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Antonio Palmeira and group
The DE-PASS (Determinants of Physical Activity and Sedentary Behaviour Home • DE-PASS | COST ACTION CA19101 (depass.eu)) writing retreat held in Viana do Castelo from October 18-20, 2023, brought together researchers and experts in the field of physical activity behaviours. This collaborative effort resulted in the creation of a groundbreaking manuscript titled “Selecting a Core Measures...
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Want to make a real-life impact on physical inactivity and health inequality in young people? This PhD project will work with the local government in one of the most deprived areas in Northeast England, using the systems approach to inform policy strategies and evaluate actions. An exciting opportunity to work within the policy environment to...
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DE-PASS Virtual Mobility Experience in Grant Period 2: Validated measures for individual determinants of physical activity behaviours The  Virtual Mobility (VM) that I participated in during the DE-PASS Grant Period 2 (2022) was used to identify and recommend validated measures for individual determinants of physical activity behaviours of children aged 9-19 years old.  I was...
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DE-PASS Virtual Mobility Experience from Grant Period 2 – Screening scientific documents for definition of the determinants of physical activity that require consensus definition Last year, as a member of WG3, I had the unique opportunity to participate in a “Virtual Mobility” (VM) Grant on the topic of screening of scientific documents for definition of...
Anne Nortstoga_STSMGAP2
DE-PASS Short Term Scientific Mission from Grant Period 2 – Concept mapping of physical activity behavior for children and adolescents The Short term scientific mission (STSM) “Concept mapping of physical activity behavior for children and adolescents – preparing, refining and approving a preliminary list of statements” took place at Cassino, Italy in the DE-PASS Grant...
DEPASS STSM VM Grants Call
What are DE-PASS Short-Term Scientific Missions and Virtual Mobility Grants? COST Actions such as DEPASS offer grants to members to support researcher and innovator mobility, capacity building and transfer of knowledge through bilateral/multilateral collaborations. Two specific grants exist: 1) Short-Term Scientific Missions (STSMs, Max €4000) and 2) Virtual Mobility (VM, Max €1500): The grants support...
ITC Grant Call 1
ITC Conference Grants Call Inclusive Target Countries (ITC) Conference Grants are aimed at supporting young researchers and innovators from participating ITC and NNC to attend international science and technology related conferences, events or activities topic relevant to the DE-PASS network, Work Groups and Deliverables. A Conference Grant is made which contributes to the overall travel,...
University of Parma MSCA
University of Parma seeking a potential candidate for a Marie Skłodowska-Curie European Postdoctoral Fellowship 2023 application. The University of Parma (Italy) is offering the opportunity to participate at the initiative MSCA@UNIPR BOOTCAMP 2023 fellowship aimed at attracting motivated and talented researchers of any nationality who will choose the University of Parma as Host Organisation for...
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DE-PASS Proof of Concept Training School, University of Limerick, Ireland, Jan 2023 – Dr. Kieran Dowd Between 9th and 11th January 2023, the University of Limerick hosted a Training School for researchers and national leads from 10 nations across the European Union, all of whom have committed to engaging in deliverable 4.5 of DE-PASS. The...
VM Simone Ciaccioni_Dec 2022
DE-PASS Training School: Determinants of Physical Activity Behaviours – Focus on Older Adults (Virtual Mobility Grant): Dr Simone Ciaccioni With this important Cost DE-PASS Virtual Mobility, as deputy leader for the Older Adults focus team Simone Ciaccioni had the opportunity to provide useful information on the definition of determinants of physical activity behaviours with advancing...
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