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FLIARA Highlights Gender Policy in Rural Entrepreneurship at International Conference

Dr Aisling Murtagh, postdoctoral researcher with the FLIARA Project at the University of Galway, played a key role in the 22nd annual Rural Entrepreneurship Conference (REC2025), held from June 3rd to 5th 2025 at Bangor University in Wales. The conference, themed “Community, Creativity and Liveability: Supporting the Wellbeing of Resilient Rural Communities through Sustainable Entrepreneurship”, […]

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Women at the Forefront: How Female Innovation is Reshaping Rural Europe

Across the diverse landscapes of rural Europe, a quiet revolution is underway, driven by women innovators who are challenging traditional norms and shaping a more sustainable future for their communities. This groundswell of female-led innovation has been brought into sharp focus by the FLIARA (Female-Led Innovation in Agriculture and Rural Areas) project, a Horizon Europe

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FLIARA Project Connects with Key Stakeholders at Mountbellew Shearfest 2025 in Galway

The European and Connacht Sheep Shearing and Woolhandling Championships, Shearfest 2025, which took place from May 31st to June 1st, 2025, served as a significant opportunity for the FLIARA Project to engage with key stakeholders in Ireland. The event, which drew elite competitors from across the globe, also hosted important discussions on empowering farm women

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FLIARA Project Highlights Women’s Transformative Role in European Agriculture and Rural Innovation in Latest EPuM Issue

The findings of the Horizon Europe-funded FLIARA (Female-Led Innovation in Agriculture and Rural Areas) project are featured in the latest issue (No. 26) of the esteemed journal European Public Mosaic (EPuM), published by the School of Public Administration of Catalonia (EAPC). The special monograph, titled “Rural World”, delves into the present and future of rural

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FLIARA Project Successfully Concludes 4th Community of Practice in Växjö, Sweden

The FLIARA (Female-Led Innovation in Agriculture and Rural Areas) project successfully held its 4th Community of Practice (CoP) event in Växjö, Sweden. The two-day gathering took place at Växjö Campus of Linnaeus University. The CoP event in Växjö served as a vital platform, uniting rural and agricultural women innovators, policymakers, key stakeholders, and consortium members

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FLIARA Project Represented at Irish Sociology Conference Panel on Gender Equality in Agriculture and Rural Ireland

Dr Aisling Murtagh, representing the Horizon Europe-funded FLIARA project at the University of Galway, participated in a timely and insightful panel discussion at the Sociological Association of Ireland’s (SAI) annual conference held at University College Cork on May 8th. The panel, titled “Changing the Gender (In)equality Landscape in Agriculture and Rural Areas in Ireland: Challenges,

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FLIARA Webinar Explores Innovation and Gender Equality as Cornerstones of Sustainable Rural Development in Sweden

On Tuesday, May 6th, the Swedish partners of the FLIARA project organised a compelling webinar titled “Sustainable Futures for Gender-Equal Rural Areas – A Webinar on Innovation, Equality, and the Potential of the Countryside”. This online gathering brought together researchers, community actors, and other stakeholders to examine the future trajectory of rural areas in Sweden,

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