ELEVATE

ELEVATE combines street-view images, smartphone data, and resident input to identify which neighbourhood features support physical activity — and uses AI to help cities redesign streets into healthier, more inclusive places.

ALIGN

ALIGN co-creates a personalised digital intervention that integrates lifestyle and financial support, making healthy behaviour change more achievable for financially vulnerable groups.

CityWave

CityWave co-designs the WaveData platform — connecting residents, researchers and local governments in Utrecht and Ede — to generate inclusive, actionable insights for healthier and more equitable living environments.

Cooling Down the city

Rising temperatures increase heat stress in cities. Cooling Down the City brings residents, researchers and urban professionals together in the Cartesius neighbourhood in Utrecht to co-create heat-resilient and socially equitable urban solutions. 

Healthy Campus Project

This project aims to create a coordinated, evidence-based, and participatory healthy campus strategy across the EWUU alliance. By moving to a shared alliance-wide framework, EWUU campuses will become living labs for preventive health innovation.

Bending the Rules

How do system actors bend the rules of the system to mitigate socioeconomic insecurity and enhance health among vulnerable populations?  

Towards a healthy, sustainable and just protein transition

Stronger policies and interventions are needed to reshape the food environment and ensure the transition supports sustainable, healthy, and equitable diets.

EQUAL

Enhancing Equity for Active Living through Digital Tools.

Ultra-processed dietary patterns

The project aims to address these gaps and advance the understanding of ultra-processed foods’ impact on self-efficacy for healthy eating.  

Personalised Diet Advice

This project investigates what environmentally sustainable diet best suits an individual for improving personal health and well-being both short and long-term.