Universidade de Lisboa (UL)

Following an outstanding scientific and cultural tradition inherited from its prior institutions, Universidade de Lisboa was created in July 2013, as a result of the merge of Universidade Técnica de Lisboa and Universidade de Lisboa (tracing its origins to the establishment of the Portuguese University in 1290). Universidade de Lisboa has 18 schools and over 100 research units, around 50,000 students, 4.000 lecturers, 2.500 non-academic staff and 400 degree courses.

Teaching, research, science, technology and innovation are the core business of Universidade de Lisboa. UL aims to enhance its position as a “reference university”, not only on a nation-wide level, but also across Europe.

Universidade de Lisboa awards 1st cycle and 2nd cycle degrees, as well as 3rd cycle Degrees (Doctor) and the title of “Agregado”. It also has alternative offerings, such as programmes for continuing education, postgraduate studies and specialization courses aimed at meeting the training demands of emerging labour markets, at boosting economic competitiveness and promoting innovation.

For more information about Universidade de Lisboa, visit: https://www.ulisboa.pt

Faculdade de Motricidade Humana (FMH)

The Faculty of Human Kinetics (FMH) is a school of the University of Lisbon. FMH covers a wide range of study areas of interest to various sectors of society, with 5 Undergraduate Courses, 15 Master’s Courses and 2 Doctoral degrees (Human Movement and Education). FMH has several partnerships with universities, public and private entities, developing relationships in the scientific and pedagogical fields. Its courses and graduate programs cover the areas of human development, motor behaviour, self-regulatory processes, and aging mechanisms. These topics are studied in order to promote health and well-being, as well as performance improvement within family, community, education, health, employment, and sports.

Visit FMH website for more information: http://www.fmh.ulisboa.pt

IBV is composed out of a multidisciplinary team formed by around 150 persons including mechanical and product engineers, biomechanical and movement science engineers, medical doctors, physical therapists, podiatrists and physics among others. The aim of IBV is to improve quality of life, as well as competitiveness of companies and self-employed people. The IBV works in the following areas of expertise, providing high-value services and products: automotive and mass transport, sports, habitat, clothing and footwear, elderly people, rehabilitation and personal autonomy, occupational health and safety, healthcare technology, tourism and person-oriented-design.

For more information, visit IBV website: https://www.ibv.org

Istituto Nazionaledi Riposo e Cura per Anziani (INRCA)

The Italian National Centre on Health and Science on Aging (INRCA) is an Italian public health organization with about 1,100 employees. Its headquarter is based in Ancona, with branches operating in three Italian Regions (Marche, Lombardia, Calabria), through four geriatric hospitals, an Alzheimer day care centre, a nursing home and a multidisciplinary Scientific and Technology Research Facility.

Amongst a network of 45 centres funded by the Italian Ministry of Health to carry out research beyond their traditional care tasks, INRCA is the only institute specifically focused on geriatric and gerontological topics in Italy. This peculiar position allows INRCA to carry out high-quality clinical and translational research in biomedical and health care services areas, as well as to provide evidence and recommendations to private and public institutions concerning the socio-economic impact of ageing.

Visit INRCA website for more information: https://www.inrca.it

Key EGPRN activities include: conferences twice annually, research courses, public website database of past abstracts, the European research agenda reference document, regular reports from national representatives, position papers on the theme of the conferences published in European journals to summarise each conference’s proceedings. Services to members: mentoring of researchers, networking of like-minded researchers, forum for research discussion, methodology workshops, publication of selected research abstracts in European Journal of General Practice, EJGP articles on-line access, among others.

The Department of Family Medicine of the University of Maastricht offers support as the central administrative office for the activities of EGPRN, through the EGPRN Co-ordination Centre which is located in that department.

For more information, visit EGPRN website: https://www.egprn.org