: Tag: Physical Activity

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...

Understanding the Social and Environmental Factors for attending Physical Activities in Duzce City: Supports and Barriers. I attended 15th International Congress of Social Sciences with Current Research with the support of COST Action  CA19101 DE-PASS.  It was held in Istanbul Turkey, during May 21-23, 2022. 15th International Congress of Social Sciences with Current Research is...

Strengthening Sports & Health Monitoring Systems: Future Perspectives, Challenges, Concepts and Necessities   Dear Friends and Colleagues, On behalf of the host, the Physical Activity and Sports Tech for Healthy Lifestyles, the EUFITMOS project team from Faculty for Sport and Physical Education at University of Montenegro and the Conference Organizing Committee, I would like to...

First published paper by DE-PASS, Best Evidence Statement (BESt): modifiable determinants of physical activity and sedentary behaviour in children and adolescents aged 5–19 years–a protocol for systematic review and meta-analysis. This paper describes the protocol for producing this BESt through a series of systematic literature reviews and meta-analyses . The BESt will identify modifiable determinants that...

DE-PASS Network Meeting, Porto, May 2022 The DE-PASS Network Meeting for 2022 took place in Porto on the 4th & 5th of May 2022 with 65 members from 30 countries attending on the day or virtually.  There were many key highlights at Work Group (WG)/Deliverable level as well as at the Management Committee (MC) meeting...

International Conference – Complexity and Opportunities of Transdisciplinary Research: From Sports to Management to Policies On May 7, 2022, the University of Rome Foro Italico will host the International Conference “Complexity and Opportunities of Transdisciplinary Research: From Sports to Management to Policies”. In the last decade, European collaborative networks of researchers from different fields and sports...

Seeking candidates for a Marie Skłodowska-Curie European Postdoctoral Fellowship 2022 application. The project: DE-PASS is a COST-Action focused on the determinants of physical activity behaviours. One of the planned outputs of DE-PASS is a Europe-wide “Proof of Concept” prospective cohort study. This is a multi-centred cross-European data collection project. In each country, physical activity data...

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,...

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...