Research carried out in Catalonia is on the level of countries such as Canada and Finland. It also enjoys a significant international impact and comes at an average cost of between 10%-15% less than research in the community of Madrid. These results are among the findings of the latest report on bibliometric indicators of scientific activity in Catalonia (2003-2008), published by Scimago, comparing scientific activity in Catalonia with the rest of Spain.

ÀNNIA MONREAL | NOVEMBER 18TH, 2010

This ICREA researcher at the Department of Chemical Engineering of the University Rovira i Virgili (URV) in Tarragona, Spain, has recently been honored with the Catalan Research Award given to young scientists and innovative projects

JORDI MONTANER | OCTOBER, 22nd, 2010

This disciple of Professor Ramon Margalef heads the Global Ecology Unit of the Center for Ecological Research and Forestry Applications (CREAF) at the Autonomous University of Barcelona (UAB). He has recently been awarded one of the two new Awards for Research of Catalonia, sponsored by Talència, specifically in recognition of his scientific career. The Scientific Career Award was accompanied with a purse of 40,000 euros.

JORDI MONTANER | OCTOBER 18TH, 2010

For another year, the nights of June, July, August and early September have been made a little more enjoyable thanks to the chance to dine with the stars offered by Barcelona’s Fabra Observatory in an outreach activity that combines scientific and astronomical observations with a one-of-a-kind dining experience

ÀNNIA MONREAL | AUGUST 4, 2010