Announcements

London, May 20, 2025. As a network of European researchers committed to fostering scientific collaboration between the UK and Spain, the Society of Spanish Researchers in the United Kingdom (SRUK/CERU) expresses deep concern regarding the UK Government’s White Paper “Restoring Control over the Immigration System”. Several of the proposed reforms risk undermining the UK’s ability … SRUK/CERU Statement on the UK Government’s 2025 Immigration White Paper

Manchester, April 26th, 2025 The Neuroscience Committee of the Society of Spanish Researchers in the UK (SRUK/CERU) inaugurated yesterday with great success the traveling exhibition “The Art and Legacy of Santiago Ramón y Cajal” in its second city, the first exhibition dedicated to the renowned Nobel Prize in Medicine in the United Kingdom. The event, held … The Society of Spanish Researchers in the UK (SRUK/CERU) inaugurates the first exhibition on Ramón y Cajal in Manchester

London, United Kingdom, March 25, 2025 We welcome the recent discussions about creating an EU-UK Youth Mobility Scheme Agreement and urge the UK government to make this a priority.This scheme would provide young students and researchers diverse opportunities across the EU and the UK, potentially acting as a key instrument in strengthening EU-UK academic and research collaboration, therefore ensuring … CONNECTS-UK Statement On The Discussions Within The UK Parliament About A Potential EU-UK Youth Mobility Scheme Agreement

London, March 22, 2025 The Neuroscience Committee of the Society of Spanish Researchers in the UK (SRUK/CERU) inaugurated yesterday with great success the traveling exhibition “The Art and Legacy of Santiago Ramón y Cajal”, the first dedicated to the renowned Nobel Prize in Medicine in the United Kingdom. The event, held at the Centre for … The Society of Spanish Researchers in the UK (SRUK/CERU) inaugurates the first exhibition on Ramón y Cajal in London

London, UK, March 20, 2025 On January 30, the House of Lords Science and Technology Committee issued a letter to the UK government raising serious concerns about the impact of the current visa system on attracting STEM talent. The Committee highlighted how high upfront visa costs and restrictive policies are deterring international researchers, ultimately weakening … SRUK/CERU Statement on the UK Government’s Response to House of Lords Concerns on Scientist Visas

London, UK. January 29, 2025. The Society of Spanish Researchers in the UK (SRUK/CERU) welcomes the recent announcement by Chancellor Rachel Reeves regarding a forthcoming review of visa routes for certain highly skilled workers, including scientists. This is a positive development for the community of Spanish and European researchers in the UK, who have long … SRUK/CERU welcomes the UK Government’s review of scientist visas and calls for broader reforms to support international researchers

London, 2nd December 2024. This Monday, the SRUK/CERU Emerging Talent Award ceremony took place at the Spanish Embassy in London, recognising the outstanding contributions to research of Prof Martínez-Pañeda, winner of the 2024 edition. The SRUK/CERU Emerging Talent Award, which this year celebrates its 9th edition, is part of the collaboration between the Society of … Dr Emilio Martínez-Pañeda receives the 2024 SRUK/CERU Emerging Talent Award

After the success of the I SRUK/CERU Science Communication Symposium, the second edition took place at the Instituto Cervantes Manchester. The II SRUK/CERU Science Communication Symposium focused on the role of science journalism and risk communication and took place on October 26th and 27th in Manchester, United Kingdom. Manchester, 28th October 2024. Led by The … SRUK/CERU celebrates the II SRUK/CERU Science Communication Symposium in Manchester

London, 5th September 2024. The Society of Spanish Researchers in the United Kingdom (SRUK/CERU) and the Banco Santander Foundation have awarded the SRUK/CERU Emerging Talent Award 2024 to Prof. Emilio Martínez-Pañeda (University of Oxford) for his groundbreaking contributions to the field of mechanics of materials. Prof. Martínez-Pañeda’s research has led to significant advancements in predicting … Dr Emilio Martinez-Pañeda receives the 2024 SRUK/CERU Emerging Talent award

Newcastle upon Tyne, 21st of June 2024. The Society of Spanish Researchers in the United Kingdom (SRUK/CERU) hosted its XI International Symposium this weekend. The event took place at Frederick Douglass Building at Newcastle University, a building named after a 19th century reformer born into slavery on a plantation in Talbot County, (Maryland, USA) who became one … SRUK/CERU celebrates its XI International Symposium in Newcastle

The Society of Spanish Researchers in the United Kingdom (SRUK/CERU) is pleased to announce that Sonia Contera, Professor of Biological Physics at the University of Oxford, is the winner of the SRUK/CERU Merit Award 2024 for her pioneering and exceptional international career in the fields of nanotechnology and biological physics, developing nanoscale tools for biological … Prof Sonia Contera is the awardee of the 2024 SRUK/CERU Merit Award

London, 11th of December 2023. In a historic move, the European Commission has granted CONNECTS-UK an impressive funding of over half a million Euros, marking a significant milestone in fostering scientific collaborations between the European Union (EU) and the United Kingdom (UK) post-Brexit and after the association of the UK to Horizon Europe. This ambitious … CONNECTS-UK secures over €500,000 in funding from the European Commission for a pioneering pan-European platform for advancing scientific collaborations in the post-Brexit era

London, 9th October 2023. This Monday, the SRUK/CERU Emerging Talent Award ceremony took place at the Spanish Embassy in London, recognising the outstanding contributions to research of Dr Roser Vento-Tormo, winner of the 2023 edition. The SRUK/CERU Emerging Talent Award, which celebrates its 8th edition this year, is part of the collaboration between the Society … Dr Roser Vento-Tormo receives the 2023 SRUK/CERU Emerging Talent award

London, 4th September 2023. The Society of Spanish Researchers in the United Kingdom (SRUK/CERU) and the Banco Santander Foundation have awarded the SRUK/CERU Emerging Talent Award 2023 to Dr Roser Vento-Tormo for her long-standing and excellent contributions to the field of genomics and bioinformatics toward a better understanding of transcriptional regulatory circuits. By developing and … Dr Roser Vento-Tormo, group leader at the Wellcome Sanger Institute, has been awarded with the SRUK/CERU Emerging Talent Award 2023

CONTENT ONLY IN SPANISH Londres, 6 de agosto de 2023. La nueva presidenta de CERU, Irene Echeverria Altuna, se mudó a Londres para estudiar la carrera de Neurociencias en la University College London (UCL) en 2014. En 2017, obtuvo la beca de la Caixa para estudios de posgrado, con la cual estudió un Máster en … Irene Echeverria Altuna has been elected the new SRUK/CERU president

London, 10th of July 2023. The Society of Spanish Researchers in the United Kingdom (SRUK/CERU) hosted its X International Symposium in London this weekend. The welcome reception took place at The Royal Institution of Great Britain, an iconic place where many renowned researchers such as Dorothy Crowfoot Hodgkin and Michael Faraday once worked. The event … Interconnection leads to opportunities in research, discussed at the X International Symposium SRUK/CERU