SmartAging Podcast #28 – Creative experiences and aging
SmartAging isn’t only about improving assisted living or incorporating smart technologies in elderly care. It’s also about what makes everyday life meaningful for older adults. Multiple studies also suggest that creating and having creative experiences may...
Where Sport Meets Mental Health Policy
Forty-five percent of adults in the EU say they never exercise or play sport, according to the most recent Eurobarometer survey on the subject. That is usually treated as a physical health problem, but physical activity is also one of the strands the BSR Mental Health...
EnTRA Energy Transition Talks starting in September!
Over the coming years, we’ll dive into topics such as governing the energy transition with policy insights from across the region, renewable and smart energy systems, energy communities and local-level cooperation, financing and implementation of...Social Oasis โ SmartAging Community Corner Pilot at Toivokoti
The Social Oasis at Toivokoti in Lappeenranta is Finlandโs first SmartAging Community Corner pilot. It is a living, user-centred environment that brings together bio-based materials, circular design, multisensory soundscapes, activity and rehabilitation games, and...
A Collaborative Approach to Stream Restoration in Jรถnshytteรฅn
Volunteers loosen gravel and construct spawning beds for trout in the Jรถnshytteรฅn stream. Photo: Magnus Pamp Biosphere Reserve Nedre Dalรคlven has established Jรถnshytteรฅn as a learning site for stream restoration and ecological education. The initiative...
CREWS Connects with European Partners at the EU Macro-regional and Sea Basin Strategies Days 2026
As part of the event, CREWS hosted a booth in theย Networking Village, which provided an opportunity to showcase the projectโs work on strengthening volunteer engagement and supporting communities in preparing for and responding to disasters. The booth offered...
Monitoring and Innovative Diagnostics: How Research in the PestSpace Project Supports Faba Bean Crop Protection
In the latest article published in Przedsiฤbiorca Rolny magazine (04/2026 issue), scientists representing the Polish partners of the PestSpace project – Prof. Maลgorzata Jฤdryczka and Joanna Kaczmarek, Ph.D. from the Institute of Plant Genetics of the Polish...
Arts on Prescription Enters the Estonian Public Debate
Two months after the national transfer webinar in June, Arts on Prescription reached a wider Estonian audience. At the Arvamusfestival opinion festival in Paide in August, the Estonian Coalition for Mental Health and Well-being VATEK hosted a discussion on the...