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ICREA Acadèmia

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 13th edition of the programme was launched in August 2021.

The total number of ICREA Acadèmia grants as of 31st of December 2021 is 334.

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

Men

Women

Distribution by age

Age under 40 - 3 ICREA Acadèmia

3%

Age 40-44 - 14 ICREA Acadèmia

12%

Age 45-49 - 26 ICREA Acadèmia

22%

Age 50-54 - 27 ICREA Acadèmia

23%

Age 55-59 - 27 ICREA Acadèmia

23%

Age 60-64 - 17 ICREA Acadèmia

14%

Age 65 and over - 6 ICREA Acadèmia

5%

Profiles

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

Universitat de Barcelona (UB) - 43 ICREA Acadèmia

Alberni Jordà, Anna – Humanities
Albert Cristóbal, Rosa María – Humanities
Bagaria i Pigrau, Joan – Experimental Sciences & Mathematics
Barril Alonso, Xavier – Experimental Sciences & Mathematics
Boeckx, Cedric – Humanities
Bromley, Stefan T. – Engineering Sciences
Cau Ontiveros, Miguel Ángel – Humanities
de Diego Balaguer, Ruth – Social & Behavioural Sciences
Díaz-Andreu García, A. Margarita – Humanities
Domingo Sanz, Inés – Humanities
Dyakonov, Konstantin – Experimental Sciences & Mathematics
Emparan García de Salazar, Roberto – Experimental Sciences & Mathematics
Fernandez-Nieves, Alberto – Experimental Sciences & Mathematics
Gámez Enamorado, Patrick – Experimental Sciences & Mathematics
Gieles, Mark – Experimental Sciences & Mathematics
González García, Maria Concepción – Experimental Sciences & Mathematics
Hardy, Stuart – Experimental Sciences & Mathematics
Hoefer, Carl – Humanities
Iwasawa, Kazushi – Experimental Sciences & Mathematics
Jiménez Tellado, Raúl – Experimental Sciences & Mathematics
López de Sa, Dan – Humanities
Martí, Genoveva – Humanities
Martínez Serra, Pedro – Life & Medical Sciences
Mateos, David – Experimental Sciences & Mathematics 

Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona (UAB) - 25 ICREA Acadèmia

Alberni Jordà, Anna – Humanities
Albert Cristóbal, Rosa María – Humanities
Bagaria i Pigrau, Joan – Experimental Sciences & Mathematics
Barril Alonso, Xavier – Experimental Sciences & Mathematics
Boeckx, Cedric – Humanities
Bromley, Stefan T. – Engineering Sciences
Cau Ontiveros, Miguel Ángel – Humanities
de Diego Balaguer, Ruth – Social & Behavioural Sciences
Díaz-Andreu García, A. Margarita – Humanities
Domingo Sanz, Inés – Humanities
Dyakonov, Konstantin – Experimental Sciences & Mathematics
Emparan García de Salazar, Roberto – Experimental Sciences & Mathematics
Fernandez-Nieves, Alberto – Experimental Sciences & Mathematics
Gámez Enamorado, Patrick – Experimental Sciences & Mathematics
Gieles, Mark – Experimental Sciences & Mathematics
González García, Maria Concepción – Experimental Sciences & Mathematics
Hardy, Stuart – Experimental Sciences & Mathematics
Hoefer, Carl – Humanities
Iwasawa, Kazushi – Experimental Sciences & Mathematics
Jiménez Tellado, Raúl – Experimental Sciences & Mathematics
López de Sa, Dan – Humanities
Martí, Genoveva – Humanities
Martínez Serra, Pedro – Life & Medical Sciences
Mateos, David – Experimental Sciences & Mathematics 

Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya (UPC) - 3 ICREA Acadèmia

Alberni Jordà, Anna – Humanities
Albert Cristóbal, Rosa María – Humanities
Bagaria i Pigrau, Joan – Experimental Sciences & Mathematics
Barril Alonso, Xavier – Experimental Sciences & Mathematics
Boeckx, Cedric – Humanities
Bromley, Stefan T. – Engineering Sciences
Cau Ontiveros, Miguel Ángel – Humanities
de Diego Balaguer, Ruth – Social & Behavioural Sciences
Díaz-Andreu García, A. Margarita – Humanities
Domingo Sanz, Inés – Humanities
Dyakonov, Konstantin – Experimental Sciences & Mathematics
Emparan García de Salazar, Roberto – Experimental Sciences & Mathematics
Fernandez-Nieves, Alberto – Experimental Sciences & Mathematics
Gámez Enamorado, Patrick – Experimental Sciences & Mathematics
Gieles, Mark – Experimental Sciences & Mathematics
González García, Maria Concepción – Experimental Sciences & Mathematics
Hardy, Stuart – Experimental Sciences & Mathematics
Hoefer, Carl – Humanities
Iwasawa, Kazushi – Experimental Sciences & Mathematics
Jiménez Tellado, Raúl – Experimental Sciences & Mathematics
López de Sa, Dan – Humanities
Martí, Genoveva – Humanities
Martínez Serra, Pedro – Life & Medical Sciences
Mateos, David – Experimental Sciences & Mathematics 

Universitat Pompeu Fabra (UPF) - 43 ICREA Acadèmia

Alberni Jordà, Anna – Humanities
Albert Cristóbal, Rosa María – Humanities
Bagaria i Pigrau, Joan – Experimental Sciences & Mathematics
Barril Alonso, Xavier – Experimental Sciences & Mathematics
Boeckx, Cedric – Humanities
Bromley, Stefan T. – Engineering Sciences
Cau Ontiveros, Miguel Ángel – Humanities
de Diego Balaguer, Ruth – Social & Behavioural Sciences
Díaz-Andreu García, A. Margarita – Humanities
Domingo Sanz, Inés – Humanities
Dyakonov, Konstantin – Experimental Sciences & Mathematics
Emparan García de Salazar, Roberto – Experimental Sciences & Mathematics
Fernandez-Nieves, Alberto – Experimental Sciences & Mathematics
Gámez Enamorado, Patrick – Experimental Sciences & Mathematics
Gieles, Mark – Experimental Sciences & Mathematics
González García, Maria Concepción – Experimental Sciences & Mathematics
Hardy, Stuart – Experimental Sciences & Mathematics
Hoefer, Carl – Humanities
Iwasawa, Kazushi – Experimental Sciences & Mathematics
Jiménez Tellado, Raúl – Experimental Sciences & Mathematics
López de Sa, Dan – Humanities
Martí, Genoveva – Humanities
Martínez Serra, Pedro – Life & Medical Sciences
Mateos, David – Experimental Sciences & Mathematics 

Experimental Sciences & Mathematics - 2 ICREA Acadèmia

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Alberni Jordà, Anna – Humanities
Albert Cristóbal, Rosa María – Humanities
Bagaria i Pigrau, Joan – Experimental Sciences & Mathematics
Barril Alonso, Xavier – Experimental Sciences & Mathematics
Boeckx, Cedric – Humanities
Bromley, Stefan T. – Engineering Sciences
Cau Ontiveros, Miguel Ángel – Humanities
de Diego Balaguer, Ruth – Social & Behavioural Sciences
Díaz-Andreu García, A. Margarita – Humanities
Domingo Sanz, Inés – Humanities
Dyakonov, Konstantin – Experimental Sciences & Mathematics
Emparan García de Salazar, Roberto – Experimental Sciences & Mathematics
Fernandez-Nieves, Alberto – Experimental Sciences & Mathematics
Gámez Enamorado, Patrick – Experimental Sciences & Mathematics
Gieles, Mark – Experimental Sciences & Mathematics
González García, Maria Concepción – Experimental Sciences & Mathematics
Hardy, Stuart – Experimental Sciences & Mathematics
Hoefer, Carl – Humanities
Iwasawa, Kazushi – Experimental Sciences & Mathematics
Jiménez Tellado, Raúl – Experimental Sciences & Mathematics
López de Sa, Dan – Humanities
Martí, Genoveva – Humanities
Martínez Serra, Pedro – Life & Medical Sciences
Mateos, David – Experimental Sciences & Mathematics 

Engineering Sciences - 29 ICREA Academia

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Alberni Jordà, Anna – Humanities
Albert Cristóbal, Rosa María – Humanities
Bagaria i Pigrau, Joan – Experimental Sciences & Mathematics
Barril Alonso, Xavier – Experimental Sciences & Mathematics
Boeckx, Cedric – Humanities
Bromley, Stefan T. – Engineering Sciences
Cau Ontiveros, Miguel Ángel – Humanities
de Diego Balaguer, Ruth – Social & Behavioural Sciences
Díaz-Andreu García, A. Margarita – Humanities
Domingo Sanz, Inés – Humanities
Dyakonov, Konstantin – Experimental Sciences & Mathematics
Emparan García de Salazar, Roberto – Experimental Sciences & Mathematics
Fernandez-Nieves, Alberto – Experimental Sciences & Mathematics
Gámez Enamorado, Patrick – Experimental Sciences & Mathematics
Gieles, Mark – Experimental Sciences & Mathematics
González García, Maria Concepción – Experimental Sciences & Mathematics
Hardy, Stuart – Experimental Sciences & Mathematics
Hoefer, Carl – Humanities
Iwasawa, Kazushi – Experimental Sciences & Mathematics
Jiménez Tellado, Raúl – Experimental Sciences & Mathematics
López de Sa, Dan – Humanities
Martí, Genoveva – Humanities
Martínez Serra, Pedro – Life & Medical Sciences
Mateos, David – Experimental Sciences & Mathematics 

Life & Medical Sciences - 24 ICREA Academia

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Alberni Jordà, Anna – Humanities
Albert Cristóbal, Rosa María – Humanities
Bagaria i Pigrau, Joan – Experimental Sciences & Mathematics
Barril Alonso, Xavier – Experimental Sciences & Mathematics
Boeckx, Cedric – Humanities
Bromley, Stefan T. – Engineering Sciences
Cau Ontiveros, Miguel Ángel – Humanities
de Diego Balaguer, Ruth – Social & Behavioural Sciences
Díaz-Andreu García, A. Margarita – Humanities
Domingo Sanz, Inés – Humanities
Dyakonov, Konstantin – Experimental Sciences & Mathematics
Emparan García de Salazar, Roberto – Experimental Sciences & Mathematics
Fernandez-Nieves, Alberto – Experimental Sciences & Mathematics
Gámez Enamorado, Patrick – Experimental Sciences & Mathematics
Gieles, Mark – Experimental Sciences & Mathematics
González García, Maria Concepción – Experimental Sciences & Mathematics
Hardy, Stuart – Experimental Sciences & Mathematics
Hoefer, Carl – Humanities
Iwasawa, Kazushi – Experimental Sciences & Mathematics
Jiménez Tellado, Raúl – Experimental Sciences & Mathematics
López de Sa, Dan – Humanities
Martí, Genoveva – Humanities
Martínez Serra, Pedro – Life & Medical Sciences
Mateos, David – Experimental Sciences & Mathematics 

ICREA Memoir 2022