image: Four research teams from the fields of Materials Science, Education, Communication and Psychology at the Universitat Jaume I are taking part in four of the eight joint research actions launched under the EDUC-WIDE project, aimed at strengthening cooperation among the universities of the EDUC alliance and with their local research ecosystems. The public university of Castelló is thus opening new opportunities for internationalization for its research groups in areas such as communication inequality, behavioural and psychophysiological research, inclusion, and materials science, strategic fields of the "Empowering EDUC for Inclusive Development of the ERA (EDUC-WIDE)" initiative, which has offered a major opportunity to expand international collaboration. Of the eight projects awarded, one is coordinated by the UJI: CleanPhotoCat, managed by the Photoactive Materials for Energy (PHAME) group, which aims to advance wastewater purification technology through the development and testing of highly efficient catalysts such as Fenton and Photo-Fenton, promoting sustainable water purification methods that minimize environmental impact and operating costs. In the field of psychology, How Prediction Errors Shape Social Perceptions seeks to explore the neurophysiological and behavioural mechanisms of social perception through predictive processing and examine their link to internalizing and externalizing psychopathological tendencies. This study is connected to the research line of UJI’s Laboratory of Affective Neuroscience (LaBNA), which focuses on multidomain studies of the psychophysiological and cognitive mechanisms involved in attentional and emotional processing. CIVIC, driven by the Research Group on Practical Ethics and Democracy and the ENCOM Group (Emotional Bonding and Communication), aims to bridge communication gaps, particularly in the context of climate change and natural disasters. The project will produce practical recommendations to improve public-sector communication and identify barriers that hinder the spread of reliable, verified information in order to strengthen institutional trust, increase citizen preparedness, and encourage informed participation. EDUC BRIDGE, developed by the Research Group on Educational Improvement and Critical Citizenship, seeks to build an international network to share practices, knowledge, techniques, and common challenges to reduce barriers faced by university students with special needs (disabilities or chronic and severe illnesses), particularly during mobility experiences.
Credit: Universitat Jaume I of Castellón
Four research teams from the fields of Materials Science, Education, Communication and Psychology at the Universitat Jaume I are taking part in four of the eight joint research actions launched under the EDUC-WIDE project, aimed at strengthening cooperation among the universities of the EDUC alliance and with their local research ecosystems.
The public university of Castelló is thus opening new opportunities for internationalization for its research groups in areas such as communication inequality, behavioural and psychophysiological research, inclusion, and materials science, strategic fields of the "Empowering EDUC for Inclusive Development of the ERA (EDUC-WIDE)" initiative, which has offered a major opportunity to expand international collaboration.
Of the eight projects awarded, one is coordinated by the UJI: CleanPhotoCat, managed by the Photoactive Materials for Energy (PHAME) group, which aims to advance wastewater purification technology through the development and testing of highly efficient catalysts such as Fenton and Photo-Fenton, promoting sustainable water purification methods that minimize environmental impact and operating costs.
In the field of psychology, How Prediction Errors Shape Social Perceptions seeks to explore the neurophysiological and behavioural mechanisms of social perception through predictive processing and examine their link to internalizing and externalizing psychopathological tendencies. This study is connected to the research line of UJI’s Laboratory of Affective Neuroscience (LaBNA), which focuses on multidomain studies of the psychophysiological and cognitive mechanisms involved in attentional and emotional processing.
CIVIC, driven by the Research Group on Practical Ethics and Democracy and the ENCOM Group (Emotional Bonding and Communication), aims to bridge communication gaps, particularly in the context of climate change and natural disasters. The project will produce practical recommendations to improve public-sector communication and identify barriers that hinder the spread of reliable, verified information in order to strengthen institutional trust, increase citizen preparedness, and encourage informed participation.
EDUC BRIDGE, developed by the Research Group on Educational Improvement and Critical Citizenship, seeks to build an international network to share practices, knowledge, techniques, and common challenges to reduce barriers faced by university students with special needs (disabilities or chronic and severe illnesses), particularly during mobility experiences.
The other four awarded projects focus on Parkinson’s research, developing a platform for better thinking and analysis to empower educators and students through cross-border collaboration and inventive pedagogy, and antiviral analysis to combat the Crimean-Congo virus.
EDUC-WIDE provides a framework for developing and implementing research policies within the European university alliance EDUC and is funded by the European Union’s Horizon Europe program with €3.5 million under grant agreement No. 101136533. The initiative brings together Vasyl Stefanyk Precarpathian National University (Ukraine), Masaryk University (Czech Republic), University of Cagliari (Italy), Universitat Jaume I (Spain), University of Potsdam (Germany), University of South-Eastern Norway (Norway), University of Pécs (Hungary), and the French universities of Paris Nanterre and Rennes.
Further information: https://cordis.europa.eu/project/id/101136533 and https://www.educalliance.eu/.
*Project funded by the European Union. The views and opinions expressed herein are those of the authors and do not necessarily reflect those of the European Union or the European Research Executive Agency. Neither the European Union nor the granting authority can be held responsible for them.