TED talk on older individuals and technologies
Our very own Alexander Peine (Open University of the Netherlands) gave a TED talk on how older individuals inspire new technologies. Have a look: TED talk.
Job opening for 1 PhD student in Austria
The Austrian team at the Karl Landsteiner University is looking for a PhD student in “Care ethics for AI”. See https://www.kl.ac.at/de/phd-position-pre-doc-division-gerontology-and-health-research-40-hours-english-only for more information.
Health and long-term care
The third topic we study is health and long-term care. Here an explanation, provided by Assist.Prof. Vera Gallistl from the Karl Landsteiner University, Austria.
video: Health & Long-Term Care
Society and social structures
Several of our PhD students study society and social inequalities. Here is an explanation of their work, given by adj. Prof. Zhen Im from LUT University, Finland.
video: Society & Social Structures
Work & economy work package introduction
Our topic we study is work and the economy. Get to know our research in this area, presented by Prof. Maria Teresa Ballestar de las Heras from the University Rey Juan Carlos, Spain.
video: Work & Economy WP
🚀 Digi4Age in a nutshell
🎓 Our project takes the innovative approach to doctoral education.
Want to know more? The project leader, Kathrin Komp-Leukkunen, explains the idea in this video: Digi4Age Introduction Video
Meet our academic supervisors
Our PhD students will be supervised by some of Europe’s leading researchers on ageing and digitalization.
Curious about the academic supervisors? Have a look at their biographies:
Project Kick-off
What should we do about digitalisation’s rapid transformation of Europe’s ageing societies?
We’re thrilled to kick off a 4-year project devoted to answering this pressing issue of our time. “Future leaders in ageing and digitalizing societies” (Digi4Age) is a doctoral network financed by the European Commission’s Marie Skłodowska-Curie Action programme. It will enable doctoral researchers to draw upon the expertise of top universities and civil society actors to provide new ideas and fresh insights for Europe’s ambitions for a Digital and Healthy Ageing Decade.
Come join us! We are looking to hire 14 PhD students for this project. The job advertisement will be posted on our homepage in February 2026.
