Dear Doctoral Candidates,

It is an honor to welcome you to the 7th International Doctoral Candidates Conference, which will take place from November 12 to 14, 2025, at the University of Toledo. This conference is held within the framework of the 29th International Meeting on Care Research, organized by the Nursing and Healthcare Services Research Unit (INVESTEN) of the Carlos III Health Institute, with the invaluable collaboration of the University of Toledo.

This meeting is much more than an academic event; it is a space where generations of researchers who share a commitment to advancing knowledge in healthcare come together. With its rich history and dialogical spirit between eras and cultures, Toledo becomes the ideal setting to build networks, share knowledge, and envision possible futures.

The program for this conference has been carefully designed to offer a stimulating and collaborative environment where doctoral projects can be presented, debated, and enriched by the critical and constructive perspectives of experts in the field, as well as by fellow doctoral candidates. The goal is not only to showcase progress but also to share challenges, innovative methodologies, and transformative perspectives that nurture a science of care with a humanistic, inclusive, and socially committed purpose.

We invite you to make the most of every moment of this experience—not just in the academic sessions but also in the informal spaces where bold ideas, unexpected collaborations, and friendships that last a lifetime can emerge.

Thank you for your presence and for contributing, with your work, enthusiasm, and critical thinking, to strengthening a diverse, interdisciplinary, and committed research community dedicated to collective well-being.

Welcome to the 7th International Doctoral Candidates’ Conference.

May this meeting be a significant milestone in your academic journeys!

Francisco Javier Iruzubieta Barragán.
President of the Scientific Committee of the International Doctoral Candidates’ Conference.