A study by researchers of the ICTA-UAB assesses Spanish public opinion on economic growth, the environment and prosperity. Eighty percent of respondents consider that growth is necessary to create jobs, and 40 percent believe that “a good life without economic growth is possible”. (+info)

INPhINIT is a new doctoral fellowship programme devoted to attracting international Early-Stage Researchers to the top Spanish research centres in the areas of Bio and Health Sciences, Physics, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics. (+info)

The Abertis Foundation and the UAB have set up a Campus for Mediterranean Biosphere Reserves at the UAB. The new campus is attached to the UNESCO International Centre on Mediterranean Biosphere Reserves based at Castellet Castle (Barcelona), which is in turn the headquarters of the Abertis Foundation. The campus is coordinated by ICTA-UAB. These new synergies stem from the desire to create a forum for research, information, awareness and innovation within the realm of Mediterranean Biospheres Reserves. (+info)

Sensitivity analyses, which relate the variability of output values to the input values of a process, are applied to a very broad range of research fields. ICTA-UAB researcher Andrea Saltelli observed however that 96% of these types of analyses published in scientific journals are erroneous. Saltelli defends that many researchers construct incorrect analysis models because they overlook factors which are considered to be well-known for statisticians. (+info)

PhD students and junior postdocs interested in improving the social impact of their research have the opportunity of enrolling in the workshop “Responsible Research and Innovation: How to maximise the local impact of my research?” which will begin next Wednesday, December 14, at the UAB Theatre.The workshop is part of the PERFORM Project, with the involvement of ICTA-UAB. (+info)