One year of ideas, connections, collaboration, and progress! As we close our first Grant Period (GP1), we’re excited to look back at the milestones that shaped the first year of .
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19 #meetings bringing our research community together
π 4 #host cities connecting researchers across borders
π€ 356 Working Group memberships across 3 #WG
π₯ 37 #leadership and scientific coordination positions
π A strong commitment to #inclusiveness, #diversity, and #youngresearchers
π 10 #grants awarded to support research collaboration, mobility, and knowledge exchange
Behind every number are people, shared ideas, networks, meaningful conversations, and new opportunities for scientific collaboration. A special thank you to the people behind our first year!
Our sincere appreciation goes to our Action Chair, Prof. Dr. Nevila Xhindi, and Vice-Chair, Alessandro Margherita, for their dedicated leadership, vision, and commitment throughout GP1.
We also extend our gratitude to our Working Group Leaders β Hila Chalutz-Ben Gal (WG1), Alessandra Lazazzara (WG2), and Ana-Maria Bercu (WG3) for their invaluable contributions in guiding our scientific activities and fostering collaboration across the network.
A heartfelt thank you to our Core Group, Management Committee, WG Vice-Leaders, Task and Subgroup Leaders, coordinators, and every HUMAN-IT member whose enthusiasm, expertise, and commitment made this first year possible. GP1 was just the beginning. Here’s to an even more exciting GP2!
π Swipe through our HUMAN-IT Wrapped and discover our first year in numbers!

Early Career Researcher Spotlight | Amir Ghanbari
As part of our Early Career Researcher Spotlight series, we are pleased to introduce Amir Ghanbari, a #PhD candidate in
