Fundación General CSIC, Spanish National Research Council (CSIC) and Obra Social “la Caixa” held a one day seminar on Ageing to present the various activities being run by the Foundation within its strategic line on the topic. These include, in particular, the launch of a call of Proyectos Cero proposals for projects addressing ageing-related topics, […]
Nos encontramos ante un proceso global de envejecimiento de la población mundial que, junto con el aumento progresivo de la esperanza de vida y la reducción de las tasas de natalidad, está provocando una alteración de las pirámides poblacionales, hecho que influye decisivamente en los ámbitos social y económico. La Fundación General CSIC, en el […]
We are currently facing a global process of population ageing which, combined with the progressive lengthening of life expectancies and fall in birth rates, is reshaping the population pyramid – a process which is having a momentous impact on society and the economy. As part of its strategic line on Ageing, Fundación General CSIC has […]
El martes, día 16 de noviembre, en la sede central del Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas, la Fundación General CSIC celebra una Jornada sobre Envejecimiento, en la que se presentarán las distintas acciones desarrolladas por la Fundación en el marco de su propia línea estratégica. Entre ellas, destaca el lanzamiento de la convocatoria de «Proyectos […]
On Tuesday 16 November the Fundación General CSIC will be holding a seminar on ageing at the headquarters of the Spanish National Research Council (CSIC), at which the various activities being carried out by the Foundation in its Ageing, Disability and Illness strategic line will be presented. These include the launch of the call for […]
El domingo 17 de octubre, 7.200 corredores se dieron cita en la Carrera Internacional de la Ciencia, organizada por el CSIC y patrocinada, entre otras instituciones, por la Fundación General CSIC. Los participantes partieron a las 9.00 horas de la calle de Serrano y regresaron al punto de salida, al cabo de un recorrido de […]
On Sunday 17 October, 7,200 runners met to compete in the 30th International Science Mini-Marathon. The event was organised by the CSIC and its sponsors included the Fundación General CSIC. The competitors took off from the starting line at 9.00 a.m., running down the Calle Serrano and returning to their starting point after completing a […]
El número dos de la revista Lychnos dedica sus páginas a un monográfico sobre la I+D en Envejecimiento, que estructurado en tres secciones, biomédica, estudios psicosociales y nuevas tecnologías, pretende ofrecer una visión global de esta temática. El artículo que abre el número, elaborado por la Unidad de Análisis de la Fundación General CSIC, analiza […]
The second issue of the journal Lychnos focuses on R&D in the field of ageing. To give a broad overview of the subject, it is subdivided into three sections: biomedicine, psychosocial studies and new technologies. The first article, written by the Fundación General CSIC’s Analysis Unit, examines the phenomenon of ageing and its impact in […]
In conjunction with the Fundación General CSIC, the National particle physics, astroparticles and nuclear physics centre, CPAN (Centro Nacional de Física de Partículas, Astropartículas y Nuclear), is running its first science communication competition (Consolider-Ingenio 2010 project). MAGIC telescope, which is located on the island of La Palma and is used to study various features of […]
