Exhibition DARWIN NOW

Charles Darwin, born in 1809, was 50 when he published perhaps the most famous scientific work ever written. Therefore, 2009 marks both the bicentenary of his birth and 150 years since the first appearance of On the Origin of Species by Means of Natural Selection.
This exhibition explores the origins of Darwin’s book, outlines his central ideas and explains how they remain at the core of contemporary research in biology and medicine.
In 2009 the exhibition was displayed from 19 February to 30 June in the Museo de las Ciencias Príncipe Felipe de Valencia and in the Universidad Internacional Menéndez Pelayo de Santander from 15 July until 15 September.
At present, you may see it at the Biblioteca Regional de Murcia, where it will remain until the 6 November.
Next venue:
La Casa Encendida de Madrid, opening the 11 November at 19:30.

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NOW. November 2009
Meetings in the Present Continuous
November Thursday 26th, Friday 27th and Saturday 28th, Open from 11 am to 10 pm
CCCB - c/ Montalegre, 5 08001 Barcelona

The edition of NOW November 09 is a collaboration between the CCCB and the Fundació Terra, a pioneering Spanish association devoted to creating environmental awareness and promoting a new culture based on sustainable use of the Planet's resources. Evolving from the main subject of the Sun and its cultural, biological and astrophysical influences, this event aims to explore the new culture promoted by renewable energies, with a special emphasis on solar energy.
The British Council is collaborating by enabling the participation of Jeremy Leggett.
Jeremy Leggett, social entrepreneur and activist, will talk about the relevance of solar energy in an open debate with Marta Pahissa, Director of the Terra Foundation. Solar energy can be the backbone of a renaissance, after the current credit crunch and the upcoming energy crunch, in which the world economy will be run on renewable energy, and the worst effects of global warming staved off as a consequence. Leggett’s talk provides a positive vision for the century ahead which extends well beyond the provision of electricity, heat and water.
The Programme
Free admission to all activities
Advanced registration required for workshops: Tel. 933 064 135
E-mail: seducatiu@cccb.org

OPENING DOORS - Scientific Workshops for Young Researchers
14th – 18th March 2010
Parador de Ronda, Málaga

The British Council in Spain in collaboration with the Spanish Council for Scientific Research (CSIC) is organising a series of scientific workshops to provide opportunities for researchers from the UK and Spain to meet face-to-face for the exchange of ideas, knowledge and information on priority topics and to explore future areas of research and collaboration.
The next workshop in this series, entitled “Development: at the crossroads of Systems Biology”, will explore the links between biological and physical approaches to the understanding of developmental processes.
For more information; to download the application.

NorthSouthEastWest

Ten of the most prestigious photographers from the Magnum agency show us in this British Council exhibition both the dramatic impact which climate change is having on the environment  and the solutions being generated to combat this.
The photographs on display are striking. They depict many extreme situations ranging from the melting of the polar ice caps to the lack of clean drinking water endured in many parts of the world and the atmospheric pollution in our cities.
NorthSouthEastWest is part of the British Council's ZeroCarbonCity campaign; we will soon publish information on the places where it will be displayed.

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