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2nd annual Irish Rural Studies Symposium
31 Aug 2010
The 2nd annual Irish Rural Studies Symposium took place in University College Cork (UCC) on August 31st, 2010. The symposium was hosted by the Centre for Co-operative Studies in conjunction with the Rural Economy Research Centre (RERC), Teagasc.
This symposium provided a forum for the exchange of research and ideas about contemporary rural issues between over 60 Irish and international academics, policy makers, researchers and post graduate students.
(l-r) Dr. Michael Murray, Reader, School of Environmental Planning, Queen’s University Belfast and Dr. Mary O’ Shaughnessy, Department of Food Business and Development, University College Cork