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Biodonostia will receive part of the money raised from the sales of the book “Ilargiaren alde iluna”
02/21/2017Part of the money raised from the sales of “Ilargiaren alde iluna” will be donated to Biodonostia, the Health Research Institute located in Donostia-San Sebastian. The author of the book is Gari Irazusta (Anoeta, 1990) and he will give the money in recognition of the work Bionodonostia has done...
Luis Liz-Marzán, elected as a member of the European Academy of Sciences
02/20/2017Luis M. Liz.Marzán, Scientific Director of the CIC biomaGUNE and Ikerbasque Research Professor has been elected as a member of the European Academy of Sciences, an independent international association that aims to recognize and elect to its membership the best European scientists.
Asteroid named after Javier Gorosabel
02/18/2017The International Astronomical Union has recently approved the names of 19 stars and 34 new planets. The Planetary of Pamplona and the Spanish Society of Astronomy proposed the name "Javier Gorosabel" in honor of the late astronomer Javier. Gorosabel Urkia (1969-2015) who died two years ago, a...
Over 3.200 consistent misconceptions in English identified in an online available corpus
02/15/2017A group comprising UPV/EHU Professor Maria Luisa García Lecumberri, Ikerbasque Research Professor Martin Cooke and researchers from the University of Sheffield Jon Barker and Ricard Marxer have identified 3,207 consistent misconceptions pertaining to English, that is, mistakes made by a...
International Day of Women in Science
02/11/2017According to the most recent UNESCO Science Report, women account for only 28 percent of researchers across the world. The message is clear: more than ever today, the world needs science and science needs women. In order to achieve the full and equal access of women and girls to science and...