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The YEAH! project brings together a multidisciplinary consortium of 16 organizations, including leading universities, research institutes, hospitals, and associations across 10 countries.
This diverse partnership ensures a robust foundation for developing innovative, evidence-based interventions that promote youth health and well-being.
By combining expertise in public health, psychology, education, and digital innovation, our collaborators work together to create sustainable and equitable solutions for a healthier future.
France
Coordination & WP 5, 6 and 7
UNIVERSITÉ GRENOBLE ALPES (UGA) (Coordinator)
Université Grenoble Alpes is one of the major universities in France. It welcomes over 60,000 students from diverse backgrounds and stands out for its multidisciplinary training and scientific research. It is the 1st innovative University in Europe by number of patents applications.
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Carole Treibich
Associate Professor
GAEL
WP7 contributor
Monique Mendelson
Assistant Professor
HP2
WP2 contributor
UNIVERSITE SAVOIE MONT BLANC (USMB)
With 15,000 students, a rich, multi-disciplinary range of courses and 18 internationally recognised research laboratories, Université Savoie Mont Blanc (Chambéry) is an institution on a human scale, combining proximity to its local area with a broad outlook on Europe and the world.
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UNIVERSITATEA BABES BOLYAI (UBB)
A multidisciplinary and multicultural university with 50,000 students across twenty-one faculties (UFR) offering 105 specializations, UBB is the largest university in Romania.
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SYDDANSK UNIVERSITET (SDU)
The University of Southern Denmark (Syddansk Universitet; SDU) is a large public university with one main campus in Odense and regional campuses in Slagelse, Kolding, Esbjerg and Sønderborg. SDU participates in YEAH! via two research centers located within the Department of Sport Sciences and Clinical Biomechanics, at the Faculty of Health Sciences. The first centre, the Danish Center for Motivation and Behaviour Science (DRIVEN) offers research, education, and consultancy on factors that support sustained behaviour change in various contexts, primarily health. The second one, the Research and Implementation Centre for Human Movement and Learning (FIIBL), is a collaborative centre for research and education in the field of physical activity promotion for children and youth
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FUNDACION PRIVADA INSTITUTO DE SALUD GLOBAL BARCELONA (ISGLOBAL)
ISGlobal is a consolidated hub of excellence in research that has grown out of work first started in the world of health care by the Hospital Clínic and the Parc de Salut MAR and in the academic sphere by the University of Barcelona and Pompeu Fabra University. Its working model is based on the generation of scientific knowledge through Research Programmes and Groups, and its translation through the areas of Education and Training and Analysis and Global Development. Its ultimate goal is to help close the gaps in health disparities between and within different regions of the world.
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PANEPISTIMIO THESSALIAS (UTH)
The University of Thessaly holds the 3rd place among Greek Universities and ranks in the top 800 Universities internationally, according to World University Rankings, published by Times Higher Education. It also belongs to the top 5% of European Universities according to University Ranking of Academic Performance (URAP). The University of Thessaly has accomplished top performances in research and interconnection with the local society and businesses. It has 36,622 undergraduate and approximately 4,500 post-graduate students and doctoral candidates, 844 faculty members and 427 members of administrative personnel.
The YEAH! project will be implemented by researchers of the Department of Physical Education and Sport Science, which is ranked in the 100-150 section of the Shanghai ranking list – Academic Ranking of World Universities (ARWU). This makes it number 1 among the Sport Science departments in Greece and one of the top in South-Eastern Europe.
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THE GLASGOW CALEDONIAN UNIVERSITY (GCU)
Glasgow Caledonian – the largest and leading modern university in Scotland – is a vibrant, values-led university with campuses in the heart of Glasgow and London.
With a wide range of professionally accredited courses and links with over 300 industry partners, we have the highest proportion of graduates in highly skilled occupations (82%) compared to other Scottish modern universities – with 91% of our students in employment or further study within 15 months of graduating (HESA 2024).
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CENTRE HOSPITALIER UNIVERSITAIRE DE CLERMONT-FERRAND (CHU-CF)
The Clermont-Ferrand Centre Hospitalier Universitaire (CHU), the largest public employer in the Auvergne region, fulfills missions of care, teaching, research, and prevention across its three hospital sites. At the regional level, the CHU serves as a referral facility for medical, surgical, and obstetric activities, including a level-3 maternity ward, prenatal diagnosis, assisted reproductive technology (ART), gynecology, pain management, oncology, organ transplants and grafts, cardiac surgery, interventional radiology, neurosurgery, polytrauma care, stroke unit, obesity management, genetics, and more. All clinical teams are attached to university research teams, under the supervision of a clinical research department (statistical, methodological and legal support).
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Martine Duclos
Full Professor
CHU Clermont-Ferrand
WP1 contributor
RUPRECHT-KARLS-UNIVERSITAET HEIDELBERG (UHEI)
The University of Heidelberg, founded in 1386, is Germany’s oldest university. With a long tradition of shaping the future, Heidelberg University sees itself as an internationally oriented research and teaching institution that offers a rich range of subjects and disciplines. It acknowledges its responsibility to humanity, society, and nature and is committed to broadening and harnessing its knowledge and skills, in a spirit of open-mindedness and tolerance toward individuals and ideas, for the benefit of future generations. The Centre of Preventive Medicine and Digital Health (CPD) at the Medical Faculty Mannheim, directed by Prof. Sniehotta is a leading interdisciplinary research hub focused on innovative approaches to disease prevention, public health, and digital health solutions. It integrates cutting-edge technology, epidemiology, and behavioral sciences to develop evidence-based strategies for improving population health and healthcare systems.
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UNIVERSITE LIBRE DE BRUXELLES (ULB)
Founded in 1834, Université libre de Bruxelles (http://www.ulb.be) has a long tradition of excellence in Research with six scientific Nobel Prizes, two Nobel Peace Prizes, one Fields Medal, three Wolf Prizes and two Marie Curie Excellence Awards. It is one of the largest and best Research Universities in Belgium, with a student population of 38,000 and with almost 2,000 PhD in progress distributed among 22 Doctoral schools. ULB has considerable experience with European funding programmes, being involved in more than 350 projects financed by the 7th European Framework Programme (FP7), Horizon 2020 (H2020) and Horizon Europe (HE).
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JYVASKYLAN YLIOPISTO (JYU)
The University of Jyväskylä is one of Finland’s leading institutions. It was here, in 1863, that Finnish-language teacher education began. Since then, the dialogue between research, education and society has been the University’s driving force. It is an open and collaborative community of nearly 2,800 experts and over 14,600 students seeking answers to the pivotal questions of today and tomorrow.
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ASSOCIATION FLEURBAIX LAVENTIE VILLE SANTE (FLVS)
FLVS is a non-profit association governed by the French 1901 law and recognized as being of public interest since 1991. Its mission is to support local and regional authorities by providing concrete solutions for implementing public health initiatives. Comprising a team dedicated to developing the methodology and actions proposed under the program, FLVS operates along three main lines:
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ECOLE NORMALE SUPERIEURE DE RENNES (ENS RENNES)
The École Normale Supérieure de Rennes is a public institution with a scientific, cultural, and professional focus. Its mission is to train high-level scientific executives for public service. It is rooted in a research-driven approach to education, primarily through preparation for the agrégation and doctoral programs. The institution primarily prepares individuals for careers in higher education, research, and innovation.
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STICHTING UNIVERSITAIRE EN ALGEMENE KINDER – EN JEUGDPSYCHIATRIE NOORDNEDERLAND (ACCARE)
Accare is an organization for child and adolescent psychiatry with a strong research department affiliated with the University Medical Center Groningen (the Netherlands).
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FUNDACIO INSTITUT D’INVESTIGACIO SANITARIA PERE VIRGILI (IISPV)
The Pere Virgili Institute for Health Research (IISPV) is an institution that integrates research in the field of biomedicine in the Camp de Tarragona and the Terres de l’Ebre. The IISPV is the instrument that the university hospitals of both health regions have been endowed with (Joan XXIII University Hospital of Tarragona, Verge de la Cinta Hospital of Tortosa, Sant Joan de Reus University Hospital, Institut Pere Mata University Hospital of Reus) and Rovira and Virgili University, in order to bring together and manage biomedical research and innovation in the territory.
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UNIVERSITÉ RENNES II (RENNES 2)
The University of Rennes 2 is the largest research and higher education center in arts, literature, languages, and social sciences in Western France.
The university hosts 20,000 students across 24 academic departments, supported by 1,400 staff members, including 850 teachers and teacher-researchers. It comprises 21 research units, five of which are joint CNRS units.
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This project has received funding from the European Union´s Horizon Europe under grant agreement No 101155977
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