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 or will remain at PROFITH under these new agreements. This

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 Pamplona with 197 adults, examined the effects of different time-restricted

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 run (beep test), handgrip strength, standing long jump, and body

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, and Dissemination category “for its scientific contributions toward creating a

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 outstanding use of their time abroad. The award ceremony took place

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 José Amaro Gahete (€181,250.00); Esther Ubago Guisado and Luis Gracia Marco

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 has represented attending a meeting with the deputy Alberto Ibáñez

The scientific team integrated by the University of Granada (PI: Francisco J. Amaro-Gahete), the University of Almeria, the San Cecilio Clinical University Hospital and the Torrecárdenas University Hospital hypothesize that the RESET VR software, in combination with the usual care, will reduce disability and improve the quality of life of

Marcos Olvera Rojas (Marcos), has received the XIV Award for Best Innovative Professional Practice, in collaboration with Francisco B. Ortega, Jonatan Ruiz Ruiz and José Juan Gil Cosano: https://www.colefandalucia.com/single-post/fallados-premios-colef-andalucia-2023   This award has been granted for its "Development and implementation of the European platform FitBack for the improvement of the professional practice