The ICREA Acadèmia programme was launched in 2008 to foster and nurture excellence in research done by professors of Catalan public universities. The programme provides a research intensification to selected university professors who are in a fully active and expansive phase of their research careers.

The grant provides funds for teaching discharge for a period of five years. The 10^th edition of the programme was launched in September 2018.

The total number of ICREA Acadèmia grants as of 31st of December 2019 is 269.

Selection process

Selection focuses on the scientific performance of each candidate, along these three main lines:

Scientific excellence
Leadership
Potential for growth

Five international committees are set up to evaluate candidates. Each committee is responsible for one the following areas: Engineering sciences; Experimental sciences & mathematics; Humanities; Life & medical sciences; and Social & behavioural sciences. Committee members are of high international standing and always come from outside the Catalan research system. The key features of the selection process are:

Selection by independent, external experts
Independent on-line evaluation of each candidate by each committee member
Meeting of committee members, exchange of information, discussion, and consensus.

ICREA Acadèmia at a Glance

120

Currently 120 university professors hold the grant

DISTRIBUTION BY AREA OF RESEARCH

Social and Behavioural Sciences

Humanities

Experimental Sciences and Mathematics

Engineering Sciences

Life and Medical Sciences

DISTRIBUTION BY GENDER

Women

Men

DISTRIBUTION BY AGE

Age under 40 - 5 ICREA Acadèmia

Age 40-44 - 16 ICREA Acadèmia

13%

Age 45-49 - 22 ICREA Acadèmia

18%

Age 50-54 - 37 ICREA Acadèmia

31%

Age 55-59 - 25 ICREA Acadèmia

21%

Age 60 and over - 15 ICREA Acadèmia

13%

The 2018 ICREA Acadèmia Ceremony

The ceremony of the ICREA Acadèmia awards took place at the Palau de la Generalitat on Tuesday 30^th of April 2019. It was chaired by our Hble. consellera d’Empresa i Coneixement, Mrs. Maria Àngels Chacón. Dr. Francesc Xavier Grau, Secretari d’Universitats i Recerca, and Dr. Antonio Huerta, Director d’ICREA, completed the Board of Authorities.

Among the considerable audience, several rectors and vicerectors of all universities attended the ceremony, and of course, the families, friends and relatives of the 45 awardees of 2018.

After an introduction by the Director of ICREA, the awards were handed out and a presentation given by Dra. Isabel Cacho (UAB), two-time ICREA Acadèmia awardee, followed.

Our Hble. consellera Mrs. Chacón then addressed the audience, highlighting the importance of research to improve the quality of our universities, and its role in creating a true knowledge economy for our country.

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Profiles

These are the profile of the 120 ICREA Acadèmia who currently hold the grant.

UNIVERSITIES
AREA

ICREA ACADÈMIA

Selection process

ICREA Acadèmia at a Glance

120

DISTRIBUTION BY AREA OF RESEARCH

Social and Behavioural Sciences

Humanities

Experimental Sciences and Mathematics

Engineering Sciences

Life and Medical Sciences

DISTRIBUTION BY GENDER

Women

Men

DISTRIBUTION BY AGE

The 2018 ICREA Acadèmia Ceremony

Profiles

Universitat de Barcelona (UB) - 35 ICREA Academia

Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona (UAB) - 26 ICREA Academia

Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya (UPC) - 20 ICREA Academia

Universitat Pompeu Fabra (UPF) - 22 ICREA Academia

Universitat de Lleida (UdL) - 3 ICREA Academia

Universitat de Girona (UdG) - 5 ICREA Academia

Universitat Rovira i Virgili (URV) - 7 ICREA Academia

Social & Behavioural Sciences - 21 ICREA Academia

Humanities - 18 ICREA Academia

Experimental Sciences & Mathematics - 25 ICREA Academia

Engineering Sciences - 29 ICREA Academia

Life & Medical Sciences - 26 ICREA Academia

FORMER