82nd ICREA Colloquium – Democracy and self-determination: perspectives from historical sociology and political philosophy
Speakers: ICREA Research Professor Peter Wagner (UB) and Prof. Daniel Gamper (UAB) When: 22nd of May 2018, 18:00h Where: ICREA, Pg. Lluís Companys 23, 6th floor Abstract: Human rights and democracy are today often considered as universal normative principles. Even though not uncontroversial either, such assertion may be relatively unproblematic for individual human rights. The […]
83rd ICREA Colloquium – Ageing as a treatable condition
Speakers: ICREA Research Professors Pura Muñoz (UPF) and Prof. Manuel Serrano (IRB Barcelona) When: 9th of October 2018, 18:00h Where: ICREA, Pg. Lluís Companys 23, 6th floor The ICREA colloquia are a great way to learn about remote fields of research from our best experts. We usually have two speakers, who offer their opinions on […]
81st ICREA Colloquium – Two Perspectives on the Relation between Philosophy and Science
Speakers: Prof. Paula Casal (UPF) and Prof. Thomas Sturm (UAB) When: 6th of March 2018, 18:00h Where: ICREA, Pg. Lluís Companys 23, 6th floor Abstract: Casal and Sturm will present two different ways in which philosophy relates to science. Sturm begins by sketching “philosophical naturalism”, a view that tries to answer philosophical questions employing methods and […]
ICREA Senior Call 2018 now open
ICREA Senior call 2018 is now open, taking applications for the areas of: Humanities Social and Behavioural Sciences Life and Medical Sciences Deadline 15th of March. All information and applications available here
80th ICREA Colloquium – Archaeology and Colonialism: multiple perspectives
Speakers: Prof. Margarita Díaz-Andreu (UB) and Prof. Sandra Montón Subías (UPF) When: 23rd January 2018, 18:00h Where: ICREA, Pg. Lluís Companys 23, 6th floor Abstract: ICREA Research Professors Margarita Díaz-Andreu and Sandra Montón Subías will briefly expose how Archaeology has come a long way from its origins as a colonial discipline to a more recent […]
79th ICREA Colloquium – Model organs in cancer research
Speakers: Prof. Roger Gomis and Prof. Marco Milán (both from IRB Barcelona) When: Wednesday, 20th December 2017, 18:00h Where: ICREA, Pg. Lluís Companys 23, 6th floor Abstract: Metastasis continues to be a lethal hallmark of cancer. In this process, malignant cells spread from the primary tumor to distant sites, where they resist conventional treatments, proliferate, […]
“After the end of the world”: next ICREA-CCCB cycle of debates
This November we will be having a new cycle of debates, with significant changes in format and orientation. We hope this new approach is even better at stimulating debate and the generation of ideas. This cycle of debates coincides with a new inauguration by CCCB of the same title and is focused on the […]
78th ICREA Colloquium – The HIV/AIDS pandemic: from molecules to populations
Speakers: Prof. Javier Martinez-Picado (IrsiCAIXA) and Prof. Jordi Casabona (CEEISCAT) When: 31st October 2017, 18:00h Where: ICREA, Pg. Lluís Companys 23, 6th floor Abstract: The Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) is a retrovirus that can lead to Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome (AIDS), a condition in humans in which the immune system begins to fail, leading to life-threatening […]
Official statement about the 1st of October 2017
ICREA fully condemns recent violent events, unjustified and unjustifiable, exercised in Catalonia yesterday. We express our rejection, our indignation and our outmost disapproval. We believe that the use of force against citizens is unacceptable in any democracy. Beyond the diverse personal political positions within the ICREA community, we have to reiterate that the only […]
77th ICREA Colloquium – Some Aspects of Economic Consequences of Catalan Independence
Speakers: Prof. Albert Marcet (MOVE) and Prof. Jaume Ventura (CREI) When: 26th September 2017, 18:00h Where: ICREA, Pg. Lluís Companys 23, 6th floor Abstract: The economic consequences of Catalan independence is a key issue of our time. Various measurements of economic aggregates play a key role on the discussion. For example, there has been a […]
