Within the International Day of Women and Girls in Science and International Women’s Day, ProtAct-Us reflects on the value of gender-sensitive research. Looking at results through a gender perspective helps capture differences in behaviours, risk exposure, care pathways, and recovery experiences.
ProtAct-Us unites engineering sciences, medicine, and social sciences to advance understanding of road traffic injuries and reduce their long-term consequences. In this interview, project partners Caroline Deck (UNISTRA), Maria Papadakaki (HMU), and Heiko Johannsen (MHH) explain the role of their fields, the challenges they face in addressing long-term impacts of crashes, and how multidisciplinary collaboration…
The ProtAct-Us consortium successfully held its Third General Assembly on May 20–21, 2025, in Aachen, Germany, hosted by Institute for Automotive Engineering (ika) and Uniklinik RWTH Aachen. The two-day meeting brought together project partners from across Europe to align on progress, discuss key milestones, and deepen collaboration across work packages. The meeting focused on the…
We are proud to announce that ProtAct-Us has officially joined the EU Road Safety Cluster — a milestone that strengthens our mission to foster safer, more inclusive, and sustainable mobility across Europe. The EU Road Safety Cluster brings together leading European-funded projects that are developing cutting-edge solutions to improve road safety for all users. We…
Highlights from key engagements 1. EARPA autumn meeting presentation In a recent milestone, ProtAct-Us was presented at the EARPA (European Automotive Research Partners Association) Foresight Group on Connectivity, Automation, and Safety meeting. Hosted by Virtual Vehicle Research GmbH, the presentation introduced the ProtAct-Us initiative to Europe’s leading automotive research community, alongside the IMPROVA project. The…