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Brandon University's Rural Development Institute, as a centre of excellence in rural development, helps foster rural community development and community resiliency through research and information on issues unique to rural areas. Established in 1989, RDI's principle activities are to design and conduct multi-disciplinary academic and applied research on rural issues; and to communicate this information to rural community stakeholders. While its primary focus is on rural and northern areas of Western Canada, RDI maintains relationships with other researchers in Canada and abroad. Priding itself on a collaborative approach, RDI encourages a multi-disciplinary research environment and promotes the development of projects with rural community stakeholders. The Institute has diverse research affiliations and multiple community and government linkages related to its rural development mandate. RDI disseminates information to a variety of constituents and stakeholders and makes research information and results widely available to the public either in printed form or by means of lectures, seminars, workshops and conferences. RDI's rural research is highly relevant to rural policy-makers and to the people who live and work in rural areas. Ideas for the research activities undertaken by RDI research and project teams are developed through contact with rural groups, towns, rural municipalities, villages, governments, international researchers and observers or rural situations. Research domains are directly linked to rural development issues including:

• Community Economic Development
• Community leadership
• Environmental and agro-economic issues
• Information management and technology utilization
• Policy and program research and development
• Rural adaptation and change
• Rural health
• Rural tourism

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Legal Name: Rural Development Institute, Brandon University

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