Dr Begoña Benito, new director of the Vall d’Hebron Research Institute
The Catalan Government has approved the signing of the addendum to the programme contract between the Generalitat de Catalunya and the CERCA Institute for the period 2020-2023, representing an increase of over 700,000 euros in its funding
Prof. Eugenio Coccia, new director of the Institute for High Energy Physics
The Governing Board of the Institute for High Energy Physics (IFAE) has appointed Prof. Eugenio Coccia as the new director, with effect from 15 November 2022. Dr Coccia is an experimental physicist specialising in astroparticle physics. His research has focused on the study and detection of gravitational waves and on the development of very low […]
Gemma Domènech i Casadevall, new director of the Catalan Institute for Cultural Heritage Research
She will succeed Joaquim Nadal, who will remain as a seconded researcher. The Board of Trustees of the Catalan Institute for Cultural Heritage Research (ICRPC) has appointed Gemma Domènech i Casadevall as the new director of the centre, at a meeting held on Tuesday 27 September in which representatives of the Generalitat de Catalunya Ministry […]
Dr L. Maria Lois, appointed director of the Centre for Research in Agricultural Genomics
L. Maria Lois will succeed José Luis Riechmann as Director on 1 February The Board of Trustees of the Centre for Research in Agricultural Genomics (CRAG) has appointed the scientist L. Maria Lois as the new director for the centre. The appointment was made at the Board of Trustees meeting in December after an international […]
TECNIO association created to promote technology transfer in Catalonia
It brings together the 59 research groups that have been awarded the TECNIO seal by ACCIÓ, which includes the Catalan universities, the CERCA Institute and the Spanish National Research Council (CSIC) The Catalan Minister for Business and Labour, Roger Torrent i Ramió, and the Catalan Minister for Research and Universities, Gemma Geis, took part in […]
Dr Marga Nadal, new director of the Girona Biomedical Research Institute
Dr Marga Nadal has been appointed by the Board of Trustees of the Girona Biomedical Research Institute (IDIBGI) to the post of institution director. Dr Nadal, currently Director of Strategy at the August Pi i Sunyer Biomedical Research Institute (IDIBAPS), will replace Dr Jordi Barretina and will join the institute in March. More information on […]
Barcelona Centre for International Affairs and Parc Taulí, new CERCA centres
Today’s CERCA Board of Trustees agreed on incorporating the Barcelona Centre for International Affairs (IBEI) and the Parc Taulí Research and Innovation Institute (I3PT) as CERCA centres. The incorporation of these two centres comes after an intensive assessment process, which ended favourably. Furthermore, at the end of December 2020, the Sant Joan de Déu Research […]
Catalan universities and research centres consolidate the implementation of equality plans and action protocols on violence against women
New actions have been put in place to assess the impact of the pandemic and avoid bias in recruitment. Figures continue to show that the presence of women is decreasing at the higher levels of the career ladder. The Women and Science Committee’s manifesto calls for universities and research centres to be spaces free of […]
