Announcements

Roundtable: “Women and Science”

Last Tuesday 17th June, the Spanish Embassy in London in collaboration with the SRUK organized a roundtable titled “Women and Science”, where the discussion addressed the difficulties women face to progress in their academic career to senior positions. More info

Workshop in Cambridge: “Academia & Industry”

The SRUK/CERU with the support of the Fundación Ramón Areces and Hughes Hall College (Cambridge), and the collaboration of the Office for Cultural and Scientific Affairs of the Embassy of Spain organized the open workshop More info

IV Pint of Knowledge Cambridge – “The Chemistry of Peptides: small proteins fighting big diseases”

On the 9th of April, Albert Isidro Llobet, medicinal chemist at the Pharmaceutical Industry and former post-doctoral researcher at the University of Cambridge, brought SRUK/CERU researchers and public together to discuss the Chemistry of Peptides at the Panton Arms in Cambridge. More info

Round table: “Towards a change in the paradigm of scientific publishing”

Last 27th of March, the Society of Spanish Researchers in the United Kingdom (SRUK/CERU) gathered at Imperial College London a panel of lead-experts to discuss on the past, present and future of science publication. An event included in the cycle of roundtables and seminars organized by SRUK and sponsored by Ramon Areces Foundation and the Round table: “Towards a change in the paradigm of scientific publishing”

III Science in the Pub: “Spanish Science, 1898-1976: from Convergence with Europe to Civil War, Purge, Exile… and Reconciliation”

Press release from SRUK/CERU, including a summary of the III Science in the Pub: “Spanish Science, 1898-1976: from Convergence with Europe to Civil War, Purge, Exile… and Reconciliation”, delivered by Dr Francisco A. González Redondo on Thursday 20th of February 2014 in London. More info

Spanish Science needs more charities investing in R+D

Last Saturday, 8th February, the Society of Spanish Researchers in the United Kingdom (SRUK) organised a roundtable about “Charities and Research” at the Hamilton House in Bristol. The event, supported by the Embassy of Spain in the United Kingdom, started with a welcome by SRUK South-west constituency director Veronica Celorrio. More info

SRUK Seminar: Charities and Research

This Saturday 8th of February, at Hamilton House in Bristol, the South West Constituency of the Society of Spanish Researchers in the United Kingdom (SRUK) is organising a roundtable on “Charities and Research”. More info

Bringing Science to Bilingual Communities

SRUK/CERU is partnering with Native Scientist to bring science to bilingual schools. More info

II Science in the Pub: “Physics, the Higgs and Beyond”

Press release from SRUK/CERU, including a summary of the II Science in the Pub: “Physics, the Higgs and Beyond”, delivered by Tomás Gonzalo Velasco on Wednesday 23rd of October 2013 in London. More info

3rd Seminar SRUK/CERU

Press release of the 3rd Seminar SRUK/CERU, delivered by Dr. Valentín Fuster at Guy’s Hospital, King’s College, in London, on Saturday 20th of July, entitled “Health is like a car where science is the motor and education is the gasoline”. More info

SRUK/CERU introductory and opinion report about the strategic plan for Science and Technology and Innovation

Report written by the board of directors of SRUK/CERU introducing the society to María Luisa Poncela, General Secretary for Science, Technology and Innovation, and providing the official opinion of SRUK/CERU about the Spanish Strategy for Science and Technology and Innovation 2013-2020 and the State Plan for Scientific and Technical Research and Innovation 2013-2016. More info

2nd Seminar SRUK/CERU 2013

Press release of SRUK/CERU, summarising the 2nd Seminar SRUK/CERU in 2013, entitled “Pathway to excellence: Cooperation between Spanish and UK Science”, that took place in the Physiology Department of the University of Cambridge, the 18th of May 2013. More info

SRUK / CERU visits the Spanish High School “Cañada Blanch”

Detailed programme of the “Cañada Blanch” School event and description of all the activities taking place on it. More info

1st International Symposium SRUK/CERU

Press Release from SRUK/CERU including a summary of the 1st International Symposium SRUK/CERU, that took place in Madrid on Monday 1st of April 2013, shared by FECYT that very afternoon.

SRUK/CERU launches its website: A letter from the SRUK/CERU President

An official letter for the launching of the website of Spanish Researchers in the United Kingdom.

Press Release SRUK/CERU in support of the Open Letter for Science in Spain

This is a formal letter of support from Spanish Researchers in the United Kingdom (SRUK/CERU) and Científicos Españoles en la República Federal de Alemania (CERFA/SFBD) in support of the Open Letter for Science in Spain (http://www.investigaciondigna.es/wordpress/sign). The letter was sent to the promoting organisations on the 18th December 2012.