University of Oulu

Coordinator - Finlandwww.oulu.fi/university

About University of Oulu

The University of Oulu is an international research and innovation university engaged in multidisciplinary basic research and academic education and one of the largest universities in Finland, with an exceptionally wide academic base. The University of Oulu is embedded in a health and technology ecosystem supporting rapid innovation in the field of personalised and digital medicine. It runs amongst others the i4future and the Health and Biosciences doctoral programmes directly relevant to LongITools.

Role in LongITools

The University of Oulu coordinated and managed the LongITools project. It also led three additional work packages (WP): WP6 which studied the role played by exposure to air and noise pollution and the built environment in adult and older age cardiometabolic health trajectories and co-morbidities; WP10, the collaboration within the European Human Exposome Network; and WP11 which monitored the ethical aspects of the project.

Rozenn Nedelec

WP11 Leader