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Health & Well-being

A collaborative interdisciplinary hub to meet the critical health and wellbeing challenges of today’s societies.

The Health & Wellbeing Hub focuses on advancing interdisciplinary understanding of health across areas such as ageing, senescence, vulnerability, and the broader determinants of wellbeing. It emphasises training and global collaboration to address pressing societal health challenges and contribute to sustainable development priorities. 

entral to the Hub’s identity is its cocreation model. Hub members collaborate to design activities that are inclusive, participatory, and intellectually stimulating. Active learning, problembased group work, and creative thinking are core principles, enabling participants to explore health and wellbeing issues from multiple disciplinary angles. This approach has catalyzed the creation of an international learning community that extends beyond Europe, strengthening global connections and shared expertise.

Through these initiatives, the Hub reinforces the Aurora academic community, deepens the integration of research and education, and champions innovative pedagogical practices aligned with the SDGs. Its ongoing work enriches learning experiences and amplifies Aurora’s collective capacity to address urgent societal needs.

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Research

The hub supports collaborative and interdisciplinary research projects addressing health, care and well-being in contemporary societies. We connect teams across Aurora universities and promote exchange of methods, data and perspectives.

Educational Offers

We develop and showcase innovative educational activities, including joint courses, summer schools, student projects and mobility opportunities linked to themes of health and well-being.

Participation Opportunities

Students, researchers and external partners are invited to engage in hub activities through workshops, calls for projects, networking events and co-creative initiatives.

    Lead Team

    Hub Lead

    Pasquale Maaffia

    Università Federico II of Naples

    Hub Lead

    Bruno Catalanotti

    Università Federico II of Naples

    Hub Co-lead

    Lina Penagos

    Université Paris-Est Créteil

    Genevieve Derumeaux

    Université Paris-Est Créteil

    Isabelle Coll

    Université Paris-Est Créteil

    Florence Canoui Poitrine

    Université Paris-Est Créteil

    Oliver Bischof

    Université Paris-Est Créteil

    Adolfo Gonzalez Serrano

    Université Paris-Est Créteil

    Anissa Dziri

    Université Paris-Est Créteil

    Ilies Malki

    Université Paris-Est Créteil

    Sigrun Olafsdottir

    University of Iceland

    Kristjana Hronn Asbjornsdottir

    University of Iceland

    Karel Berka

    Palacký University Olomouc

    María Inmaculada de Molina Fernández

    Universitat Rovira i Virgili

    Michelle Murphy

    Universitat Rovira i Virgili

    Blanca Deusdad AYala

    Universitat Rovira i Virgili

    Lina Casadó-Marín

    Universitat Rovira i Virgili

    Silvia Reverte-Villarroya

    Universitat Rovira i Virgili