Centre for Rural Research (CRR) is an independent research foundation located at the Norwegian University of Science and Technology in Trondheim. CRR carries out social research and development projects for the national research council, as well as public and private sectors.

The staff includes about 24 researchers with backgrounds in sociology, geography, business economics, social anthropology, political science, agronomy and fisheries.

CRR aims at being one of the leading research groups within rural sociology in Europe. We have extensive international research co-operation through participation in research networks and comparative projects in the Nordic countries and the rest of Europe.