Research
The research at the University of Navarra aims to provide solutions to current challenges in health, social, environmental and economic needs. Attention to people and the environment is at the center of its activity. The research is carried out with multidisciplinary teams, in partnership with other centers, and with the goal to promote transfer and innovation in the service of the common good.
Researchers and centres
centers and research institutes
Technology Center CEIT
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Its main task is to carry out industrial projects of applied research and technological development , in partnership with the Departments of research and development of companies from various sectors (railway, aeronautics, automotive, health, manufacturing, energy or environment).
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thesis defended in the 2023/24 academic year. Of these, 44 with doctorate international
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new Chairs were created in the 2023/24 academic year. These are the Chair Innovation in Oncology and the Chair in Registry Law.
6M to 46 projects
The Ministry of Science and Innovation granted more than six million euros to 46 projects led by University researchers, corresponding to different areas of knowledge. Half of the funding, 3.2 million euros, was obtained through the call Generation of knowledge 2022, of the State Agency of research (AEI). Another 2.9 million euros corresponds to projects by researchers from the University, the Clinic and Cima.
Strategy 2025
research and sustainability
Six new scholarships were awarded as part of the " research and Sustainability E2025 Grants Program", promoted by the association de Amigos, which complements the ADA grants program with an additional budget for the next four years. The initiative will fund about 20 doctoral thesis in total, in addition to those usually funded by the program.
Grants to researchers
grants were awarded to persons with predoctoral contracts
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64,500 euros were awarded in the 2023/24 academic year for mobility to centers in 12 countries.
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Scholarships for staff researcher at training (PIF) were awarded by association de Amigos. Of these, 24 are new and 56 are renewals.
The amount of the grants was 1,900,666 euros.
research and transfer projects
euros is the global budget of the 738 current projects of all the centers of the university. Of this amount, 37,745,081 euros were allocated to 189 new projects in the 2023/24 academic year.
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grants for researcher hiring with a budget of 14,883,005 euros.
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New contracts research and development+I subscribed with companies for an amount of 22,984,543 euros
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new contracts for clinical trials and 150 annexes to previous contracts promoted by the pharmaceutical industry with a budget of 15,651,018 euros.
Scientific production, publications and data of the Library Services
1.556
citable papers in Web of Science, 817 of them in the first quartile.
90.849
citations received from papers published in the year 2023 and indexed in Web of Science
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new magazine published last year. It is IDS. Revista de Jóvenes Humanistas, an annual periodical published by the School of Philosophy y Letras.
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journals and 33 monographs make up the catalog of the Publications Service
1.458.230
volumes make up the University's bibliographic collection.
Bibliographic collection by campus
Libraries
Campus Pamplona
1.375.071
IESE
Madrid/Barcelona
35.713
Tecnun Engineering
San Sebastian
43.550
Library Services
Campus Madrid
3.896
Reading posts by campus
Libraries
Campus Pamplona
2.220
IESE
Madrid/Barcelona
224
Tecnun Engineering
San Sebastian
668
Library Services
Campus Madrid
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Agreements, projects and awards
VIROTHERAPY IN THE ABDOMINAL CAVITY
A research of the Cimabusiness A preclinical treatment - more effective and with fewer side effects - that uses virotherapy to combat advanced stages of ovarian, colon and stomach cancers was presented at partnership with the pharmaceutical company Bavarian Nordic.
SURGERY AND OVARIAN CANCER
The Clinic 's Gynecologic Cancer area launched a study to establish the best possible therapeutic approach to ovarian cancer. With more than 900 patients from 40 countries, the international SUROVA project aims to show the current impact of surgery on this tumor in reducing the risk of relapse and mortality.
ALCOHOL AND ADOLESCENTS
In order to strengthen Health Promotion in the university setting, the School de Enfermería launched the project BASICS_AulaSaludable (Brief Alcohol Screening and Intervention for College Students) to reduce alcohol consumption among college students. In a previous study with 308 students, 48% reduced their weekly consumption and 57% reduced binge drinking episodes.
QUANTUM COMPUTING ECOSYSTEM
Tecnun, the University's School of Engineering, joined project Quantum Spain, promoted by the Ministry of Economic Affairs and Digital Transformation. Coordinated by Barcelona Supercomputing Center, it has 27 groups of research and its goal is to create a quantum computing ecosystem at state level.
DIGITAL REGULATION AND TECHNOLOGY
The School of Law and Deloitte signed a agreement of partnership to promote an observatory of digital regulation and technology. The project will have three fundamental pillars (research, knowledge dissemination andthe training in the digital and technological regulatory field), and will be carried out through the interdisciplinary partnership of academics and professional experts in different fields.
IA+EQUAL PARTNER
The University joined IA+Igual as an academic partner. As a result of this agreement, the Institute of Science of the data and AI(DATAI) will be in charge of preparing the White Paper of recommendations for the audit of AI algorithms applied in human resources processes.
TRAINING IN PALLIATIVE CARE
The University and the Dignia Foundation signed an agreement agreement to promote a pilotproject to train healthcare professionals in palliative care in Spain. The alliance will make it possible to adapt the pioneering Pallium program, of Canadian origin, which has already accredited nearly 60,000 professionals, to the Spanish context.
MORE EFFECTIVE RADIOTHERAPY
The University and Massachusetts General Hospital signed a agreement framework to collaborate on research on radiotherapy. The goal is to investigate in the search for a more effective radiotherapy with a model tailored to each patient by combining different approaches from work.
CHAIR OF REGISTRY LAW
The Registrars of Property, Mercantile and Movable Property and the University signed a cooperation agreement to create the agreement framework cooperation agreement for the creation of the Chair of Registry Law. The program, dependent on the School of Law and promoted by the Registry Foundation, will have as goal the development of activities of teaching, research, training and documentation related to the field of real estate and mercantile Registry Law.
FIGHT AGAINST NEUROBLASTOMA
The University renewed agreement with association NEN to promote its research in the fight against neuroblastoma, a cancer that forms in nerve tissue. The study, led by María Blanco, seeks less toxic treatments for this tumor, one of the most common in children under five years of age and which accounts for half of all cases of cancer in infants.
Strategy 2025
CLIMATE CHANGE AND THE PYRENEES
The University's Biodiversity and Environment Institute of the University participates since October 2023 in a project to achieve adaptation to climate change in the Pyrenees. PYRENEES4CLIMA, composed of 47 entities, has a budget of almost 20 million euros.
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CLIMATE GOVERNANCE
The University became the host institution for Chapter Zero Spain, an initiative to implement the principles of climate governance in companies. It is a non-profit organization developed at partnership with the World Economic Forum and based at the Hughes Hall Center for Climate Engagement at the University of Cambridge. It currently has chapters in more than 70 countries around the world and more than 100,000 board members.
Strategy 2025
FINANCIAL INJECTION TO IBERIFIER
The Iberifier observatory, coordinated by the School de Comunicación, received 1.27 million euros from the European Commission to continue with its research for three years. Formed by more than 70 researchers and journalists from around twenty organizations, the observatory has verified thousands of hoaxes, has promoted dozens of training activities and has investigated the phenomenon and trends of disinformation.
Strategy 2025
PRE(AD)ICTION: A CARING CAMPUS
The Schools Nursing, Pharmacy and Nutrition, Education and Psychology, Medicine and Communication presented the II edition of Pre(ad)diction: creating synergies to design a campus that cares for students. This project seeks that the students of the Schools involved collaborate in the creation and development of actions and interactions -a culture of care- to prevent the consumption of alcohol, tobacco or cannabis, goal main axis of the strategic axis Well-being and Health of the University.
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INNOVATION IN AGRICULTURE
The University and Timac Agro España, a subsidiary of Groupe Roullier, signed a program contract at partnership to strengthen scientific and technological innovation applied to agriculture. This new partnership aims to develop research projects in search of more efficient fertilizers with less environmental impact.
Pablo Blanco
AWARD RATZINGER
Pablo Blanco, professor at the University, was distinguished with the award Ratzinger of Theology 2023 together with Professor Francesc Torralba. This award it is awarded annually by the Joseph Ratzinger-Benedict XVI Vatican Foundation to one or more "academics who have distinguished themselves by particular merits in publications and/or scientific research."
PEDIATRIC BRAIN TUMORS
Reyes Hernández, student of doctorate of the Cima University of Navarra, received the I award of the competition Archimedes. His work in pediatric brain tumors was distinguished by the administrative office General Universities in the category of Biological and Biomedical Sciences.
Reyes Hernández
Ramón Salaverría
ACADEMIA EUROPAEA
Ramón Salaverría, Full Professor of Journalism of the University, was elected a new member of the Academia Europaea. Based in London, it is the main Academy of Sciences on the continent, which is accessed by invitation of its members. It brings together European researchers of the highest prestige in various scientific areas, including 85 Nobel laureates.
HONORIS CAUSA AND AWARD ADMIRABLE
Miguel Ángel Martínez-González, Full Professor of Preventive Medicine and Public Healthwill receive on October 18 the doctorate honoris causa from the University of Almeria. He was recognized for his contributions in nutrition in preventive medicine and, in particular, of the per diem expenses Mediterranean. In addition, he received theaward Admirable 2024 from Diario Mé dico, in the category of "admirable 2024", for his contributions in this field. researchfor his programs of study in this subject of per diem expenses.
Miguel Ángel Martínez-González
Amaya Azqueta
EUROPEAN SOCIETY OF MUTAGENESIS
AND ENVIRONMENTAL GENOMICS
Amaya Azqueta was appointed president of the European Society for Environmental Mutagenesis and Genomics (EEMGS). Professor of Toxicology of the School of Pharmacy and Nutrition, is the first Spanish to be part of its board directive. The goal of this organism is to encourage the study of compounds that affect our DNA and that are related to the development of different diseases, including cancer.
PER DIEM EXPENSES HEALTHY VEGAN
University professor Maira Bes-Rastrollo was distinguished with award to the research Jesús Serra Foundation for its work envelope patterns of per diem expenses vegan healthy. The researcher and her team will develop, in the context of the project European VEGANScrenery and for the first time in the world, aquestionnaire to assess the nutritional quality of vegans.
Maira Bes-Rastrollo
Javier Bernácer
THE LIMITS OF AI
Javier Bernácer, researcher of the Institute for Culture and Society (ICS) of the University, coordinates a project on the limits of Artificial Intelligence, carried out by the International Center for Neuroscience and Ethics (CINET) of the Tatiana Foundation. His goal is to identify the main features that define human intelligence and thus establish the differences with Artificial Intelligence.
Jesús López Fidalgo
AI AGAINST CANCER
Artificial intelligence to predict tumor growth or response to genetic testing. The Full Professor Jesús López Fidalgo has researched in the United States, thanks to a scholarship Fulbright, statistical models that could improve the efficacy of cancer treatments.
FRENCH NATIONAL ACADEMY OF MEDICINE
María Blanco entered the French National Academy of Medicine. Researcher recognized nationally and internationally for her programs of study Regarding nanomedicines against cancer, she is the second Spaniard and the first woman to belong to this institution.
María Blanco
Guillem Ripoll
SCHOLARSHIP STARTING GRANT
Guillem Ripoll, professor at the University's School of Economics and Business Administration, received a scholarship Starting Grant from committee European research (ERC). Endowed with 1.5 million euros, the financial aid will allow him to carry out for five years the project ILLADMIN, which will focus on analyzing and preventing illiberal behavior at public administration.
AWARD ASELE-ROUTLEDGE
Iranzu Peña, researcher at the Instituto de language y Cultura Españolas (ILCE), was awarded the award "ASELE - Routledge 2024 thesis Doctoral" for her research "Consciencia metafórica y narración digital (digital storytelling) en español/L2". This is a highly relevant recognition in the field of teaching of Spanish as a foreign language language awarded annually by ASELE, the association for the teaching of Spanish as a foreign language language .
Iranzu Peña
