NetwOArk May 2026 Newsletter
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STSMs granted for 2nd call in grant period 4
Congratulation to the NetwOArk STSM Winners, Period 4, Call 2!
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
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
NetwOArk in the 33rd National Orthopedic Surgery and Traumatology Congress
5 – 10 October 2024 Antalya, Türkiye The 33rd National Turkish Orthopedic Surgery and Traumatology Congress was held at Antalya Pine Beach Belek Congress Center between 5 and 10 November
NetwOArk will present their experience at a session during the 33rd Annual Congress of the Turkish Orthopedic Surgery Congress.
Today, on 7 November 2024, the NetwOArk-The European Network on Osteoarthritis will present their experience at a session during the 33rd Annual Congress of the Turkish Orthopedic Surgery Congress. We
STSM call for grant period 3
The call for STSMs for the grant period 3 is open now. Call 1: opens November 1 2024, closing date now extended to January 3 2025 (previously December 1 2024)
Publication on pain and pain medication in Ireland
netwOArk member Helen French et al. have published and analysis of pain. pain subgroups and pain medication use in a cohort in Ireland: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/39358713/ This study found that medication use among
STSM calls
For new applications to STSM: Nov 2024 and May 2025 there will be new slots to apply for a STSM!
WHO World Patients Day 2024
WHO announced the World Patients Day on the 17th September 2024 Here the link: https://www.who.int/news-room/events/detail/2024/09/17/default-calendar/world-patient-safety-day-17-september-2024-improving-diagnosis-for-patient-safety And the flyer: announcing-world-patient-safety-day-2024_english
Osteoarthritis year in review 2024: Biology
Frank Zaucke Department for Trauma Surgery and Orthopedics Dr. Rolf M. Schwiete Research Unit for Osteoarthritis University Hospital Frankfurt, Goethe University