Over the past twenty years the effectiveness of the Church in rural areas has been the main focus of Jeremy's research which has led to publications on aspects of the work and life of the rural Church. More recently involvement in the Rural Stress Action Plan has led to research into the role of the rural micro business as a contributor to awareness of stress and its relief among rural people; a Defra grant was received for this work, published in 2003.
Jeremy was part of a research project led by Coventry University, funded by Defra, which focused on the contribution of rural faith communities to community vibrancy. The report 'Faith in rural communities' was published in October 2006. He also led a research project in 2007 for Farm Crisis Network on the impact of inspection regimes on farmers in Wales was funded by the EU through Healthy Minds at Work.
