Sara Santini is senior researcher at the Centre for Socio-Economic Research on Ageing at IRCCS-INRCA (National Institute of Health and Science on Ageing) in Ancona, Italy. She is graudated in Social Science with a thesis on the emancipation of the Peruvian migrant women in Italy and achieved a Master in the management of health systems. She is currently achieving her PhD in Gerontology at the university of Vechta (Germany). Her research interests are focused on formal and informal care, intergenerational relationships, retirement and ICT-based technology promoting active aging. Her work is strongly gender differences oriented, in fact her most recent publication is focused of the comparison of physical activity in older men and women in transition from work to retirement. She is currently involved in three EU-funded projects: “Me-We” (H2020 programme), implementing an intervention supporting adolescent young carers; “AgeWell” (AAL programme), developing a virtual coach; “HERO” (Erasmus+ programme), delivering a health care training for migrants and refugees.