December 16, 2020 1:26 pm
Two of the three finalists for this year’s Geographical Society of Ireland (GSI) Doctoral Awards have been involved in research with Teagasc.
Dr. Jack McCarthy, a former Teagasc Walsh Scholar, and Dr. Shane Conway collaborated extensively with Teagasc in the development of their research.
They will present their research to the GSI today (Wednesday, December 16) to compete for the overall prize.
Collaboration and generational renewal
Dr. McCarthy’s PhD explored collaboration and cooperation among farmers and rural policy stakeholders involved in the EIP-AGRI initiative.
Dr. Jack McCarthy
Dr. David Meredith of Teagasc’s rural economy and development programme and Dr. Christine Bonnin of University College Dublin’s (UCD’s) school of geography supervised the research.