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The BETTER Life Digital Centre of Excellence has been officially acknowledged as a Key Exploitable Result (KER) by the WiderAdvance Facility, marking a significant milestone in its mission to enhance digital transformation, collaboration, and innovation across European research institutions. This recognition highlights the Centre’s pivotal role in fostering excellence in digital solutions and capacity building within the framework of European […]

The BETTER Life project may have officially concluded, but its impact on society, industry, and the broader innovation ecosystem remains strong. Demonstrating its commitment to lasting engagement with the quadruple helix of academia, industry, government, and civil society, as two of the project’s core partners – Czech University of Life Sciences Prague (CZU), the project coordinator, and ACEEU (Accreditation Council […]

In this August 2025 edition (Volume 6), we reflect on the culmination of our mission of “Bringing Excellence to Transformative Socially Engaged Research in Life Sciences through Integrated Digital Centers” (2022–2025). This final issue is filled with key achievements, partnerships, and plans for a lasting impact: Click here to explore the full final newsletter.

At the 30th European Society for Rural Sociology (ESRS) Congress held in Riga (Latvia), Prof. Michal Lošťák represented the BETTER Life project. His presentation, titled “Opening Window for Socially Engaged (Transdisciplinary) Research in Life Sciences,” focused on the need to rethink the role of science in society. The contribution highlighted how the BETTER Life project supports socially engaged research by developing tools […]

Ruthi Veibiakkim, PhD researcher at the Chair of Estonian University of Life Sciences, Environmental Protection And Landscape Management, took part in the 4th SURE World Conference held in Istanbul, Turkey, from 16-19 July 2025. This year’s theme – Cities Under Global Social Transformations: Embracing Change for a Greener Future – set the stage for discussions […]

The BETTER Life project was proudly represented at the international summer school Sustainable Development in a Regional Context, held at the Czech University of Life Sciences Prague (CZU). Dr. Diana Surová delivered two engaging lectures focused on Socially Engaged Research (SER), drawing on valuable insights and practices from the BETTER Life project. Her sessions—Socially Engaged Research: Lessons […]

The BETTER Life team from the Estonian University of Life Sciences has been awarded, as a part of a larger partnership, the Erasmus+ CBHE project ENTER – Environmental open data for engaging curricula and research training. This project has been developed as a part of the BETTER Life exploitation strategy with its central idea to […]

The third edition of the BETTER Life E-Zine is now available, covering recent project activities and developments in socially engaged research. This issue includes updates from partner institutions across Europe and collaborative work in India. 📖 In This Issue Sustainability Planning: ACEEU outlines exploitation strategies to maintain project outcomes after funding ends, including digital tools, […]

Members of the BETTER Life research team, Milan Školník and Michael Haman, participated in the interdisciplinary conference Ethics in Public Administration, held on June 19, 2025, at the Czech Academy of Sciences. They presented Academic Bridge, an online platform connecting researchers with public administration stakeholders. The presentation focused on the potential of artificial intelligence to support the effective transfer of academic knowledge […]

A meeting between representatives of the Czech University of Life Sciences Prague (CZU) and the Union of Local Government Units of the Czech Republic (SMS ČR), which brings together over 2,500 municipalities across the country, marked the beginning of a promising collaboration aimed at connecting academia with local governance. Municipalities are the foundation of local self-government […]