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22/06/2026

PALLIAKID has received the Research Award at the 5th Awards of the Patients’ Organizations Platform (POP)

This recognition reflects a research approach that places children, adolescents, and their families at the center, ensuring their voices are heard to help transform pediatric palliative care. POP is a non-profit Spanish organization that aims to promote participation and defend the rights of people with chronic health needs across all areas, policies, and actions that affect their lives, to achieve full inclusion and an improved quality of life. The award was received yesterday in Madrid
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18/06/2026

Jorge Garcés is participating in the International Emergency Management Summit

Jorge Garcés participated today, June 18, in LEAD PRO—the International Summit on Emergency Management, a European pilot project on emergency management. On June 18, the International Summit on Emergency Management, Disaster Response, and Urban Resilience took place, a gathering that brought together European institutions, emergency services, police forces, researchers, policymakers, and technology companies specializing in crisis management and civil protection. The event was held at the headquarters of the Valencia Local Police and addressed some
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17/06/2026

Polibienestar organises the third session of the Elisan General Assembly 2026

Polibienestar organised and hosted the third session of the Elisan General Assembly at its headquarters. The event was attended by more than 60 national and international participants, mainly experts and politicians from the field of social services. See the video here The first part of the session focused on presentations of projects and best practices in the field of addiction and functional diversity. The leading universities in the Valencian Community were responsible for these presentations:
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16/06/2026

Jorge Garcés attends the opening of the Elisan General Assembly 2026

Valencia will host the 2026 ELISAN GENERAL ASSEMBLY: “Empowering Communities: Inclusion of People with Disabilities and Volunteering for Social Change,” on June 15, 16, and 17, 2026. This year, Valencia is hosting this important European event because the Presidency of ELISAN (European Network for Local Inclusion and Social Action) is held by the Valencian Institute of Social Services (IVASS) and the Valencian Regional Government. This meeting brings together policymakers, professionals, and civil society to share
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15/06/2026

Polibienestar leading the social research component of the European JUST IN CLIME flagship project to promote fairer climate transitions

The Polibienestar Research Institute at the University of Valencia (UV) is participating in the European project “Just Mitigation and Adaptation Pathways in Climate Transitions” (JUST IN CLIME), an initiative funded to the tune of €4,998,187 by the Horizon Europe (Cluster 5) programme, which will begin in October 2026 and run for four years. The project aims to analyse how to design climate policies that, as well as being effective against climate change, are socially just
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