Research funding for six teams to advance UN Sustainable Development Goal 2: Zero Hunger
Friday, 7 March, 2025
The Sustainable Development Goals Challenge is run in partnership with Irish Aid, and the six research projects receiving funding are focused on SDG 2: Zero Hunger. The research teams will develop a wide range of solutions that can contribute to ending hunger, achieving food security and promoting sustainable agriculture.
The Citizen Rural Research Lab is delighted to have been awarded one of the six projects. Our project will integrate indigenous knowledge with climate-smart agricultural technologies to build resilience in smallholder farming practices in Malawi.
Project Title: SANKOFA – ReSilient climate smArt agriculture, iNdigenous Knowledge and traditiOn For sustAinable food production
More details here.
(opens in a new window)Research Ireland Announcement
The big impact of workplace commuting on Irish towns and villages
The Citizen Rural Research Lab was delighted to see coverage in national media of one of our projects this week. Thanks to RTE Brainstorm for publishing our article:
Applications Now Open for Graduate Programmes in Sustainable Agriculture & Rural Development In UCD
Wednesday, 15 January, 2025
Applications for September 2025 entry to our Graduate Programmes in Sustainable Agriculture & Rural Development are now open. You can specialise in Agriculture or Community/Local Development depending on your interests and/or background.
Masters, Graduate Diploma and Graduate Certificate options are available, as well as part-time and full-time routes.
Contact (opens in a new window)Associate Professor Karen Keaveney for further details.
Our postgraduate courses focus on sustainable rural transitions that address policy formulation and implementation for adaptation, societal change and economic impact in rural settings. The programmes are designed for people at any stage in their career who have a passion for rural towns, villages and the countryside. If you are just completing your Undergraduate Degree, would like to have a career change, or if you wish to undertake Continuing Professional Development in your role in local government, the civil service, local development or advisory services, one of our courses could be for you. If you are interested in registering for one module only, please contact the Programme Director.
