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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,...

Registration is now open – DEPASS Training School April 2022 – Data collection, harmonisation, integrated & federated data analysis     DE-PASS Training School “State of the art in physical activity behaviour (PAB) data collection, research harmonisation, integrated and federated data analysis across multiple cohorts and countries”. The Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam (VUA) and DE-PASS are now...

Physical education and school sports: a creative approach to human rights and democracy – Webinar The Secretariat of the Enlarged Partial Agreement on Sport is pleased to announce its upcoming Consultative Committee webinar on Physical education (PE) and school sports: a creative approach to human rights and democracy. This webinar will take place online on Monday 21 February 2022 from 15:00 to 17:00 (CEST) and will bring together...

Post-Doctoral Position Physical Activity & Mental Health, University of Limerick, Ireland The University of Limerick (UL), Ireland required an experienced researcher for a 24-month postdoctoral position.  Dr Matthew Herring UL was recently awarded a 24-month Health Research Board Ireland grant, entitled “Physical Activity Guidelines for Anxiety and Depression: Optimal Physical Activity Dose and Biopsychosocial Profiles...

Training School April 2022  Data collection, harmonisation, integrated & federated data analysis DE-PASS Training School “State of the art in physical activity behaviour (PAB) data collection, research harmonisation, integrated and federated data analysis across multiple cohorts and countries” The DE-PASS Training School (TS) extends across a three day period, and will be a live face...

Funded PhD Studentships available at Northumbria University – Closing Date Feb 18th 2022 Just one of the ambitious and valuable aims of the COST Action “Determinants of Physical ActivitieS in Settings” (DE-PASS) is to provide an effective Knowledge Transfer Platform (KTP). DE-PASS brings together researchers from a host of nations all interested in advancing science...

DE-PASS in partnership with Concept Systems Inc and PAfH (Physical Activity for Health Research Cluster, University of Limerick, Ireland) are now inviting members of DE-PASS to register for the following Summer Training School event/s: 1) Group Concept Mapping Webinar & Tutorial or 2) Group Concept Mapping Webinar ONLY.   Please note if you want to...

The core group of Deliverable 2.5 kick-started our work on 24th June, 2021, with the support of 2 successful STSM (Short Term Scientific Mission) applicants, Dr Kwok Ng (University of Eastern Finland/University of Limerick) and Dr Esther Garcia Sanchez (Fundación para la Formación e Investigación Sanitarias de las Región de Murcia). The aim of this...

The second event of the DEterminants of Physical ActivitieS in Settings (DE-PASS) Training School 1, “Covidence and Risk of Bias Assessment” took place on the 30th August 2021. The virtual tutorials were delivered by two trainers, Dr. Simone Ciaccioni and Prof. Laura Capranica, both members of DE-PASS. The “Covidence and Risk of Bias Assessment” tutorials...

The Training School comprises four events, which occur in June, August and September 2021. The overarching theme is “Consensus, concept mapping and best evidence statement (BESt) methodologies”.  DE-PASS participants and Early Career Researchers may attend events which interest them most, while others especially members of WG 2 and Deliverables 2.3 and 2.5 may attend all...