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IHCantabria study shows the enormous benefits of beaches in dealing with climate change
NEWS A study by the Environmental Hydraulics Institute of the University of Cantabria (IHCantabria), recently published in the journal Nature Communications, and highlighted on Nature Communications' Editor's Highlights web page. as one of the 50 best published...
The IHData UPDATE project will ensure the maintenance and extension of the meteo-oceanic climate data required by IHCantabria and by many external users.
NEWS One of the novelties of the IHData UPDATE project, which is being developed within the framework of the Marine Science Program in Cantabria, is that it will include the latest projections on climate change generated by IHCantabria, providing relevant...
IHCantabria hosted the “BEACON” International Symposium on Adaptation to Climate Change in the Coastal Built Environment
NEWS With more than 40 presentations, this event brought together scientists, academics and professionals from different countries in Santander to exchange knowledge and stimulate multidisciplinary and multisectoral interaction. This symposium took place on...
Exchange mission of knowledge and scientific and technological experiences between experts from IHCantabria and the Environmental Agency of Cuba.
NEWS Focusing on knowledge management, IHCantabria received for a week a delegation of Cuban experts, who shared the results of the application of new methodologies in the coastal area of Havana, Cuba. From June 12th to 15th, IHCantabria hosted a delegation of...
IHCantabria’s Erasmus+ TRASMARES Project receives favorable report that enhances the scope of its second edition
NEWS After reviewing the positive results and achievements of its first edition -held from September to December 2022-, the Erasmus+ TRASMARES Project has just received a favorable report from the Spanish Service for the Internationalization of Education...
IHCantabria’s ACUFLOT project was chosen as an exemplary project within the framework of the Pleamar Program.
NEWS This distinction was received by projects such as ACUFLOT -and its predecessors ATLAS AND ATLAS PRO-, from a group of more than 200 projects benefited in the five calls published in the years 2017-2021, which have counted with the co-financing of the...
IHCantabria’s commitment to international cooperation has had an impact beyond the academic and professional spheres.
NEWS Environmental engineer Onneetse Lesedi, a beneficiary of the Learn Africa scholarship program, highlights what she learned during her 10-month stay at IHCantabria, where she learned about the hydraulic and environmental performance of the Santander Bay...
From planetary health to local health in the context of climate change’: the theme chosen by IHCantabria to celebrate the 50th anniversary of World Environment Day.
NEWS Led by the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) and celebrated every June 5 since 1973, World Environment Day is often the world's leading platform for environmental outreach. In line with its commitment to environmental sustainability, the...
Beach recovery could be accelerated by applying a technique proposed by researchers from IHCantabria
NEWS Laboratory tests demonstrate the positive effect that the plowing technique has in increasing the accumulation rates of natural beaches, which allows accelerating their recovery at a very low cost and with minimal environmental impact. To combat coastal...
The UC rewards a project developed from an internship at IHCantabria as one of the best Final Degree Projects in innovation.
NEWS Among the first prizes of the “Innovation Chair Project”, the Universidad de Cantabria (UC) highlighted the Final Degree Project (TFG, in Spanish) developed by Paula Desiré, for its ability to generate and develop innovations applicable to the productive...
Research conducted at IHCantabria provides new scientific evidence to quantify the threat of plastic debris in marine and coastal ecosystems
NOTICIAS A paper published by IHCantabria researchers in collaboration with the University of Rome III and the University of Genoa presents results with important implications for the management of plastic debris in coastal environments. Plastic debris is a...
IHCantabria has received the ‘Leonardo Torres Quevedo National Innovation Award’ from the Caminos Foundation.
NEWS This award is granted in the category of “Public Administrations”, which distinguishes entities that have made of innovation an indispensable element in the development of their corporate strategy, demonstrating that innovation in engineering is a powerful...
