Award ceremony of The Barcelona Hypatia European Science Prize

The Barcelona Hypatia European Science Prize in its third edition recognises Nancy Cartwright, philosopher of science, Professor of Philosophy at Durham University and Director of its Centre for Humanities Engaging Science and Society (CHESS), for her outstanding contributions to philosophical research. These have resulted in a new understanding of the nature of scientific theories and of causation and have held far-reaching consequences for a range of different fields of knowledge, including both natural and the social and human sciences; in particular, she has laid the foundations for an approach combining rigour and realism that aims at evidence-based policy and has had a profound impact on societies and policies across Europe and beyond.

Launched by the Barcelona City Council in collaboration with the Academia Europaea-Barcelona Knowledge Hub (AE-BKH) within the framework of the Barcelona Science Plan, the Hypatia Prize seeks to project the city as a European capital of research and innovation. Its main goal is to spotlight science, as well as to promote, support and enhance the value of excellent research conducted in Europe and of its impact on society. The winner of the first edition of the prize, devoted to Science and Technology, was László Lovász, mathematician and professor at Eötvös Loránd University in Budapest, Hungary, for his outstanding career in the field of mathematics as a scientific discipline at the service of society; the winner of the second edition, devoted to Life and Health Sciences, was virologist Ilaria Capua, Director of the “One Health” Center of Excellence at the University of Florida, for her leadership in open access to genetic information on emerging viruses and for her promotion of the multidisciplinary concept of “one health”.

The award ceremony will be held at Saló de Cent – Ajuntament de Barcelona on Thursday the 27th of October at 18h. If you would like to attend this event please get in touch with Genoveva Martí, ICREA Research Professor at UB, at genoveva.marti@gmail.com to receive an invitation.