The 2024 call for applications for the Severo Ochoa and María de Maeztu excellence accreditations has renewed the Severo Ochoa Centre of Excellence status for four CERCA centres.
These are the Institute for High Energy Physics (IFAE), the Institute of Chemical Research of Catalonia (ICIQ), and the Institute of Photonic Sciences (ICFO), which have renewed their Severo Ochoa distinction, as well as the Catalan Institute of Human Paleoecology and Social Evolution (IPHES), which has renewed its María de Maeztu Unit of Excellence distinction. The Severo Ochoa centres will each receive funding of €5,750,000, while the María de Maeztu grant amounts to €3,000,000. These accreditations are valid for a maximum period of six years.
Other centres recognised as Severo Ochoa and María de Maeztu
In addition to the centres that have renewed their distinction in this call, a total of fifteen CERCA centres currently hold these prestigious recognitions. In the field of life sciences, the recognised centres are the Centre for Genomic Regulation (CRG), the Centre for Ecological Research and Forestry Applications (CREAF), the Institute for Bioengineering of Catalonia (IBEC), the Josep Carreras Leukaemia Research Institute (IJC), the Institute for Research in Biomedicine (IRB Barcelona), ISGlobal, the Centre for Research in Agricultural Genomics (CRAG), and the Vall d’Hebron Institute of Oncology (VHIO).
In the field of mathematics, experimental sciences, and engineering, the Severo Ochoa distinction is held by the Catalan Institute of Nanoscience and Nanotechnology (ICN2), the Institute for High Energy Physics (IFAE), the Institute of Chemical Research of Catalonia (ICIQ), the Institute of Photonic Sciences (ICFO), and the International Centre for Numerical Methods in Engineering (CIMNE). The Centre for Mathematical Research (CRM) and the Catalan Institute of Human Paleoecology and Social Evolution (IPHES), in the field of social sciences and humanities, each host a María de Maeztu Unit of Excellence.
The María de Maeztu Units of Excellence and Severo Ochoa Centres of Excellence, awarded by the Ministry of Science, Innovation and Universities, aim to promote the quality of scientific research in centres that stand out for the international relevance or impact of their research outcomes.
