CSIC
About CSIC

Organisation

Corporate Information

Transparency

Gender Equality in Science

Scientific Integrity and Ethics at CSIC

Data Protection

El CSIC

The Spanish National Research Council (CSIC) is a State Agency for scientific research and technological development that has a separate legal personality, its own patrimony and treasury, functional and managerial autonomy, and indefinite duration. (Article 1. Estatuto)

Mission

History

Legal Framework

Presidency

Organizational Chart

Governing Council

Steering Bodies

Advisory and support bodies

Institutes, centres, units

Institutional Relations

Action Plans

The CSIC's Annual Reports

The CSIC in figures

Transparency

CSIC is a body included within the subjective scope of application of the Ley 19/2013 of transparency, access to public information and good government (LTAIPBG)./p>

Women and Science

Equality in the CSIC

CSIC Ethics Committee

Scientific Integrity and Good Practises

Ethics in Research

Data Protection

The CSIC is a public body that generally acts as responsible for the treatment of personal data, and therefore, following the principle of proactive responsibility, has the duty of care as established by the General Data Protection Regulation and the Ley 3/2018, 5th December, Protection of Personal Data and the Guarantee of Digital Rights
Research
Áreas y Producción Científica

Institutes, centres, units

Research Groups

Researchers

Proyectos de Investigación

Women and Science

Associated R&D&I Units

Research Support Infraestructures

Catálogo de servicios científico-técnico

Investigation

Agencia Estatal CSIC articula su investigación en torno a ocho grandes áreas científico técnicas que cubren la mayor parte del conocimiento humano.

Área Global Materia

Área Global Sociedad

Área Global Vida

Institutes, centres, units

CSIC performs its scientific and technical research activity mainly through its research centers which are organized by departments in which the research groups are integrated.

Research Groups

Research groups are a specific fundamental unit with contributes to achieving the scientific objectives of the institution.

Associated R&D&I Units

Among the collaboration possibilities between CSIC and other R&D&I agents, associated units should be mentioned as the formula which makes possible temporary and flexible scientific cooperation between the CSIC research staff and the staff from external institutions included in such units.

Unique Scientific and Technical Infrastructures

Large European Scientific-Technological Infraestructures and Facilities

Other Research Support Infraestructures
Innovación y Empresa
Protección de resultados

Contratos

Comercialización

EBTs

Oferta Tecnológica
International
Framework Programme in the European Union

ERC & MSCA

Other European initiatives

International cooperation and resources

International Agreements

European Strategy Forum on Research Infraestructures (ESFRI)

CSIC in Europe

About Us

International

Spanish National Research Council (CSIC) scientific production should be in leading positions of a highly competitive international scientific environment. This is the main reason why the CSIC's relations with other international research entities are an essential point for the CSIC's progress.

Framework Programme for Research and Innovation in the European Union

Horizon 2020 is the eighth Framework Programme for Research and Innovation in the European Union for the period 2014-2020. It has a budget of more than 70.000 million euros to finance initiatives and projects of research, technological development, demonstration and innovation of clear European added value.

ERC & MSCA

The main instruments for the development and attraction of talent to the European Union (EU) are the Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions (MSCA) and the European Research Council (ERC) calls.

Other European Initiatives

The role of the CSIC in the articulation of the European Research Area is expressed not only through participation in regular calls for Horizon 2020, but also through participation in other community calls, financed through the Framework Program or other Programs, which due to their strategic relevance to the CSIC deserve special mention.

International Cooperation and Resources

Within the promotion of internationalization, the Vice Presidency for International Relations (VRI) carries out activities to disclose opportunities and supports our researchers in competitive calls from third countries.

International Agreements

From the Vice-presidency for International Relations (VRI), collaboration agreements with institutions of third countries are managed and processed. Nowadays relations with our counterparts in other countries are managed mainly through the organization of workshop-type training activities.

European Strategy Forum on Research Infraestructures (ESFRI)

CSIC in Europe

Vice-presidency for International Relations

The International Affairs of the CSIC, understood as those actions aimed at leading, planning and promotion of international relations in the European and international area; leading strategy, coordination and monitoring of CSIC's participation in competitive calls and co-management of programs at European and international level, and leading the management of contracts with international organizations, are coordinated through the Vice Presidency of International Affairs (VRI) ) of CSIC.
Science and Society
Scientific outreach initiatives

Museums and Scientific Outreach Venues

Scientific Outreach Books

Citizen Science

Didactics of Science

Strategies and Policies of Scientific Culture

Editorial CSIC

Scientific Outreach Projects

Travelling Exhibitions

Competitions and Contests

Scientific Dissemination Apps

Museum and scientific outreach venues

The CSIC has various centres of reference for science outreach located in the main Spanish cities. Exhibitions, workshops, conferences and other activities aimed at all publics are part of the regular programming in these places.

Scientific Outreach Books

More than a hundred publications in which CSIC specialists in all areas of knowledge bring closer to citizenship scientific topics of public interest in a clear and rigorous way.

Citizen Science

Science does not need to be done only by professionals. Participate in scientific research through the collection and analysis of data and sharing resources.

Didactics of Science

CSIC centres, units and research projects bring closer science and technology to students and teachers of different levels through various programmes and initiatives.

Strategies and policies for scientific outreach

CSIC organises courses and training meetings for people interested in the dissemination of science, prepares documents aimed at promoting scientific culture and participates in projects and initiatives aimed at assessing the impact of social communication on science.

Editorial CSIC

Editorial CSIC has an extensive catalogue of prestigious academic publications, including more than 2,500 titles of monographs organised in 75 collections, and 37 scientific journals.
Training and employment
¿Why to be part of the CSIC?

Postdoctoral Professional Development

Labour Exchange

Calls

Training of research personnel

CSIC High Specialisation Courses

¿Qué sabemos de...? (What do we know about…?)

This collection aims to bring to a wide audience the state of the art of key topics of scientific research through short and affordable texts prepared by CSIC scientist Explore the collection

Biología cuántica

Biología cuántica

Salvador Miret Artés, 2019

El Albinismo

El Albinismo

Lluís Montoliu, 2019

Blockchain

Blockchain

David Arroyo, Luis Hernández, Jesús Díez, 2019

La aceleración del universo

La aceleración del universo

Pilar Ruiz Lapuente, 2019

La tabla periódica de los elementos químicos

La tabla periódica de los elementos químicos

José Elguero Bertolini, Pilar Goya Laza y Pascual Román Polo, 2019

Cubierta ElLHC y la frontera de la física

El LHC y la frontera de la física. El camino a la teoría del todo

Alberto Casas, 2019

Cubierta Las Tierras Raras

Las tierras raras

Ricardo Prego Reboredo, 2019

Cubierta libro Enanas Marrones

Enanas Marrones

María Cruz Gálvez Ortiz, 2018

Cubierta Las geometrías y otras revoluciones

Las geometrías y otras revoluciones

Marina Logares, 2018

Cubiertas La locomocion

La locomoción

Adrià Casinos, 2018

Cubierta El ruido

El ruido

Pedro Cobo Parra y María Cuesta Ruiz, 2018

Cubierta Antimateria

Antimateria

Antimateria

Beatriz Gato, 2018

Cubierta Cómo se fabrica un medicamento

Cómo se fabrica un medicamento

María del Carmen Fernández Alonso y Nuria E. Campillo Martín, 2018

Cubierta La Gravedad

La gravedad

Carlos Barceló Serón, 2018

Cubierta El Antropoceno

El Antropoceno

Valentí Rull, 2018

Cubierta Cultivos Transgénicos

Cultivos transgénicos

José Pío Beltrán, 2018

Cubierta Las matemáticas de la luz

Las matemáticas de la luz

Manuel de León y Ágata Timón, 2017

Cubierta Inteligencia Artificial

Inteligencia artificial

Ramon López de Mántaras Badia y Pedro Meseguer González, 2017

Cubierta Las malas hierbas

Las malas hierbas

César Fernández-Quintanilla y José Luis González Andújar, 2017

Cubierta Los Alucinógenos

Los alucinógenos

José Antonio López Sáez, 2017

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