SO-NUTS participating partners
Amsterdam University of Applied Sciences
Erasmus Medical Center
Medical University of Graz
Charles University
Université Clermont Auvergne
Hospital Universitario Ramón y Cajal
The European Federation of the Associations of Dietitians
University of Trieste
Amsterdam University of Applied Sciences
Future professionals are trained at the Amsterdam University of Applied Sciences (AUAS) in a variety of higher education topics and disciplines. The AUAS enables students, lecturers, and researchers to create cutting-edge, valuable knowledge and innovations because of our distinct concentration on applied sciences. Our students and lecturers use the city as their classroom and collaborate closely with a wide range of businesses, organizations, and sectors to develop innovative solutions to the problems that face our city. Prof. Dr. Peter Weijs is the head of the Nutrition and Exercise research group. This department has a long history of conducting well designed diet and exercise studies.
Erasmus Medical Center
This is Erasmus MC. We—staff, volunteers, and students—work devotedly and passionately on everything that Erasmus MC stands for. We strive to create top-notch education that is distinctive, relevant to today’s care and health concerns and appealing to ambitious, inquisitive, and intelligent students.
At Erasmus University Medical Center Rotterdam, the Nutrition & Lifestyle Epidemiology research group is headed by Trudy Voortman, PhD. This study examines how diet and lifestyle affect population health during various phases of life, such as pregnancy, infancy, adolescence, menopause and old age.
Medical University of Graz
Established in 2004, the Medical University of Graz became its own institution after being a part of the University of Graz zins 1863. Inspired by the motto “Pioneering minds – caring for patients’ health and well-being”, the university is found on three pillar stones:
- Future-oriented and innovative education
- Competitive and internationally networked cutting-edge research
- Personalised patient care
The Graz team, led by Dr Doris Eglseer, is mainly involved in work packages that will result in a broad knowledge base that is, in turn, likely to form the basis for the solution/intervention which will be developed in the SO-NUTS project.
Charles University
Charles University is one of the oldest universities in Europe and is regarded as one of the top research universities in the world. Our connections abroad play a big part in raising the university’s profile internationally. The First Faculty of Medicine CUNI is the nation’s top organisation for doing medical research and has participated successfully in numerous European Commission-funded projects. In order to integrate and improve elderly care through a person-specific (personalized) approach, the Department of Geriatrics is working on a broad range of geriatric and general aging research topics, including but not limited to clinical geriatrics (frailty, sarcopenia), healthy aging, and health system research.
Université Clermont Auvergne
The University of Clermont Auvergne was created on 1 January 2017. This decision was the result of a process of reflection since 2012 on how best to structure the site to make the most of the new framework introduced by the 2013 Act on higher education and research. The stakes are high. While deliberately participating in national and international networks for the production and spread of knowledge, the University also contributes to the ecosystem in Auvergne alongside regional socio-economic players and local authorities; the aim of this new University is to be a driving force for the development of higher education and research in Auvergne, for the benefit of users and all players in the region, and to further enhance its quality, influence and attractiveness.
Elizabeth Benz
Université Clermont Auvergne
Hospital Universitario Ramón y Cajal (IRYCIS)
The Ramón y Cajal University Hospital is a publicly owned centre, dependent on the Regional Ministry of Health of the Community of Madrid and part of the Madrid Health Service -SERMAS-. Since the beginning of its activities in 1977, it has sought to offer its users an efficient and quality service. This health centre cultivates the three aspects of a hospital of its category: care, teaching and research. The Geriatric department of the Hospital Ramón y Cajal and its research institute (IRYCIS) has been key in the development of the most widely used definition of sarcopenia and in understanding the interventions that may help preventing and treating sarcopenia.
The European Federation of the Associations of Dietitians (EFAD)
The European Federation of the Associations of Dietitians (EFAD) was established in 1978. The aims of EFAD are to promote the development of the dietetic profession, develop dietetics on a scientific and professional level in the common interest of the member associations, facilitate communication between national dietetic associations and other organisations, and encourage a better nutrition situation for the population of the member countries of Europe. In 2020 EFAD has 33 National Dietetic Association members, representing over 35,000 dietitians in 28 European countries and 40 Education Associate Members, covering an additional two EU countries.
University of Trieste
The University of Trieste aims to be an active player on the European stage through an excellent educational system, as to contribute to make the society more educated, innovative, cohesive and sustainable. Our academic activity must be oriented to transfer a large contribution of knowledge endowments, as to provide young generations with the appropriate skills for wide overviews and real innovation through a cultural process of knowledge integration. We intend to range the University of Trieste among the best Italian and European Universities reinforcing the interconnections between scientific research, education and knowledge transfer.
