EUniWell – The European University for Well-Being

Ongoing work packages

Here we present the work packages that EUniWEll is working on, which university is coordinating each work package and the work package's contact person at Linnaeus University.

WP1 Management and Coordination

The University of Cologne is coordinating this work package, which focuses on project management, governance and coordination.
Contacts: Camilla Lundqvist and Linus Karlsson

WP2 Thematic Arena on Health and Well-Being 

The University of Florence is coordinating this work package.
Contact: Kristiina Heikkilä

WP3 Thematic Arena on Social Equality and Well-Being

Linnaeus University is coordinating this work package.
Contacts: Charlotte Silander and Linus Karlsson

WP4 Thematic Arena on Environment Change and Well-Being

The University of Florence is coordinating this work package. 

WP5 Thematic Arena on Culture, Multilingualism and Well-Being

Inalco is coordinating this work package.
Contact: Corina Löwe

WP6 Thematic Arena on Teacher Education and Well-Being

The University of Konstanz is coordinating this work package.
Contacts: Mattias Lundin and Alexandra Holtti

WP7 Establishing EUniWell's Centre for Learning

The University of Nantes is coordinating the work package, which mainly involves supporting and implementing joint courses and programs.
Contact: Camilla Lundqvist

WP8 Responsible Research, Innovation and Entrepreneurship

The University of Santiago de Compostela is coordinating the work package, which focuses on supporting common infrastructure to promote collaborative research.
Contact: Mattias Gunnarsson

WP9 Facilitating the Digital University 

The University of Murcia is coordinating the work package, which focuses on driving digital integration within the Alliance.
Contact: Frida Portin

WP10 Towards More Seamless Mobility

The University of Murcia is coordinating the work package, which focuses on promoting seamless mobility within the Alliance.
Contact: Maria Eriksson

WP11 Civic Engagement and Knowledge Transfer 

Linnaeus University is coordinating the work package, which focuses on promoting collaboration with local and regional actors and civil society.
Contacts: Joacim Hansson and Elin Lindkvist

WP12  Dissemination and Impact 

The University of Cologne is coordinating the work package, which focuses on communicating and disseminating the work of EUniWell both internally within the Alliance and externally within our local and regional communities, in Europe and worldwide.
Contact: Annika Sand

All work within the European University for Well-Being (EuniWell) is based on the joint vision of the higher education institutions and the focus areas that connect to the UN's Sustainabele Development Goals. The initiatives funded by Horizon 2020 focus on research at the nine universities.

Administrative contact person for EUniWell #Research at Linnaeus University: Karin Lundhgren

WP1 #Research Next Generation Research and Innovation Cycle

The aim of the work package is to:

• Develop a shared research and innovation strategy for EUniWell
• Develop the EuniWell Well-Being Incubator for innovative, co-created and well-being-led research
• Align digital expertise and develop digital forms of collaboration that facilitate collaboration between EUniWell's researchers

Lead/co-lead: University of Birmingham/Leiden University

Working groups:

• Digital Innovation Group
  Contact persons at Linnaeus University: Welf Löwe, Diana Unander and Ida Ahlström

WP2 #Research Share and Transfer

The work package is focused on sharing and communicating research results through:

• A broad Open Science study that will map the university's work with Open Access Publishing, FAIR data (Findable, Accessible, Interoperable, and Reusable), open educational resources, research software
• Pilot to implement FAIR data principles Improving communication of research results to the public
• Make research available in new types of channels
• Train researchers in research communication

Lead/co-lead: Leiden University/Linnaeus University

WP3 #Research Re-Skilling and Up-Skilling

The aim of the work package is to:

• Develop a taxonomy for research skills (holistic EUniWell Research Skills Taxonomy)
• Establish a strategic EuniWell Research Training Academy
• Develop and implement training initiatives

Lead/co-lead: University of Florence/Nantes University

WP4 #ResearchManagement

The Management work package is closely linked to the corresponding work package within Erasmus+. Both work packages are led by the University of Cologne.

Lead/co-lead: University of Cologne/Semmelweis University
Administrative contact person at Linnaeus University: Karin Lundhgren

Completed work packages

The following work packages include:

WP 1 Management and coordination
Management and coordination including governance, quality, legal frameworks, and financial management.

Lead/co-lead: University of Cologne/University of Nantes
Contact at Linnaeus University: Camilla Lundqvist

WP 2 Education and training
The overarching aim is to rethink and design curricula that enhances the links between education, research and innovation, and to generate an impact not only on higher education but also on society as a whole. It’s about designing and implementing an innovative educational experience which is co-creational and foster an entrepreneurial and civic mindset.

Lead/co-lead: University of Florence/University of Cologne)
Contact at Linnaeus University: Niklas Ammert

Working groups:

Open Eduation: Alastair Creelman
Mapping of courses and languages & identification of criteria and administrative requirements: Kristiina Heikkilä and Cecilia Hartwich
Syllabus of pilot course on well-being skills & Pilot training modules & well-being tools: Lena Swalander och Amanda Rikner Martinsson
Guidelines for course/curricula design: Lena Swalander and Amanda Rikner Martinsson
Development of a new approach to learning languages/intercomprehension: Päivi Juvonen

WP 3 Research and education
The research-education-transfer nexus on well-being-related themes will be addressed by inter-transdisciplinary research collaboration that is inclusive, diverse and based on co-creation. The work will be led by four arenas. Promoting early career researchers is also a focus area.

Lead/co-lead: Leiden University/Semmelweis University)
Contact at Linnaeus University: Cornelia Witthöft

Working groups:

Arena Well-being and Health: Kristiina Heikkilä
Arena Individual and Social Well-being: Jonas Ewald
Arena Environment, Urbanity and Well-being: Krushna Mahapatra and Åsa Ståhl
Arena Teacher education: Hanna Palmér and Eva Eriksson

WP 4 Society and education
The aim is to enable measures for EUniWell to act as a modern, civic and entrepreneurial university in support of social and individual well-being in global setting. Attention is on both the inside-out and outside-in perspective, as well on training and measuring impact.

Lead/co-lead: University of Birmingham/Linnaeus University
Contact at Linnaeus University: Per Servais

Working groups:

Working group Service Learning Programme: Åsa Trulsson
Alumni Mentoring Scheme: Elin Lindkvist
Student Internships: Helena Belfrage
Student Entrepreneurship: Martina Lago
Staff Volunteering: Helena Birath
Policy Commission: Per Servais
Open Science: Per Bäckström
People Assemblies: Elin Lindkvist
Festival: Linus Karlsson
Citizen Science: Linda Leonhardt
Well-being Impact Framework Study: Valdete Hashani 

WP 5 Institutional transformation
The focus is on improvement of synergies and enhancing organisational structures between all seven universities. Focus is on five aspects.

Lead/co-lead: University of Nantes/Leiden University)
Contact at Linnaeus University: Joacim Martinsson

Working groups:
Working group HR: Helena Birath
Working group Sustainability: Johan Älvgren
Working group Entrepreneurship: Per Servais
Working group Open Science: Per Bäckström
Working group Infrastructure Development: Daniel Solborg

WP 6 Creating an Identity
The main task is to foster the identity of EUniWell at different levels and creating a feeling of belonging for students and staff between the universities. Seamless mobility including virtual mobility and international experiences “at home” will be promoted as a tool to foster a EUniWell identity. Another tool is joint EUniWell events.

Lead/co-lead: Linnaeus University/University of Florence
Contact at Linnaeus University: Linus Karlsson

Working groups:

• • Mobility Arena Steering Group: Maria Eriksson
  • Event: Karin Wickenberg
  • Introduction Scheme: Maria Eriksson
  • IT Mobility: Holger Bernt
  • Mobility Skills: Yael Tågerud, Corina Löwe, Lena Kulmala
  • Service Agenda: Ida Söderlund
  • Mobility Service & Social Network: Åsa Dahlberg
  • Shared Administrative Infrastructure: Ida Söderlund, Stefan Lindkvist
  • Open Resources: 
  • Virtual Exchange: Alastair Creelman
  • Refugee Scholarship scheme: Elin Lindkvist

WP 7 Sustainability and dissemination
Different communication and dissemination activities are gathered in this work package, including lobbying and advocacy. 

Lead/co-lead: Semmelweis University/University of Birmingham
Contact at Linnaeus University: Annika Sand

Working groups:
Science communication Fellowship: 
Student Ambassador Campaigns run  by all seven members universities in schools in their regions:
Dissemination Training setup for EUniWell partners:
EUniWell research communications programme for doctoral candidates:
Open Access:
Lobbying and Advocacy Activity: