The project was organised in 6 work packages (WPs). WP1 included the strategies oriented to the completion of the research project and the completion of a secondment, which was carried out at the Community Relations Council of Northern Ireland (CRC). WP2 sought to build independent and interdisciplinary research and teaching skills. The Fellow undertook 31 training workshops, courses, seminars, and conferences. For transfer of knowledge, the Fellow built a UK-Ireland international network of researchers on the use of communication technologies for intergroup contact, with the involvement of 24 researchers from each country. Since 2021, the fellow has been appointed Teaching Fellow at the host institution, participating in the delivery of UG and PGR research tutorials, lab sessions, and supervision of UG thesis dissertations. WP3 involved the input of the external stakeholder for shaping the project to expand its social impact. An additional qualitative study was run with the input of 43 community workers, practitioners, and members from both communities. WP4 included the ethical and logistic steps necessary to carry out the main study. Because of the Covid-19 pandemic, the empirical collection of data is still ongoing. WP5 comprises activities to disseminate the research results. Since the Covid-19 pandemic delayed the collection of empirical data, the products from this WP have been limited. Preliminary results have been presented in 5 international conferences, 3 invited talks, and one publication is in review. WP 6 includes dissemination activities targeting non-academic audiences, such as a website for the project (ContactVIRT), promotion of activities in Twitter, participation in the Being Human Festival, articles in the CRC Newsletter, participation in the Good Relations Week, and a CORDIS podcast.