News & Events
Latest updates on the project’s activities
International Day of Women and Girls in Science
Shattering obstacles and forging a path towards a more promising future! On 11/02, on the International Day of Women and Girls in Science, we commemorate and acknowledge the accomplishments of women and girls in the realm of science. We take pride in contributing to a...
Season’s greetings
Season's greetings from the Urbanome Project team! May the upcoming New Year be filled with joy and brightness! Sending heartfelt holiday wishes to you and your loved ones during this wonderful time of the year.
Happy World Environmental Health Day 2023!
We're excited to announce that URBANOME is participating in this global initiative to protect and promote everyone's health each and every day. As part of a 4-year H2020 project, our focus is on researching the vital connection between climate, environment, and human...
URBANOME at OLLD23!
Our partners from AUTH Medical Physics & Digital Innovation Lab/ EnveLab & ENoLL - European Network of Living Labs showcasing URBANOME at OLLD23! Join us as we delve into the power of LivingLabs and discover how innovation is shaping our future! Discover the...
URBANOME x GATEKEEPER project!
Exciting news from URBANOME! Our partners at the AUTH Medical Physics & Digital Innovation Lab in Thessaloniki recently hosted a dynamic field visit for some esteemed researchers and experts. Under the GATEKEEPER project, experts explored Smart Living and...
Shaping the Cities of Tomorrow: Insights from the 2nd Urbanome Annual Meeting
The recently concluded 2nd Urbanome Annual Meeting, held on 20-21 June 2023 in Athens, showcased the consortium's groundbreaking ideas and initiatives aimed at shaping the cities of tomorrow. With a comprehensive program spanning stakeholder engagement, ethnographic...
World Environment Day 2023
A Greener & environment-friendly planet will ensure a Healthier living environment for ALL: our families, our children, and our fellows, as well as for animals and plants, for water & air! At the URBANOME H2020 project, we're committed to researching the...
Happy Mother’s Day!
Along with our partners from AUTH Medical Physics & Digital Innovation Lab, we were honored to participate in the heartwarming event "I Love and Care for You, Mom," organized by The Association of Women with Breast Cancer "Alma Zois" of Thessaloniki, the past...
URBANOME at the International Symposium: Exposomic Approaches to Prevent the Health Impacts of Climate Change
We are thrilled to share exciting news from the CdM URBANOME project partners! Our dedicated team recently participated in the prestigious international symposium held in Brixia, Italy, organized by the renowned Ichan School of Medicine at Mount Sinai - The Institute...
Happy World Health Day!
Happy World Health Day! Today, we celebrate the founding of the World Health Organization (WHO) and its 75th anniversary. Let's take a moment to recognize the progress that has been made in improving global health over the last seven decades. However, there is still...
Happy Easter from the URBANOME team!
Wishing you and your loved ones a blessed Easter filled with love and happiness. Let's take this opportunity to reflect on our actions and work towards creating a greener and healthier environment for all.
Integrated assessment of personal monitor applications for evaluating exposure to urban stressors:A scoping review.
We are excited to announce the release of our review article on "Integrated assessment of personal monitor applications for evaluating exposure to urban stressors" Abstract: Urban stressors pose a health risk, and individual-level assessments provide necessary and...
Urbanlab-Mad: urban living labs as a tool for the promotion of health and well-being!
Introducing URBANLAB-MAD: We are excited to share the publication of an article on "Urbanlab-Mad: urban living labs as a tool for the promotion of health and well-being" in Tercer Milenio, the science, technology, and innovation supplement of Heraldo de Aragón. Read...
International Day of Women and Girls in Science
Breaking barriers and paving the way for a brighter future! Today, on International Day of Women and Girls in Science, we celebrate and honor the achievements of women and girls in the field of science. Proud to be part of a research project that empowers and supports...
Season’s greetings
Best wishes from your friends at Urbanome Project! Wishing you all that is merry and bright for the New Year ahead! Sending the warmest holiday wishes to you and yours during this beautiful season
Citizen Science: The Role of Urban Living Labs in Health Promotion
The Instituto de Salud Carlos III (ISCIII) recently hosted a training session on the role of urban living labs in health promotion at the Majadahonda Campus ISCIII. The URBANOME project partner led the session, which was attended by 35 people from the scientific...
Association between air pollution levels and drug sales for asthma and allergy.
We are excited to announce the publication of the first full scientific paper funded by the URBANOME project! Air pollution is known to have an impact on respiratory health. However, the assessment of this relationship is far from complete and is rarely extended to...
URBANOME project Review
We are excited to announce that our recent project progress review was a great success. The team presented their work and progress to the stakeholders, who provided valuable feedback and recommendations. We are pleased to report that all objectives were met and any...
The Future of Cities: A Workshop for Young Minds
The Instituto de Salud Carlos III (ISCIII) recently participated in a workshop during Science Week entitled "Cities of Tomorrow." The workshop, which was aimed at students between the ages of 14 and 16. The workshop was designed to raise awareness of current problems...
URBANOME project at the Urban Health Cluster annual meeting.
Following the Kick-off Meeting in 2021, the Urban Health Cluster held its second annual meeting in Valencia, Spain on October 27-28, 2022. Representatives from the European Commission DG RTD, project coordinators and consortia members the of six H2020 projects,...
URBANOME at the Milan Green week 2022!
The Municipality of Milan, proud partner of the URBANOME project, participated in the Milano Green Week on October 1st, 2022, with the theme "Urban resilience - European projects on climate change". The event highlighted the...
URBANOME at the Festa dell’Aria 2022!
Urbanization has brought about many advantages, such as economic growth, improved education, and increased access to healthcare. However, urbanization has also led to a host of health challenges, including air pollution, noise pollution, and lack of access to green...
The URBANOME paradigm: Exploring the urban exposome to co-create urban interventions for better health and wellbeing at the OLLD22
The URBANOME project will host an interesting workshop in the framework of the OLLD2022. The workshop "The URBANOME paradigm: Exploring the urban exposome to co-create urban interventions for better health and wellbeing" will be held on Friday, 23 September 2022 (...
URBANOME on ULL methodologies at the 1st VITALISE Summer School!
In the framework of the first VITALISE H2020 project Summer School, which took place on 6-7 July 2022 in Marathon, Greece, the URBANOME H2020 Project was invited to present the Urban Living Lab methodology and how it is applied in the context of the project. The...
URBANOME project at the 1st White Tower Forum on Urban Health and Sustainability
The first International Conference on Urban Health and Sustainability, under the title ‘The White Tower Forum on Urban Health and Sustainability’ was held hybrid (in person and online), on June 29 and 30 at Thessaloniki. The main host and organizer of the event was...
The White Tower Forum on Urban Health and Sustainability – 1st International Conference on Urban Health and Sustainability
The 1st International Conference on Urban Health and Sustainability, under the title 'The White Tower Forum on Urban Health and Sustainability' marks the beginning of an open dialogue with society and its stakeholders, with the main theme of promoting public health...
URBANOME and the case of the Thessaloniki ULL
AUTH partner, represented by the AUTH Medical Physics & Digital Innovation Lab team (Prof. Panagiotis Bamidis and Research Associate Despoina Mantziari), presented the URBANOME project and the case of the Thessaloniki ULL in the Municipality of Thessaloniki.The...
Open Squares & the URBANOME Project
The city of Milan recently participated in a conference as part of the Open Squares program, which aims to promote the use and improvement of public spaces in the city. The conference was an opportunity for the URBANOME project partner to inform citizens, journalists,...
URBANOME embraces the World Health Day 2022 message: Our Planet, Our Health!
In the midst of a pandemic, a polluted planet, increasing diseases like cancer, asthma, heart disease, on World Health Day 2022, the World Health Organization (WHO) focuses global attention on urgent actions needed to keep humans and the planet healthy and foster a...
JSI Presenting URBANOME & Ljubljana ULL
On the 26th-27th of March 2022, JSI - Jozef Stefan Institute URBANOME partner, had the chance to promote the project and Ljubljana Urban Living Lab to the general public (including the local stakeholders) in the context of the “Community Science To enhance health and...
URBANOME at the JSI Open Day
The Open Day at the JSI - Jozef Stefan Institute, on 26th of March 2022, at the Reactor Center Podgorica, in Ljubljana, Slovenia gave the opportunity to JSI URBANOME partner to showcase the Ljubljana Urban Living Lab while running the recruitment process for potential...
Exploring urban stressors with JSI – Jozef Stefan Institute URBANOME partner
JSI - Jozef Stefan Institute URBANOME partner participated at the international e-Conference on Mitigating Contemporary Environmental issues by Sustainable Approaches on February 22th-28th, 2022 organized by the Acharya Narendra Dev College, University of Delhi Rok...
1st Plenary Meeting for the URBANOME Consortium (Feb 2022)
The 1st Plenary Meeting of the URBANOME Consortium successfully implemented, last February, as a full day online meeting on Friday, the 4th. Just before the completion of the first year of project's lifecycle, the 16 partners of the Consortium (coming from 11 EU...
URBANOME project at Robert Gordon University Master Program
The Robert Gordon University, URBANOME project partner, launched an interesting course about Livable and sustainable communities in the framework of its Master’s program on January 26th, 2022. The Robert Gordon University embarked on the delivery of advanced level...
1st URBANOME newsletter from Urban Living Lab Stuttgart
Stuttgart Urban Living Lab launched its First Newsletter that opens the door to increase a better understanding and knowledge about the Stuttgart ULL & URBANOME while highlighting the main focus areas and communicating information about all aspects of the project.
Merry Christmas and a Happy 2022!
May the Christmas Spirit infuse our lives with Joy, Positivity & Hope! We, all, in the URBANOME warmly wish you a very Merry Christmas & a Happy 2022!
URBANOME project at the “Vegetation: a challenge for air quality” event.
The "Vegetation: a challenge for air quality" (Veg-Gap) conference and networking event was held hybrid in Milan on the 14th of December 2021. The Veg-Gap was attended by Ambiente Italia URBANOME partner who had the opportunity to promote the project and its...
Healthy and liveable Stuttgart – An idea workshop as part of the EU-project URBANOME
On the 29th of November 2021, the University of Stuttgart,organized and performed an Interactive workshop in the framework of the Stuttgart ULL, entitled “Healthy and liveable Stuttgart - An idea workshop as part of the EU-project URBANOME” to showcase the Stuttgart...
URBANOME on Nature-based Solutions in Urban Territories
The University of Stuttgart partner had the chance to showcase the URBANOME project, its aims and scopes in an online seminar at the Institute of Landscape Planning and Ecology, during the “Nature-based solutions” event on the 22th of November 2021. It is noted that...
URBANOME project at the Madrid Science and Innovation Week 2021
The urban laboratory of citizen participation "URBANLAB-MAD: Air, health and well-being in urban environments" (Madrid ULL) launched its activities with the local stakeholders, within the scope of the URBANOME project, during the Science and Innovation Week 2021. The...
Hands On Workshop on the Stakeholders’ Mapping
In mid-October, a virtual hands on workshop among partners of the URBANOME H2020 consortium on "Stakeholders Mapping". All the consortium partners collaborated in two interactive excersices organised and led by ENoLL, CdM, AMBIT and ViLabs partnes to identify the...
URBANOME at the EURegionsWeek2021!
URBANOME, H2020 Project Coordinator, Prof. Denis Sarigiannis, and the AUTH ENVELab Team participate in the EURegionsWeek, performing on October 12, at 14.30-16.00 CET an open workshop, entitled "Citizen science - tools to achieve a real impact on policy-making"....
Joint Online Workshop on ULLs Management and Business Model / Multidisciplinary Comms
In the framework of the mutual know-how exchange among all the consortium ULLs, as well as the activities, regarding their maturity process, the URBANOME organizes a number of internal training workshops with the active involvement of all partners. On the 28th of...
The Municipality of Milan spreads the word of the URBANOME project !
The Resilient Cities Department of the Municipality of Milan hosted a networking event and an exhibition for the presentation of its European ongoing projects on the 24th of September 2021, at Chiaravalle Abbey and village, Milan - Italy. The event was a great...
URBANOME in the Stuttgart Mobility Week!
The University of Stuttgart, URBANOME project partner, participated in the Stuttgart Mobility Week on the 20th of September 2021, in the context of the European Mobility Week 2021! The event, which was held online, included a special session regarding “Active Mobility...
OLLD Interactive Workshop
The URBANOME Project hosted a thematic workshop session, entitled "Co-create the transition to European sustainable cities" at the annual gathering of the Living Lab community, the Digital Living Lab Days Conference (#DLLD21) by ENoLL - European Network of Living...
URBANOME Training Workshop
A training workshop will be organized and held digitally on the 28th of September 2021, in the frame of the URBANOME project activities. It will combine two modules: Module 1: Urban Living Lab Management and Business models, organized by ENoLL and addressed primarily...
Interactive Workshop in the frame of the Digital Living Lab Days
The URBANOME project will be present in the Digital Living Lab Days, organized this year on September 7th 2021. An interactive workshop is organized titled: “Co-create the transition to European sustainable cities” and will be held on the of September (11.30 am -...
URBANOME Kick-off meeting
The kick off meeting of URBANOME was organized and held digitally under the coordination of the lead partner, AUTH. It took place on the 15th and 16th of April 2021 with the participation of all project partners, as well as representatives of the Urban Living Labs...