The PROFITH group has been awarded a CIBER Seed Grant 2025 as part of the 1st Inter-Area Project Call launched by CIBER. As outlined in the CIBER Strategic Plan 2024–2026, under Axis 1 “Transversality and Network Collaboration,” line 1.1 “Cooperation and

PROFITH celebrates the success of its researchers in Spain’s most competitive pre- and post-doctoral calls, securing nine contracts in June 2025. These scholars—trained within PROFITH—have either obtained positions to continue their academic careers in other research groups and cities across Spain

Jonatan R. Ruiz has received the 21st Caja Rural Granada Foundation Health Sciences Prize for a study on the benefits of intermittent fasting in individuals with overweight and obesity, recently published in Nature Medicine The clinical trial, conducted in Granada and

Researchers from the PROFITH group lead an International Consensus on the most important fitness tests for children and adolescents In this international consensus, four fitness tests have been identified as the most relevant worldwide for children and adolescents: the 20-meter shuttle

The group received the award in the Research, Innovation, and Dissemination category for its scientific contributions toward creating a healthier society. The Profith Research Group at the University of Granada has been recognized by Fundación España Activa in the Research, Innovation,

As part of its Plan Propio de Internacionalización, the University of Granada annually announces the Awards for Excellence in Student International Mobility, aiming to promote the quality and impact of international experiences. These awards recognize five students who have demonstrated

The PROFITH research group obtains a total of 4 funded projects from the National Funding Agency, 2023 call (resolved in 2024), which will be directed by the following researchers: Francisco B. Ortega (€368,750.00 + FPI predoctoral contract); Guillermo Sánchez Delgado (€262,500.00); Francisco

Palma Chillón Garzón has visited the Congress of Deputies to include the childhood perspective in the new Law of Mobility that is being defined. More information: https://x.com/PalmaChillon/status/1805942515645686044?t=Ol--8W6vCg0_AdX-w_cHUw&s=08 The researcher Palma Chillón Garzón belongs to the National Group “Mobility and childhood” which

Cristina Cadenas-Sanchez, has received the Andalusian Future Award in Science for her promising career in research   The award has been granted by the Joly Group and CaixaBank, accumulating XVI editions. Among the merits to be highlighted, the jury values her record