The 2nd edition of “Science in the Classroom” returned to the Spanish School Vicente Cañada Blanch in London on the 17th October with the first session of this academic year. Dr José Luis Ruizalba, Senior Lecturer in Marketing in The Claude Littner Business School of the University of West London, visited 14-18 years-old students to tell them about his career, his research projects in business marketing and, specially, about the keys to be successful in your job.
Science diplomacy
FECYT held on October 24 the fifth technical conference of the Science Diplomacy Network in Madrid. Gathered at the CIEMAT (Centro de Investigaciones Energéticas, Medioambientales y Tecnológicas) responsibles for scientific affairs at 17 embassies could get further knowledge about the Spanish map of Singular Scientific and Technical Infrastructures (ICTS).
More than 435 people registered at the Career Fair event at National Institutes of Health in Bethesda to listen about Job Opportunities in Science.
More than 90 people came yesterday the Chair Juan Carlos I of New York University (NYU, New York University) to listen about Opportunities to return to Spain for Science professionals.
The Association of Spanish scientists in the United States (ECUSA), in collaboration with the FECYT and the Embassy of Spain in Washington DC, organized the first round table to discussion on one of the hottest topics of public health: Vaccines and their myths.
The Society of Spanish Researchers in Ireland (SRSI) started to walk last June 8th 2016 at the University College Dublin.The association, which began with preparations in 2015, formalized its launch with the words of its president, Ignacio Martin-Loeches.
Last May 12th the Spanish Foundation for Science and Technology (FECYT) attended in Brussels the presentation of a new European project convened by seven European countries and coordinated by the Institute for European Studies (IES) in Brussels: The European Leadership in Cultural, Scientific and Innovation Diplomacy (EL-CSID).
Last 6th June, Prof Paloma García-Bellido, Professor in Spanish Linguistics of the University of Oxford, visited students from the Instituto Español Vicente Cañada Blanch in London in the seventh and last session of the programme “Science in the Classroom” for this academic year.
Last 12th May, the State Secretariat for Research, Development and Innovation Carmen Vela participated as keynote speaker in an international symposium about science diplomacy and international policy in London.
The programme “Ambassadors for Science” aims to bring closer distant fields such as science and diplomacy by a shared experience of scientists and diplomats. The first session opened a debate focused on the necessity of more science outreach and the development of scientific advice for better policy-making process.
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