Dr Orla Flynn, president of ATU. Image: ATU
The programme will deliver enhanced national datasets, policy briefings, peer-reviewed academic outputs and a flagship WDC report designed to inform decision makers and the wider public.
The Western Development Commission (WDC) and Atlantic Technological University (ATU) will partner to examine how remote and hybrid work is reshaping Ireland’s economy, communities and quality of life.
The two-year project, which is called Connected Futures: The Economics of Remote and Hybrid Work in Ireland and its Impacts on Wellbeing, Mobility, and the Local Economy, is funded under the TU Rise programme.
Dr Aisling Moroney from WDC’s policy analysis team will spearhead WDC involvement in the research. The ATU side of the operation will be led by Dr Amaya Vega, Dr Sinead Keogh and Dr Michelle Queally, from the Department of Enterprise and Technology in the Faculty of Business, and post-doctoral researcher Dr Salim Khan.
