TOUCH · Towards the next generatiOn of excellent yoUng doctoral researchers on mental health by developing an intersectoral & transdisciplinary approaCH

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Project objective

TOUCH (“Towards the next generatiOn of excellent yoUng doctoral researchers on mental health by developing an intersectoral & transdisciplinary approaCH”) is a new excellent doctoral programme led by the Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona (UAB) for the recruitment and training of 24 doctoral candidates under four major thematic areas in mental health & wellbeing research, while fulfilling all the principles of Open Science and maintaining the highest research quality standards. The doctoral programme also counts with the participation of 7 reference organisations as Implementing partners hosting doctoral fellows (research centres, research foundations and research organisations linked to prestigious hospitals from the area). The programme represents a steppingstone towards the implementation of a long-term collaborative agreement in the frame of the CORE partnership on Mental Health, one of the “Communities Oriented to Strategic Challenges”. The project will act as a key tool to articulate the neccesary capacities from the UAB sphere to carry out successful research projects in complex and strategic fields through a collaborative, multidisciplinary and innovative approach. TOUCH doctoral programme include 60+ options to carry out research projects with prestigious supervisors and the availability of world-class research infrastructures. An excellent training programme including practical hands-on-schools, training on research diversity and scientific & communication skills and a retreat for personal development among others, will provide a holistic approach to the training of fellows through a combination of research-oriented and demanding soft skills. In addition, the international & intersectoral aspects of the programme are boosted by the collaboration with several Associated partner organisations, including Universities, private companies, social enterprises & associations, research centres, clusters, foundations & federations for mental health.

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Participants

• UNIVERSITAT AUTONOMA DE BARCELONA · Cerdanyola Del VallesCoordinatorSpain
• AGENCIA ESTATAL CONSEJO SUPERIOR DE INVESTIGACIONES CIENTIFICAS · MadridSpain
• ASSOCIACIO CLUSTER DE SALUT MENTAL DE CATALUNA · SANT BOI DE LLOBREGATSpain
• ASSOCIACIO SOCIOCULTURAL L'ALTRE FESTIVAL · BARCELONASpain
• Associació Esportiva Projecte Inclusiu CIM · La GarrigaSpain
• BD CARE RESEARCH S.L. · Bellaterra (Barcelona)Spain
• Broomx Technologies SL · BarcelonaSpain
• CHRISTENSEN JAKOBDenmark
• Departamento de Física, Facultad de Ciencias Exactas y Naturales, Universidad de Buenos Aires · Ciudad de Buenos AiresArgentina
• FEDERACIO SALUT MENTAL CATALUNYA · BARCELONASpain
• FUNDACIO INSTITUT DE BIOENGINYERIA DE CATALUNYA · BarcelonaSpain
• FUNDACIO INSTITUT UNIVERSITARI PERA LA RECERCA A L'ATENCIO PRIMARIA DE SALUT JORDI GOL I GURINA · BarcelonaSpain
• FUNDACIO ISOCIAL PER LA INNOVACIO EN L ACCIO SOCIAL · BARCELONASpain
• FUNDACIO PRIVADA PARC DE RECERCA UAB · Cerdanyola Del VallesSpain
• FUNDACION CULTURAL PRIMERO DE MAYO · MadridSpain
• G.TEC MEDICAL ENGINEERING GMBH · SCHIEDLBERGAustria
• Gavin LucasSpain
• HOSPITAL CLINIC DE BARCELONA · BarcelonaSpain
• ILS RESEARCH GGMBH · DortmundGermany
• Isensi Barcelona SL · Les Franqueses Del Valles (Barcelona)Spain
• KUNGLIGA TEKNISKA HOEGSKOLAN · StockholmSweden
• Mind and Identity, S.L. · BarcelonaSpain
• Qualud SL · Sant Cugat del VallèsSpain
• SPORA SINERGIES SCCL · BARCELONASpain
• THE TRUSTEES OF BOSTON UNIVERSITY · BOSTON MAUnited States
• UNIVERSIDAD DE LA IGLESIA DE DEUSTO ENTIDAD RELIGIOSA · BilbaoSpain
• UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL DE EDUCACION A DISTANCIA · MadridSpain
• UNIVERSITAT DE BARCELONA · BarcelonaSpain
• UNIVERSITAT DE LES ILLES BALEARS · PALMA DE MALLORCASpain
• UNIVERSITE DE FRIBOURG · FribourgSwitzerland
• UNIVERSITY OF KENT · Canterbury, KentUnited Kingdom
• VRIJE UNIVERSITEIT BRUSSEL · Bruxelles / BrusselBelgium
• myCarenet SLU · TerrassaSpain

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• DOI: 10.3030/101126533
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