On April 9, 2025, a focus group on “Universal Design and its Implementation in the Ignalina Region” took place at the Paliesius Manor in the Ignalina region, Lithuania. The event was organised by researchers Dr. Živilė Gedminaitė-Raudonė and Dr. Monika Belhaj from the...
GRANULAR Kicks Off First Cross Visit on Rural Mobility in France
Apr 28, 2025 | GRANULAR Living Labs, News
From March 26 to 28, 2025, the French Living Lab in GRANULAR – Pays Pyrénées Méditerranée – hosted the first GRANULAR cross visit, featuring a three-day programme centred on Rural Mobility. In total, seven cross visits are planned within the project, each organised by...

GRANULAR Participates in the 1st FIREPOCTEP+ Sustainability Workshop and Training Session on Financial Resources and Best Practices
Dec 9, 2024 | GRANULAR, GRANULAR Living Labs, News
On November 14 and 15, researchers Breixo Martins and María Isabel Doval Ruiz from the University of Vigo presented the GRANULAR project at the 1st FIREPOCTEP+ Sustainability Workshop and Training Session on Financial Resources and Best Practices. The event, organized...

Ourense Living Lab hosts Reflective Workshop in Ribadavia
Jul 10, 2024 | GRANULAR, GRANULAR Living Labs, News
The Spanish Living Lab, coordinated by the University of Vigo, held its reflective workshop in Ribadavia (Ourense) on June 17th. The meeting gathered core members of the Living Lab (LL), including individuals and entities with expertise in three key areas: aging and...

GRANULAR partners gather in Pisa for annual reflective workshop
Jul 2, 2024 | GRANULAR, GRANULAR Living Labs, News
On June 27 and 28, the GRANULAR project held its annual reflective workshop for Living Labs and Replication Labs. Hosted by the University of Pisa, this gathering brought together project partners to reflect on their progress and chart the path ahead as they approach...

GRANULAR Project at the SmARTIES Meeting
Jun 12, 2024 | GRANULAR, GRANULAR Living Labs, News
On 3 June, GRANULAR partners from the University of Pisa attended the mid-term meeting of the PRIN project ‘SmARTIES’ in Pollica, Italy. The project, which stands for ‘Puzzling out smart ruralities, sound knowledge and rural (agricultural/agrifood) entrepreneurial...

Spanish Living Lab’s research on longevity is presented at the XXXIV International Congress of Geriatrics and Gerontology
Jun 5, 2024 | GRANULAR Living Labs, News
On 24-25 May, the University of Vigo, responsible for the Spanish Living Lab of GRANULAR project, has exposed the works they are developing in the context of this project in the "XXXIV International Congress of Geriatrics and Gerontology (Santiago de Compostela,...

Data Collection in the Italian Living Lab of Val di Cecina
Apr 25, 2024 | Blog, GRANULAR Living Labs
Author: Ilaria Lusini (GreenGea snc) The GRANULAR Living Lab of Val di Cecina, based in Italy, recently completed the refinement phase of its questionnaires aimed at agricultural companies within the District. The next step, set to begin soon, involves the...
The GRANULAR Spanish Living Lab participated at a small rural congress
Nov 21, 2023 | GRANULAR Living Labs, News
On 10 and 11 November, María Isabel Doval and Breixo Martins, researchers from the University of Vigo and facilitators of the GRANULAR Living Labs in Spain visited the rural municipalities of San Xoán de Río and A Pobra de Trives in Galicia, Spain. The University of...
Our Spanish Living Lab presents GRANULAR in local classrooms
Sep 20, 2023 | GRANULAR Living Labs, News
Our GRANULAR Living Lab in Ourense, Spain, has succeeded in bringing young students from Galicia together for a day focused on Europeanism and rural development. On 13 September, the municipalities of San Xoán de Río and Trives de Galicia (Spain) in Ourense hosted an...