UB Cosmos Institute Earns María De Maeztu Honor
The Institute of Cosmos Sciences (ICCUB), specializing in research in cosmology, astrophysics, particle physics and nuclear physics, has been awarded the María de Maeztu 2024 Unit of Excellence accreditation, promoted by the Spanish Ministry of Science, Innovation and Universities (MICIU). The Institute, directed by Professor Xavier Luri, receives for the third time this distinction that highlights scientific excellence, knowledge transfer and international leadership.
The Ministry, through the State Research Agency (AEI), has published today the provisional resolution of the call for Severo Ochoa centres of excellence and María de Maeztu units of excellence 2024. The call has awarded a total of €75.7 million – 78% more than in 2018 – to recognize and fund nine centres and eight units of excellence that stand out for their scientific impact and leadership. Each Severo Ochoa accredited centre will receive a total of 4.5 million euros in structural funding over four years, while the María de Maeztu units will receive 2.25 million euros over the same period.
Currently, there are already a total of 64 centres and units accredited with this label of excellence. The evaluation and selection of the centres and units is carried out independently by an international scientific committee made up of renowned experts.
The Minister for Science, Innovation and Universities, Diana Morant, stressed that “the Spanish government is promoting and strengthening science as never before so that it is of higher quality and at the service of Spain and society as a whole”.
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