The University of Oulu is a multidisciplinary university with 14 400 students and over 4 100 employees located in the north of Finland. It has eight faculties which range from humanities and medicine to business, science and technology. The structure of the University and its wide collaboration network allows it to build multidisciplinary projects, conduct high level research in four research profile areas: 1. Mitigating climate change and safeguarding biodiversity; 2. A resilient and secure society; 3. Digitalisation, artificial intelligence and data at the service of humanity; 4. Human health and well-being. It has a proven track record of participating in the EU Framework programmes throughout their evolution since FP4, and it provides a range of support services to facilitate successful management and implementation of its multiple projects.