70th ICREA Colloquium – What would Karl say? Two ICREA professors engage with Marx
Speakers: Prof. David Block (ICREA/UdL) and Prof. Santiago Zabala (ICREA/UPF) When: 19th of April 2016 at 6pm Where: ICREA, Pg. Lluís Companys 23, 6th floor Abstract: What would Karl say? Two ICREA professors engage with Marx Although Marxist scholarship in the social sciences and humanities has never entirely disappeared, certainly since the current economic crisis […]
Nanobots are the new black
Samuel Sanchez (ICREA at IBEC) has had a featured article in Phys.org. Very interesting reading, accessible for everyone! A good example of aplications of nanoscience. Available here Enjoy!
Marcel Swart, Fellow of the Royal Society of Chemistry
Marcel Swart ICREA at Universitat de Girona, was appointed Fellow of the Royal Society of Chemistry, as the certificate he received testifies! Congratulations Marcel!
TOMASZ STANKO NEW YORK QUARTET CONCERT
Maciej Lewenstein, ICREA at ICFO and a true expert in Jazz Music, is organising this amazing jazz concert at El conservatori del Liceu this 19th of March. ICREA is sponsoring the event. If you like jazz, you can’t miss it! Tomasz Stanko, trumpet Alexi Tuomarila, piano Reuben Rogers, double bass Gerald Cleaver, drums more details […]
ICREA Acadèmia 2015 ceremony
Today at 19h, chaired by the Minister of Enterprise and Knowledge of the Catalan Government at Palau de Pedralbes. The event will also showcase the research that is done in Catalan public universities through two presentations by awardees Xavi Ribas (UdG), and Emília Gómez (UPF).
Start up power at ICREA!
Two ICREA spin offs obtain funding from H2020 SME support instrument. The entrepreneurs Laura Soucek (ICREA at VHIO) and Roger Gomis (ICREA at IRB) have both secured a bunch of money from H2020 SME instrument this week. Their two companies are attacking different aspects of cancer tumors. Inbiomotion, Roger’s company is testing a platform to […]
Debate “Europe and the Middle East are condemned to fight”
Miguel A. González Ballester, ICREA at the UPF, is one of the organisers of a series of debates involving alumni and external people of the Oxford University Alumni Society covering different topics (much like the ICREA Colloquia). The next one will be on February the 18th at the CIDOB Foundation. Further information can be found at https://www.eventbrite.com/e/debate-europe-and-the-middle-east-are-condemned-to-fight-tickets-20987893354.
Ines Domingo and Cedric Boeckx, today at EYE Catalunya openning
E.Y.E. Catalunya is a project led by Patricia Caicedo where creators of arts, culture and science meet to exchange their views and to explore the boundaries of creation from Catalonia Come or follow by streaming! http://r.mundoarts.com/eu1xi2qkm8sff.html
Licia Verde and Raul Jimenez interviewed on U.S. TV
Licia Verde Raúl Jiménez (both ICREAs at ICC – UB) were interviewed by Yvonne Stapp for Science for the Public, a leading science show in American Public Television (PBS) in the US. These one-hour long interviews feature fascinating accounts of their vision on the universe, its origins and the relation between dark matter, dark energy […]
Massive crop of ERC PoC grants at ICREA
A total of eight Proof of Concept grants have been awarded in Catalonia by the European Research Council, five of which to ICREA Research Professors, and two more to ICREA Acadèmia awardees. Congratulations to all awardees and best of luck with their research! Here’s the complete list, with a few details. More information is available […]
