NetwOArk January 2026 Newsletter
The January 2026 NetwOArk Newsletter has been published. You can read/download the NetwOArk January 2025 Newsletter below.
Survey for Early Career Researchers , Principal Investigators/Supervisors, and Career Development professional staff across Europe
The COST Cross-Cutting Activity (CCA) on career development for young researchers has launched a survey to capture perspectives on career development practices and perceptions at research institutions across Europe. Career
NetwOArk October 2025 Newsletter
The October 2025 NetwOArk Newsletter has been published. Issue Four reports on the steps being taken to form a society. It also includes a call for STSM submissions, updates from the
Synovial Joint Fluid Multi-Omics in Osteoarthritis Workshop with International Collaboration 2026
From Feza: In Association with the TÜBİTAK #223S509 Project and EU COST Action “CA21110 – Building an open European Network on OsteoArthritis Research (NetwOArk), we have planned to organize our
Versus Arthritis is now Arthritis UK
From Debroah: This is just a quick email to let you know that Versus Arthritis has changed its name to Arthritis UK. The decision to change our name and brand
New Publication from netwOArk
Another milestone for netwOArk: our second paper is out! This work reflects the collaborative efforts of our network to advance OA research. https://bmcrheumatol.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s41927-025-00557-0
Third Anniversary Celebrations
NetwOArk celebrated its third year of collaboration, with the aim of coordinating and stimulating more interdisciplinary and transdisciplinary research, technological development, and the translation of results to the clinic, with
Editorial on the importance of early involvement in orthopedic research during undergraduate education.
Feza has written an Editorial that could give guidance 2025_Feza_Editorial
Advancing Research Patient Centric
Advancing research through less bureaucracy. When implemented together, with strong commitment across the ecosystem, updated recommendations to reduce admin burdens in clinical trials will: ✅ Ease pressure on investigators. ✅
STSM Granted for 2nd Call in GrantPeriod 3
Four STSM application were granted by the evaluation commitee. Congrats to the winners!
NetwOArk April 2025 Newsletter
The April 2025 NetwOArk Newsletter has been published. Issue Three reports on the continuous work performed in NetwOArk, as reported by the WG Leads. From the organisational perspective we are
Update on Publications 1st Q 2025
Some new publication out of NetwOArk 2025_Gijon-Nogueron_Terminology and definitions in OA PC abstract EULAR 2025 eular25-D149-abstract
New clinical trial map launched in the EU
Dear patients’, consumers’ and healthcare professionals’ organisations, We are pleased to announce that a new clinical trial map is accessible from the public website of the Clinical Trials Information System (CTIS).
STSMs granted for 1st call in grant period 3
6 out of 9 STSM application were granted by the evaluation commitee, Congrats to the winners!
Integrated Care for Older People handbook
This booklet has been prepared by Doctor Yuka Sumi and Doctor Matteo Cesari, from the Department of Maternal, Newborn, Child & Adolescent Health & Ageing (MCA) at the World Health Organization, in Geneva, Switzerland. You will see that osteoarthritis is mentioned several times in this document.
Who is this handbook for?
The primary audience for this handbook is health workers in….
WHO handbook “Intergrated care for older people” published
ICOPE handbook 2nd final Importantly OA is clearly mentioned in the document and WHO seems to pay increased attention to OA! Key points– The key to supporting healthy ageing for
Newsletter January 2025
Prepared by Jaqueline Lourdes Rios and the communication team NetwOArk Newsletter Jan 2025
COST and EIT Joint Webinar
Are you a researcher, scientist, or professional curious and eager to find solutions to some of the global intersectional challenges, such as health, that wants to validate your idea and