La secretaria general de investigación del Ministerio de Ciencia, Innovación y Universidades, Eva Ortega Paíno, ha presidido esta mañana la reunión del Consejo Rector del Instituto de Astrofísica de Canarias (IAC) donde se ha propuesto por unanimidad a la astrofísica Eva Villaver Sobrino como subdirectora del centro. Esta decisión es inmediatamente trasladada a la Subsecretaría de Ciencia, Innovación y Universidades, para proponer que se adjudique en estos términos la correspondiente convocatoria de libre designación del puesto de Subdirectora del IAC. Además de la secretaria general, a esta

The Euclid Consortium announces the publication of its first papers, demonstrating the space mission's ability to search for wandering planets, study the dark matter of galaxies and explore the evolution of the Universe. Five new images with unprecedented resolution are also published. Spain plays an important role in the Euclid mission where, in addition to being part of the consortium that has led the mission since its inception, it has also participated in the instrumental development of the project and contributes significantly to its scientific exploitation. The Instituto de Astrofísica

The Instituto de Astrofísica de Canarias (IAC) is strengthening its commitment to Equality and, to coincide with the commemoration of March 8th, International Women’s Day, is presenting its IV Plan for Equality. This document covers the active work within the IAC to support Equality and Fairness in the working and institutional environment, and proposes specific measures to ensure that both of these aims are achieved. The IAC has pioneered the introduction of policies of Equality in the field of science in Spain. Even before the approval of the Organic Law 3/2007 for the effective equality