Valorisation

This section showcases the valorisation efforts of the WINEcovid project. The project aims to inform both academic and public debate on the long-term consequences of the COVID-19 pandemic for student workers and labour market entrants. 

WINEcovid Reports

• Van Aerden, K., Bosmans, K., & Vanroelen, C. (2026). Student Work in Belgium: results from the 1st wave of a quantitative survey. BRISPO Working Paper 2026-1. Vakgroep Sociologie. Vrije Universiteit Brussel. 

• Tobback, I., Barslund, M. (2025)  COVID-19 and Well-being. The Link Between Telework and Young Employees’ Wellbeing in the Belgian Labour Market. HIVA -  KU Leuven.

• Tobback, I., Barslund, M. (2025) The impact of telework on well-being among young labour market entrants – a literature review. HIVA -  KU Leuven.

Articles

• Van Aerden K., Bosmans K. & Vanroelen C. (2026). Tussen les en loon: Studentenarbeid in België onder de loep. BRISPO Policy Brief N° 2026/01. Brussels Institute for Social and Population Studies

• Tobback, I., & Barslund, M. (2025). Telewerk en welzijn: één oplossing voor alle leeftijden? Over.Werk. Tijdschrift van het Steunpunt Werk, 35(1), 128-138.

• Barslund, M., Dessers, E. (2026). Als de baas altijd thuiswerkt, leren jongeren het vak niet. Gids op Maatschappelijk Gebied, 117 (2), 33-38.

• Dessers, E., Barslund, M. (2026) What do young employees learn when the boss works from home? Hybrid work, learning and workplace innovation. EUWIN Bulletin, Spring 2026.

Societal Valorisation

• Meer werkuren, minder tijd om te studeren: VUB-onderzoek waarschuwt voor groeiend studie-werkconflict bij studenten. Het Laatste Nieuws, 1 juni 2026.

• VUB-studie: voor veel studenten is werken een harde noodzaak. VUB Press - Wetenschapsnieuws, 1 juni 2026. 

• Van Aerden, K. (2026). Als een student meer werkt dan hij studeert, dan loopt er iets grondig fout . De Standaard,  31 mei 2026.

• Van Aerden, K. (2026). Als een student meer werkt dan hij studeert, dan loopt er iets grondig fout. Minerva.

• Dessers, E., Bal, M. (2026). Human-centred technology. Beyond compliance towards responsible knowledge management. Invited by Flanders Make. Presented at the Smart competences: Capturing, sharing, and growing knowledge in manufacturing, Kortrijk, Belgium.

• Dessers, E. (2025). De digitale werkplek. Een kwestie van organisatie. Invited by VWVA. Kinepolis, Leuven.

• Dessers, E. (2024) Workplace innovation for improved job quality and better care. Invited by Leuven One Health Institute. Leuven.

Conference Presentations

• Hermant, M., & Lisein, O. (April 2025). The lasting impact of COVID-19 on HR Practices and Work Organization: An integrative literature review [Paper presentation]. 40th EIASM Workshop on Strategic Human Resource Management - HRM Past, Present and Future Issues, Fribourg, Switzerland.

• Hermant, M., & Lisein, O. (October 2025). The evolution of HR practices in the post-pandemic landscape: An integrative literature review [Paper presentation]. Congrès de l’AGRH 2025, Deauville, France.

• Tobback, I. (2025) Telework Preferences Among Students and New Entrants to the Labour Market: A Stated Preference Experiment. Presented at the ESPAnet Low Countries Early Career Research Day.

• Tobback, I. (2025) Telework Preferences Among Students and New Entrants to the Labour Market: A Stated Preference Experiment. Presented at WeLar final conference, Brussels, Belgium. 

• Van Aerden, K. (2025) Job quality and well-being among Belgian student workers and labour market entrants. Presented at the Creating Sustainable Work Conference, Stockholm, Sweden.

• Van Herreweghe D., Hermant M., Lisein O., Dessers E. (2025) The Lasting Impact of COVID-19 on the Workplace: Organisational Approaches to Labour Market Entrants. Presented at the WORK conference, Turku, Finland. 

• Dessers, E. (2026). The Lasting Impact of COVID-19 on the Workplace. Presented at the POST-Covid Connect Event, organised by BELSPO, Brussels. 

• Barslund, M. (2024), The WINE-COVID project. Presented at the POST-Covid Connect Event, organised by Belspo, Brussels.