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DrTomás Russell

Lecturer/Assistant Professor

School of Agriculture and Food Science

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  • Lecturer/Assistant Professor
    School of Agriculture and Food Science
  • 01 716 7702
  • University College Dublin, School of Agriculture and Food Science, Agriculture and Food Science Belfield Dublin 4

PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES

  • EVENT ADMINISTRATION / PARTICIPATION
    Conference
    8 Jul 2026
    Convenor of Conference Session: Landscapes and Lifescapes of Support at the 3rd International Symposium on Work in Agriculture – ISWA
  • EVENT ADMINISTRATION / PARTICIPATION
    Workshop (opens in a new tab)⁠
    25 Jun 2026
    Policy Workshop on Generational Renewal in Agriculture
  • JOURNAL/SERIES EDITED
    Special Issue of The Journal of Agricultural Education and Extension (opens in a new tab)⁠
    30 Sep 2025
  • CONSULTING / ADVISORY
    Harper Adams University
    11 Jul 2025
    Validation Panel Member for Masters Programmes
  • PERSONAL AWARD, PRIZE, HONOUR
    Teaching Excellence Awards
    12 Nov 2024
  • PUBLIC ENGAGEMENT ACTIVITY
    The Dairy Edge Podcast (opens in a new tab)⁠
    28 Oct 2024
    Invited guest speaker on the Teagasc Dairy Edge podcast to talk about "when is the right time to talk about succession?"
  • EVENT ADMINISTRATION / PARTICIPATION
    Conference
    27 Jun 2024
    Participated in the panel discussion for the 2nd Annual Irish Rural History and Policy Conference: From the succession act to the succession crisis
  • CONSULTING / ADVISORY
    National University of Ireland, Galway
    3 Jun 2024
    Graduate Research Committee (GRC) Member for PhD student
  • REVIEWING / REFEREEING
    Journal of Rural Studies (opens in a new tab)⁠
    1 Jun 2024
    Anonymous peer review
  • COMMITTEE MEMBERSHIP
    Macra Land Mobilty Service Board of Directors
    1 Jun 2024
    Elected member
  • COMMITTEE MEMBERSHIP
    Scientific Committee of the European Seminar on Extension & Education
    1 May 2024
    Member
  • COMMITTEE MEMBERSHIP
    Macra Agricultural Skillnet Steering group (opens in a new tab)⁠
    1 Jan 2024
    Chair
  • EVENT ADMINISTRATION / PARTICIPATION
    Workshop
    6 Jun 2023
    1st Workshop on Digital Innovation Ecosystems in Agri-Food Systems
  • PUBLIC ENGAGEMENT ACTIVITY
    Farmer Mental Health in the EU
    24 May 2023
    Roundtable on farming and mental health, in cooperation with Belgian MEP Tom Vandenkendelaere held at the EU Parliament with speakers from the EU Parliament Agricultural Department and European NGOs (i.e., European Council of Young Farmers, CEJA).
  • PUBLIC ENGAGEMENT ACTIVITY
    Ear to the Ground (RTÉ’s longest-running national-level docuseries Season 30, Episode 12 (opens in a new tab)⁠
    2 Feb 2023
    Discussed the results of research on farmer mental health
  • COMMITTEE MEMBERSHIP
    Gurteen College Board of Governors
    1 Dec 2022
    Member
  • EVENT ADMINISTRATION / PARTICIPATION
    Conference
    26 Oct 2022
    Knowledge Transfer Conference 2022: Challenges and Opportunities for the Agriculture Knowledge and Innovation System
  • COMMITTEE MEMBERSHIP
    Graduate Taught Programmes Education Committee
    1 Aug 2022
    Co-chair
  • EVENT ADMINISTRATION / PARTICIPATION
    Conference
    14 Dec 2021
    UCD/Teagasc Knowledge Transfer Conference: Back to the future – advisory and education services for innovation and sustainability
  • REVIEWING / REFEREEING
    The Journal of Agricultural Education and Extension
    3 May 2021
    Anonymous peer review
  • EVENT ADMINISTRATION / PARTICIPATION
    Seminars
    12 Mar 2021
    Online guest lecture to the Masters in Agricultural Leadership, Education and Communication at Texas A&M
  • EVENT ADMINISTRATION / PARTICIPATION
    Seminars
    3 Nov 2020
    FACILITATE Problem Based Learning Network: Winter Webinar Series
  • EVENT ADMINISTRATION / PARTICIPATION
    Conference
    8 Oct 2020
    Knowledge Transfer Conference 2020: Innovation in Agricultural Extension and Education - Looking forward
  • REVIEWING / REFEREEING
    Land Use Policy
    10 Feb 2020
    Anonymous peer review
  • EVENT ADMINISTRATION / PARTICIPATION
    Conference
    18 Oct 2019
    Knowledge Transfer Conference 2019: Diverse Approaches to Supporting Farm Innovation