/10/2025Congrats to @tamlinwatson.bsky.social for getting this paper out there, AND for getting her PhD (under extraordinary circumstances). A huge achievement! www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...sciencedirect.comEnd of life, a good death? Navigating end-of-life decisions for working mules (Equus asinus × Equus caballus) in Nepal: Ethical, cultural, and practical perspectivesThis paper investigates end-of-life decisions for working mules in Nepal, drawing on semi-structured interviews, observations and surveys conducted in… 220
Reposted by Caroline NyeCRPR University of Exeter @crpr-exeter.bsky.social · 15/07/2025Fantastic to see so many @crpr-exeter.bsky.social colleagues presenting and chairing panels at the European Society for Rural Sociology in Riga, Latvia last week www.linkedin.com/feed/update/... @beccawheeler.bsky.social @carolinenye.bsky.social @cbroomfield.bsky.social Steve Emery Aoife Maherlinkedin.comCRPR colleagues were busy at the 30th European Society for Rural Sociology (ESRS) conference in Riga this week, sharing their research with an international community of rural sociologists. | CRPR Uni...CRPR colleagues were busy at the 30th European Society for Rural Sociology (ESRS) conference in Riga this week, sharing their research with an international community of rural sociologists. Between t... 022
Reposted by Caroline NyeCRPR University of Exeter @crpr-exeter.bsky.social · 11/05/2025Great to see this paper out by @carolinenye.bsky.social one of our @crpr-exeter.bsky.social researchers, on whether farmers consider their careers to be a calling - read it here: doi.org/10.1080/0306...doi.orgExploring calling to farming careers in the United Kingdom: a scoping reviewThrough a UK lens, this scoping review explores whether farming careers can be considered as a calling, and thus better understood through Work as Calling Theory [Duffy, R. D., Dik, B. J., Douglass... 012
Reposted by Caroline NyeCRPR University of Exeter @crpr-exeter.bsky.social · 12/02/2025Great to see this important issue raised in Parliment today and the mention of our new £1m project on the health of farm women led by beccawheeler.bsky.socialbeccawheeler.bsky.socialbeccawheeler.bsky.social 042