NEWS

I have always been fascinated by how the way we ask questions determines the answers we get. In research, methodology is much more than a technical structure: it is the path that defines the impact of our work. What are we researching for? For whom? It is not enough to collect data; it is necessary to translate them into strategies, into real changes. I have learned that purposeful research is that which does not remain in the academy, but rather dialogues with society. Because knowledge that does not transform is lost in time.

Age should not be a boundary but a bridge
I had always thought and am now convinced that growing old should not translate into invisibility. Many older adults, even with valuable professional careers, are being marginalized by a society that prioritizes the new and forgets the learned. The intergenerational disconnect not only impoverishes those who are aging, but also deprives young people of an inexhaustible source of wisdom. We are missing a unique opportunity: to create spaces where experience and youthful energy meet, dialogue and build together. We need to reconnect. Age should not be a limit, but a collective advantage. A society that listens to its elders is a society that evolves with meaning.

Research is not only a tool to understand the world, but to transform it. Over the years, I have seen how well-interpreted data can open paths and generate concrete solutions. But research for research's sake is not enough. We need methodologies that go beyond diagnosis and become action. Designing projects with real impact requires methodological rigor, strategic thinking and a genuine commitment to the reality we want to improve. It is not just a matter of obtaining results, but of making those results count.