Researchers in the UPV/EHU’s (University of the Basque Country) Neuropsychopharmacology group have published a scientific paper in which the mechanism of action of the hallucinogen psilocybin in mice is studied in depth. Psilocybin is in advanced stages of clinical trials aimed at treating various psychiatric disorders such as depression or addictions. Psilocybin has emerged as…
Santa Agueda (Agate Deuna, in Basque) is a deep-rooted tradition in the Basque Country that is celebrated every February 4, the eve of this blessed woman. Santa Agueda (Agate Deuna, in Basque) is a deep-rooted tradition in the Basque Country that is celebrated every February 4, the eve of Santa Agueda. The «cuadrillas» (groups of…
The STEAM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Art and Math) education is based on the development of different competences learning several materials in an integrated form, reformulating science and technology to a more attractive vision for students. The concept initially was STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Math) and its main objective was to call for the integration…
The initiative, which was launched last July and is ongoing until December 2023, is based on state-of-the-art material transformation technologies, multiscale characterisation and digital tools such as simulation. Meeting current needs without compromising future generations has become a common objective. Industry worldwide is involved with sustainability and is experiencing constant changes in terms of advancement…
Researchers from the University of the Basque Country have recently attended the second meeting of the CAREME network (Control of Antibiotic Resistance in the Mediterranean Area: Global Solutions for a Global Threat), an international network dedicated to research in the city of Alexandria (Egypt). of resistance to antibiotics. The network, directed by professors Lucía Gallego,…
On February 9th the first session in the national level regarding gender, communication and science will take place in Bilbao, in the University of the Basque Country (Bizkaia Aretoa hall). The session consists of debating how gender issues are conveyed and perceived and their implications in the fields of environment, health, innovation and science in…
The 7th edition of the event in which 24 Basque entities have joined together in order to foster gender equality in the scientific sector given that February 11 is the International Day of Girls and Women in Science. In the project Emakumeak Zientzian (or, Women in Science), 24 Basque entities have joined together to pursue…
El Banco Mundial en tanto que institución referente dentro de la lucha contra la pobreza, la desigualdad y la justicia climática entre otros fines, ha elegido a la provincia de Bizkaia para la celebración de su próximo congreso para la cuestión del clima. El congreso internacional celebrado por el Banco Mundial (en inglés: World Bank…
Ikerbasque, the Basque platform of researchers, has announced the invention of an artery in 3D dimension in order to facilitate studies of cardiovascular and cardiopulmonary illnesses and tests on new medication. This project is a collaboration between Ikerbasque and CIC biomaGUNE, directed by Jesús Ruiz Cabello, a professor of the former. On the one hand,…
The two companies have entered into a strategic alliance that started in 2016 and has produced important results such as a 45 cm resolution space camera. The European Commission authorises SATLANTIS to acquire from EVERIS its space activity in the area of Defence and Earth Observation. The strategic analysis carried out by NTT_DATA to focus…