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TRANSCEND-XR
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TRANSCEND-XR: Co-creation and implementation of an intervention to improve the understanding of TesticulaR cANcer late effects and unmet Supportive CarENeeDs of AYA survivors using eXtended Reality.

Horizon Europe – Grant Agreement No. 101214413
Who can join:
✓ Survivors aged 18–39 from Croatia, France, Ireland, Italy, the Netherlands, Slovakia, and the UK
✓ Loved ones who supported someone through treatment

👉 Sign up via the QR code / bit.ly/TXR_WorldCafe
📧 transcendxr@ucc.ie
December 11, 2025 at 12:36 PM
📹 𝐖𝐚𝐭𝐜𝐡 𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐬𝐡𝐨𝐫𝐭 𝐢𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐯𝐢𝐞𝐰 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐏𝐫𝐨𝐟𝐞𝐬𝐬𝐨𝐫 𝐒𝐚𝐚𝐛 𝐭𝐨 𝐥𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐧 𝐡𝐨𝐰 𝐓𝐑𝐀𝐍𝐒𝐂𝐄𝐍𝐃-𝐗𝐑 𝐢𝐬 𝐛𝐞𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐬𝐡𝐚𝐩𝐞𝐝 𝐛𝐞𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐝 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐬𝐜𝐞𝐧𝐞𝐬, 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐩𝐫𝐞𝐜𝐢𝐬𝐢𝐨𝐧, 𝐩𝐚𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐨𝐧, 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐚 𝐝𝐞𝐞𝐩 𝐮𝐧𝐝𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐧𝐝𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐨𝐟 𝐰𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐠 𝐬𝐮𝐫𝐯𝐢𝐯𝐨𝐫𝐬 𝐧𝐞𝐞𝐝 𝐦𝐨𝐬𝐭.

#TRANSCENDXR #CancerSurvivorship #EUHealthResearch #HorizonEurope #XR
November 25, 2025 at 11:11 AM
Watch Michal and Joana share how collaboration and compassion are shaping the future of cancer survivorship through TRANSCEND-XR.

#TRANSCEND-XR #CancerSurvivorship #DigitalHealth #HealthEquity #ECL #FundToInnovate #ScienceCommunication #PatientEngagement #HealthcareInnovation #euhealthresearch
November 18, 2025 at 3:00 PM
His team is focused on ensuring that new technologies protect patients’ privacy, data, and dignity, while remaining accessible to everyone, regardless of age, background, or income.
📹 Watch Paulo share how ethics and empathy guide innovation in TRANSCEND-XR.
#TRANSCENDXR
#EUHealthResearch
November 12, 2025 at 10:22 AM
🎥 Watch Joanne explain how process evaluation helps translate research into meaningful outcomes for patients.

#TRANSCEND-XR
#cancersurvivorship
#digitalhealth
#ProcessEvaluation
#healthcareinnovation
#QueensUniversityBelfast
November 4, 2025 at 11:06 AM
In WP5- Mixed-Method Process Evaluation (Leads Professor Joanne Reid and Dr Sheena Mc Hugh), the focus is on understanding how the trial is running, how it has worked, and what can be refined to optimise the intervention for all clinical settings, and to ensure its transferability across countries.
TRANSCEND-XR Work package
YouTube video by TRANSCEND-XR
youtu.be
November 4, 2025 at 11:06 AM
That’s where @ucc.ie and PredictBy team come in. Their role is to analyse attributes like
𝐀𝐜𝐜𝐞𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐛𝐢𝐥𝐢𝐭𝐲
𝐀𝐩𝐩𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐞 & 𝐮𝐬𝐚𝐛𝐢𝐥𝐢𝐭𝐲
𝐖𝐢𝐥𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐠𝐧𝐞𝐬𝐬 𝐭𝐨 𝐩𝐚𝐲/𝐚𝐜𝐜𝐞𝐩𝐭
We will also evaluate the cost-effectiveness of the intervention to help decision-makers allocate resources more efficiently and effectively
October 22, 2025 at 10:17 AM
In WP4 Health Economic Evaluation (Lead Dr Aileen Murphy & Dr Ann Kirby; Co-Lead Justine Fleur ), the focus is on ensuring that whatever intervention we co-create with patients & care partners is not only effective, but also cost-effective, feasible and scalable across healthcare systems in Europe.
October 22, 2025 at 10:17 AM
🎥 𝐖𝐚𝐭𝐜𝐡 𝐀𝐧𝐧𝐚 𝐬𝐡𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐡𝐞𝐫 𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐩𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐞 𝐨𝐧 𝐰𝐡𝐲 𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐣𝐞𝐜𝐭 𝐦𝐚𝐭𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐬 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐠 𝐬𝐮𝐫𝐯𝐢𝐯𝐨𝐫𝐬 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐟𝐮𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐞 𝐨𝐟 𝐜𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐞𝐫 𝐜𝐚𝐫e
October 15, 2025 at 3:04 PM
In Work Package 2 – Intervention Co-Creation, Refinement, and Technical Validation, Josephine and her team are ensuring that survivors and care partners are not just participants, but co-designers of the solution.

🎥 Watch Josephine’s full perspective in our latest video.
October 8, 2025 at 11:30 AM
Her motivation is simple, yet powerful
“𝑴𝒂𝒚𝒃𝒆 𝒘𝒊𝒕𝒉 𝒂 𝒍𝒊𝒕𝒕𝒍𝒆, 𝒍𝒊𝒕𝒕𝒍𝒆 𝒆𝒇𝒇𝒐𝒓𝒕, 𝒘𝒆 𝒄𝒂𝒏 𝒎𝒂𝒌𝒆 𝒍𝒊𝒗𝒆𝒔 𝒃𝒆𝒕𝒕𝒆𝒓 𝒇𝒐𝒓 𝒑𝒆𝒐𝒑𝒍𝒆."

Watch Ida share why survivor voices are at the heart of TRANSCEND-XR and how small changes can transform lives.

#TRANSCENDXR #CancerSurvivorship #HealthInnovation
#QualityOfLife
TRANSCEND-XR Work package 1
YouTube video by TRANSCEND-XR
youtu.be
September 30, 2025 at 12:03 PM
“𝑰𝒕 𝒓𝒆𝒍𝒂𝒕𝒆𝒔 𝒕𝒐 𝒔𝒆𝒙𝒖𝒂𝒍𝒊𝒕𝒚, 𝒉𝒂𝒗𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒏𝒆𝒘 𝒓𝒆𝒍𝒂𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏𝒔𝒉𝒊𝒑𝒔, 𝒇𝒆𝒓𝒕𝒊𝒍𝒊𝒕𝒚, 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒔𝒐 𝒕𝒉𝒆𝒔𝒆 𝒂𝒓𝒆 𝒗𝒆𝒓𝒚 𝒔𝒆𝒏𝒔𝒊𝒕𝒊𝒗𝒆 𝒕𝒐𝒑𝒊𝒄𝒔, 𝒏𝒐𝒕 𝒆𝒂𝒔𝒊𝒍𝒚 𝒅𝒊𝒔𝒄𝒖𝒔𝒔𝒆𝒅.”

By gathering the voices of survivors across Europe, Ida hopes to highlight challenges that too often go unseen and to shape interventions that meet people where they are.
September 30, 2025 at 12:03 PM
From tech demos and VR headset trials to brainstorming sessions, partner presentations, a UCC campus tour, and of course great conversation over Cork’s finest coffee and a brilliant group dinner at Isaac’s - this event marked the beginning of something truly collaborative.

youtu.be/EVz8FjZyYRM?...
TRANSCEND-XR Launch Highlights_Cork_September25
YouTube video by TRANSCEND-XR
youtu.be
September 22, 2025 at 11:21 AM
Last week, we welcomed 15 partner organisations from 12 countries to University College Cork for our official kick-off event. It was an incredible two days of collaboration, creativity, and shared purpose - and we're so proud to share this behind-the-scenes overview of how it began.
September 22, 2025 at 11:21 AM