Events

Empowering Sustainable Development in Mountain Areas Through Virtual Mobility

By Dr. Mirela Tase and Dr. Murat Sarginci Virtual Mobility Details Title: Policy Brief Virtual Mobility Grant: “Sustainable Development in MountainAreas” in Higher Education Institutions in...

MARGISTAR at the Sustainability of COST Actions Networking Event in Brussels

Written by Andrej Ficko (University of Ljubljana, Biotechnical faculty) Trust, Ideas, and Proof of Concept: Key Elements for Sustaining the COST Action Network The COST Academy...

Helping rural Ireland reimagine a more prosperous future for their towns and villages

By Dr Michelle Cowley-Cunningham and Antonia Egli (Dublin City University) Rural development creates vibrant environments with improved economic opportunities for people to live and work....

Céad Míle Fáilte: MARGISTAR Meets in Ireland for the COST Action’s Second General Assembly 

On April 17 and 18, the Irish Institute of Digital Business (IIDB) at Dublin City University (DCU) welcomed international researchers from the MARGISTAR COST Action to the project's second annual General Assembly in Dublin. Prof Theo Lynn, Prof Colm O'Gorman, and Antonia Egli represent Ireland within the MARGISTAR consortium and lead the Action's Science Communications team. Over two days, consortium members focused on strategies to further progress MARGISTAR during the second grant period and met with stakeholders in Ireland to understand how different communities were seeking to address issues through rural town regeneration, digitisation, re-afforestation, or diversifying agriculture.  

Poster Perfect: Sticking Ideas at Dublin City University’s Engaged Research Festival

This December, MARGISTAR’s Antonia Egli presented the COST Action’s research poster at Dublin City University’s Engaged Research Festival, hosted by DCU’s Centre for Engaged Research. In this blog, the Centre’s Coordinator, Luke Quinlan, takes a closer look at the meaning and potential of engaged research, as well as the challenges and barriers associated with its practices. 

From Peaks to Policy: MARGISTAR’s Working Group 1 Visits the Mountains of Albania

MARGISTAR has been out and about this autumn. Shortly after a first in-person meeting with Working Group 2 in Türkiye, Working Group 1 members met in Albania this October. Read on for a short overview of our COST Action meeting, along with a glimpse of the Albanian peaks and valleys we were lucky to visit.

Empowering Sustainable Development in Mountain Areas Through Virtual Mobility

By Dr. Mirela Tase and Dr. Murat Sarginci Virtual Mobility Details Title: Policy Brief Virtual Mobility Grant: “Sustainable Development in MountainAreas” in Higher Education Institutions in EU Candidate Countries Start and end...

Empowering Change: How Women-Led Social Innovations Are Advancing Gender Equality in Rural Areas

By Cristina Dalla Torre In many rural communities across the globe, gender equality remains a distant goal. Women often...

Reimagining the Future of Reindeer Herding in Finland: A Wild Logic Approach to Land Use

By Simo Sarkki Reindeer herding is more than a livelihood in Finland. It is a cultural cornerstone, particularly for...

Voices from the Edge: Shaping Rural Futures in FP10

By Theo Lynn, Irene Christoforidi, and Andrej Ficko In October 2024, Antonio Monteiro (University of Lisbon, Portugal), Somaye Latifi...

Pela’s Transformation: Turning Environmental Crisis into Economic Hope

By Josia Paska Darmawan (Senior Researcher at GoTo Impact Lab) “We used to be able to catch many fish...