Eighth edition of the #científiques

The Aula Magna of the Casa Convalescència UAB this year will host the #científiques sessions, which will take place on 27 January from 12:00 noon to 2:00 p.m. This initiative is launched by the Catalan Foundation for Research and Innovation and the Barcelona Institute of Science and Technology. Female scientists from public and private entities in Catalonia, as well as sixth-grade primary and first-grade secondary school students from Catalan schools, can participate. The programme will include a talk on particle colliders by Tamara Vázquez, researcher at the IFAE, and a debate on the presence of female scientists in the media, with the participation of journalists Pampa García and Cristina Sáez, as well as lecturers Sandra Acosta and Anna Sánchez. In addition, at the end of the meeting, institutional speeches will be given by Javier Lafuente, rector of the UAB; Esther Niubó, minister for Education and Professional Training; and Núria Montserrat, minister for Research and Universities.