REMAKING partners meet in Dublin to discuss project progress

The REMAKING project has began the first day of its consortium meeting in Dublin today, bringing partners together at Trinity Business School, Trinity College Dublin (TCD), for a full day of discussion, coordination and strategic planning around the project’s latest progress and upcoming outputs. Hosted by Trinity College Dublin, the meeting opened with a welcome session and agenda recap led by the project’s coordinator Marco R. Di Tommaso from University of Bologna and Giulio Buciuni from TCD, setting the tone for two days of collaboration in one of Europe’s most relevant contexts for discussing the future of remote and hybrid work.

The morning sessions focused on the presentation and discussion of key research developments across the project. Anna Oechslen from The Leibniz Institute for Research on Society and Space (IRS) presented the first research update, followed by Giulio Buciuni, who shared further results and reflections from the project’s ongoing work. Later in the morning, Tiago Pereira from CoLABOR presented another key research session, opening the floor for discussion among all partners. These exchanges allowed the consortium to connect findings from different work packages and research activities, ensuring that REMAKING’s results continue to develop as a coherent and useful contribution to the wider debate on remote working, regional development and changing labour geographies.

In the afternoon, the consortium turned its attention to the preparation of the Comprehensive Integrated Report, one of the project’s central upcoming deliverables. The session included a structure proposal presented by UNIBO, with Marco R. Di Tommaso involved in the coordination of the session, followed by a partnership discussion and alignment around the next steps. This collective work is essential to bring together the evidence, findings and policy reflections produced across REMAKING into a common framework.

The first day concluded with a dedicated dissemination session, coordinated by Marco R. Di Tommaso and Manex Urruzola from ELHUYAR. Partners discussed the project’s communication strategy, tools and outputs, stakeholder engagement and upcoming events, with the aim of strengthening REMAKING’s visibility and ensuring that its results reach policymakers, researchers, practitioners and wider society.

From a communication perspective, the Dublin meeting represents an important opportunity to highlight the value of REMAKING’s collaborative work and to reinforce the project’s role in shaping conversations about the future of work in Europe. The discussions held during the first day showed the strength of the consortium and its shared commitment to producing research that is not only academically relevant, but also meaningful for territories, institutions, companies and workers facing the transformations brought by remote and hybrid working.

The Dublin consortium meeting will continue tomorrow with its second day, which will include further planning sessions and conclude with a policy roundtable involving local and international policymakers. This session will bring together REMAKING partners, advisory board members and institutional representatives to discuss policy takeaways and strengthen the connection between the project’s research results and real decision-making contexts.