Next steps & resources Project outputs A report for national and local policymakers and community leaders on the research findings and recommendations on rural hardship. A briefing for national and local policymakers and community leaders on the research findings on rural hardship. An exhibition on hidden hardship working with the artist Beth Waters who illustrated research participants’ experiences. See below to visit the exhibition in Coventry Cathedral January-February 2024. An accessible summary of the key findings of the research. A short illustrated book, published on this website, of people’s experiences of rural hardship. Details to follow in early 2024. In September 2023 Stephanie presented the initial research findings at the Royal Geographical Society Annual International Conference.Further papers will be published in 2024 on people’s lived experience and coping strategies of rural hardship. Further academic papers will be published in 2024 on people’s lived experience and coping strategies of rural hardship. Project events