El vicerrector de Investigación, Desarrollo e Innovación, Manuel Palomar, el vicerrector de Alumnado, José Vicente Cabezuelo y la presidenta del Consejo de Alumnos, Elena Garrigós, han presentado esta mañana el I Concurso de Ideas Innovadoras para estudiantes de la Universidad de Alicante.
The director of the University of Alicante's Institute of Organic Synthesis and Professor in the Department of Chemistry, Miguel Yus Astiz, has received further recognition of his work. On this occasion, Professor Yus has been awarded the Portuguese-Spanish Chemistry Award "Lourenço-Madinaveitia Conference" 2011.
The University of Alicante participates in the European project "Eradication of the use of physical punishment on children within family and institutions", which aims to contribute to the elimination of corporal punishment on children by developing programmes, awareness and training materials for parents and professionals of the social and school scope related to methods other than physical punishment.
Once UNESCO's Director-General, Federico Mayor Zaragoza, opens the the lecture series on Capitalism and Alternatives at the University of Alicante. It is a forum for reflection where outstanding experts such as Miren Etxezerreta, Monica Frassoni, Josep Fontana and Salvador Giner will participate and analyze the possible solutions for the capitalist system and asses their consequences in both the political and social scope.
The black foxes appeared recently in the Sierra de Mariola have arisen from a mutation, as a study at the University of Alicante has shown. However, it rules out that they constitute a distinct sub-species of the common red fox, or even another species.
The Spanish Olympic Beach Volleyball Team has selected the University of Alicante as the place of preparation for the London 2012 Olympic Games for two reasons: the facilities with which it is gifted and the scientific work being done by the UA Faculty of Education's team of Physical Activities and Sports Sciences along with the Sports Office.
