The Spanish government and the Catalan Foundation for Research and Innovation have awarded the 2014 National Scientific Communication Prize to the Residence for Researchers CSIC - Generalitat de Catalunya.
Ever since its creation in 1993 as a consortium to liaise between the Spanish National Research Council (CSIC) and the Generalitat, the Residence has worked actively to disseminate science and scientific culture, by organising different series of lectures, seminars and exhibitions. These activities are designed to explain the latest news on scientific advances to the general public (and particularly to young people), and they have served to establish a fluid, continuous dialogue between science and society. During these years, the Residence (originally created to provide accommodation for scientific visitors to Barcelona) has welcomed more than 700 speakers and over 84,000 members of the public who have attended the different events.
Cycle: 2014 National Scientific Communication Prize to the Residence for Researchers