The Frontrunner Projects are the first official PDPC research projects. They were launched to kick-start the long-term research agenda of the PDPC. Leading experts from various disciplines collaborate with people from implementing organizations within these research projects to develop knowledge about pandemics and disasters and the social issues they can be expected to cause. These projects are organized in and around doctoral programmes and living labs.

With the Public Health Research for Preparedness, the PDPC fulfills a deficiency by providing short-term knowledge on pandemics and disasters. The short-term research projects will result in a knowledge agenda that leads to in-depth scientific research. We work closely with stakeholders, such as the Municipal Public Health Services (GGDs), the Port of Rotterdam and ministries. The Public Health Research for Preparedness unites questions and answers and strives to share them widely in an open-source format. It is intended for applied research that combines three key pillars: policy, practice and research. Examples of short-term research projects are listed below.

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