Welcome to the Barcelona Knowledge Hub, the Southern European and Mediterranean Office of the Academia Europaea.
Our goal is to contribute to the consolidation of a genuine European area of research, education and innovation.
Cloister of the Convalescent Home (mid 17th c.), formerly the Old Hospital of the Holy Cross (early 15th c.), and current headquarters of the Institute for Catalan Studies, where the AE-BKH office is located (Carme 47, 08001 Barcelona).
DISPUTATIO OF BARCELONA 2020.
NEW DATE ANNOUNCED: JANUARY 19, 2021
NEWS
FUTURE EUROPEAN RESEARCH POLICY
An Academia Europaea statement of principles for the Future of Research and innovation policy of the European Union – Forward from 2020.
DISPUTATIO OF BARCELONA 2020
Tuesday, 19 January 2021, 6:30 – 8:30 p.m.
Prat de la Riba Hall, Institute for Catalan Studies (IEC). Carme, 47, 08001 Barcelona
Limited spaces available for attending in person. If interested, please write to: barcelona@acadeuro.org
Advance registration also required for following the event live on Zoom. REGISTRATION FORM: https://www.iec.cat/jornades/disputatio2020.asp
PROFESSOR MARJA MAKAROW ELECTED NEXT PRESIDENT OF THE ACADEMIA EUROPAEA
The Barcelona Knowledge Hub congratulates Prof. Marja Makarow on being elected the next President of Academia Europaea
BARCELONA HYPATIA EUROPEAN SCIENCE PRIZE
The AE-BKH is pleased to announce that Italian virologist Dr. Ilaria Capua, current Director of the “One Health” Center of Excellence at the Univeristy of Florida, has been selected as winner of the second edition of the Barcelona Hypatia European Science Prize, for her research career conducted at the highest international level, for her leadership in the promotion of open access to genetic information on emerging viruses, and for the social impact that she has made through her contributions to the multidisciplinary concept of “one health,” encompassing human, animal and environmental health.
BARCELONA SCIENCE PLAN
The AE Barcelona Knowledge Hub supports the Barcelona City Council in its #Cities4Science initiative, calling for increased EU funding for research and innovation.
The Barcelona Knowledge Hub of Academia Europaea (AE-BKH) expresses its full support for the #Cities4Science initiative led by the Barcelona City Council on social media, and it encourages leaders across Europe to join their voices and push for greater support of science.
COVID-19
The Barcelona Knowledge Hub is working remotely due to the temporary closure of the Institute for Catalan Studies, where our office is located. Questions and/or comments during this time may be sent to barcelona@acadeuro.org
To keep abreast of the latest information about this pandemic, you can access the websites of the World Health Organization (WHO), the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC, USA), the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC) and the European Union by clicking on the corresponding organisation.
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