On September 2nd 2025 the beautiful city of San Sebastián hosted an energizing and highly productive meeting of the Young Researchers and Innovators (YRI) of PAAR-Net. The team was hosted by amazing Sara Marsillias and Elena Olariu from Matia Institute.
The event brought together a vibrant group of early-career researchers from across Europe to explore how PAAR-Net can best support their growth and collaboration in the field of participatory approaches with older adults.
Thanks to the outstanding facilitation by Katrin Lehner and Anna Urbaniak participants engaged in deep, thoughtful discussions that led to:
- Defining key needs and priorities for YRIs
- Mapping opportunities for PAAR-Net to provide meaningful support
- Co-developing ideas for future collaborative papers and joint funding proposals.
This meeting was not only a space for strategic thinking but also a celebration of the energy, ideas, and ambition of the next generation of reaearcher and Innovators interested on participatory approaches with older people.
PAAR-Net is excited to continue building on this momentum and looks forward to supporting the initiatives that emerged from this event.
