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Eight international theses of the Marie Sklodowska Curie COFUND Iberus Talent predoctoral programme co-directed by Campus Iberus universities.

The IberusTalent international talent attraction programme, which recruited 35 pre-doctoral researchers at the four universities of the Iberus Campus Consortium, is giving rise to the first PhDs with the defence of eight international theses in the research areas of agri-food and health. These research projects address different aspects of global health, from the prevention of chronic and infectious diseases to environmental protection and food safety, using innovative and multidisciplinary approaches.

Miguel Seral Cortes from the University of Zaragoza with "Mediterranean diet, sedentary behaviours and genetic factors as determinants of obesity and metabolic syndrome in European adolescents". Director: Luis Moreno Aznar (University of Zaragoza) Co-directors: Pilar de Miguel Etayo (University of Zaragoza) and Idoia Labayen Goñi (Public University of Navarra).

Yaneth Cardona Rodríguez of the Public University of Navarra with "Removal of emerging pollutants in water through adsorption and catalytic processes using pillared clays synthesized from aluminium saline slags". Director: Antonio Gil Bravo (Public University of Navarra). Co-director: Sophia A. Korili, (Public University of Navarra).

Liliana Andrea Morales of the Public University of Navarra with "Analysis of the association between polymorphisms in intergenic regions of Staphylococcus aureus genes involved in biofilm formation and periprosthetic joint infections". Director: Iñigo Lasa Uzcudun (Public University of Navarra). Co-director: Cristina Solano Goñi (Public University of Navarra).

Rasmi Janardhana, from the Public University of Navarra with "Safe, healthy and high-quality dishes prepared sustainably with local raw materials". Director: María José Beriain Apesteguía (Public University of Navarra).

Kateryna Tkachenko from the University of La Rioja with "Multiplatform metabolome profiling to identify specific signatures and biomarkers in blood samples targeted approach". Director: Consuelo Pizarro Millán and co-director José María González Sáiz (Public University of Navarra).

Khaoula Ben Jeddou from the University of Zaragoza with "Innovative analytical methodologies for the evaluation of silver-based nanomaterials in poultry feeding". Director María Sierra Jiménez (University of Zaragoza) and co-director Jaume Puy Llorens (University of Lleida).

Lara Bou Fakhreddine from the Public University of Navarra with "Health claims, nutritional labels and consumer preferences (experience in agricultural activities-olive oil specially)". Director: Mercedes Sánchez García (Public University of Navarra). Co-director: Marian García Martínez (University of Kent, UK).

Ana Claudia Simoes da Mota from the Public University of Navarra with "New challenges in organic fertilization: soil quality indicators under long-term sewage sludge application". Director: Íñigo Virto Quecedo (Public University of Navarra). Co-director: Rosa María Poch Claret (University of Lleida).

This research is the result of collaborations between researchers from the universities of Campus Iberus or in some cases international universities and companies in which the PhDs carried out research stays. This has fostered, among other collaborations, the co-direction of theses between the universities of the consortium.

The lines of research of these theses are framed within the themes of the new PhD in Global Health: Determinants and Interaction of Human, Animal and Environmental Health, an inter-university programme that will be developed from the next academic year 2023-2024 in the four universities of Campus Iberus.