13 September, 2022

MTU Researchers will present their work at the 13th OECD Rural Development Conference in Cavan later this month.

Our colleagues: Dr Gerardina Harnett; Barraí Hennebry; Dr Tim Yeomans; Dr Niall Burke and Dr Aisling ConwayLenihan will present their research at the international conference. The diverse range of topics include, zero waste biorefinery, nursing in rural, remote and isolated settings, the silver economy and the urban exodus! 

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These research projects are a sample of the extensive rural development focused research being conducted by groups and individuals across MTU.

For further details and registration visit https://oecd-events.org/13th-rural-conference

The Conference is organised in partnership with the Irish government’s Department of Rural & Community Development and their Our Rural Future: Higher Education and Research Network. The Hincks Centre's Helen McGuirk is MTU’s representative on the Network.

Further information on the Network is available in the Groups section of our website or by clicking here.