The Group currently has members drawn from academia, policy makers and others interested in the development of rural geography here Activities include:

Regular and varied sessions held at the Society’s annual conference and at the Association of American Geographers Annual Conference

A large and very active group of younger researchers and postgraduates who come together for the Young Rural Researchers’ Forum at the Annual Conference. We also run a dedicated Mid Term Postgraduate Conference at various locations across the UK.

Regular joint meetings held in the UK and abroad with counterpart bodies in France, the Netherlands, Spain, Germany, the U.S.A. and Canada

The production of two newsletters a year which contain full details of our activities and other events of interest to people with an involvement in rural geography;

Annual prizes for the best Masters and Undergraduate dissertations in a subject area related to Rural Geography

Close links with other groups interested in rural issues such as the Rural Economy and Society Study Group and the International Rural Sociological Association