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Knowledge, Innovation and Society
Economy and SocietyEconomy and Society

New capital stock database


The BBVA Foundation makes available a database providing information on over four decades of capital accumulation in Spain. The new data bank is the result of a joint research program undertaken with the Valencian Economic Research Institute (Ivie).
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Public Opinion: Selection of Embryos for Medical Reasons


An international study by the BBVA Foundation finds that Spanish citizens are among those most in favor of using embryo selection to conceive a child that can cure a sick sibling.

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Family Protection in the European Union


The book La protección de la familia en la Unión Europea: análisis comparado y simulación de reformas aplicadas a España takes an in-depth look at family support policies in Spain and other European countries.
EnvironmentEnvironment

Digital Encyclopedia of Spanish Birdlife


The BBVA Foundation and SEO/BirdLife present a fully comprehensive digital encyclopedia on birds, their habits and their conservation. A full version is available online: www.enciclopediadelasaves.es
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Effects of marine noise pollution on cetaceans


A research project supported by the BBVA Foundation has developed the world’s first portable system for measuring cetacean hearing sensitivity.
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Biodiversity Conservation Awards


These awards recognize the work done by conservationist organizations, institutions and professionals to protect and preserve our natural heritage.
Biomedicine and HealthBiomedicine and Health

BBVA Foundation Chairs in Biomedicine


The BBVA Foundation Chairs in Biomedicine fund the temporary attachment of eminent foreign researchers at six Spanish centers for periods from six months to one year. The scheme aims to promote knowledge transfer and strengthen relational networks in research.
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Leading-edge Cancer Research


The BBVA Foundation and Joan Massagué’s MetLab join forces in the search for an effective therapy against metastasis.

Cancer Research
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Barcelona BioMed Conferences


The Barcelona BioMed Conferences, organized by the Institute for Research in Biomedicine (IRB) Barcelona and the BBVA Foundation, provide a platform for leading international specialists to meet and discuss the latest breakthroughs in biomedical sciences.
Basic Sciences and TechnologyBasic Sciences and Technology

Science in School


This program for schools, a first in Spain, brings scientist and teachers together to promote science teaching in the early education classroom.
Video Ciencia Escuela
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Benasque Summer School


The BBVA Foundation collaborates with the Centro de Ciencias de Benasque Pedro Pascual, an advanced research institute that organizes summer encounters for researchers from all over the world.
Arts and HumanitiesArts and Humanities

Global Architecture


Atlas. Global Architecture circa 2000 proposes a critical assessment of world architecture in our global times. Eleven experts explore the architecture of the same number of world regions, offering a general analysis rounded off by a study of three of the area’s most representative works.
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Stride la Vampa!


Starting from the most celebrated aria in Il trovatore, which lends it its title, this book takes the history of Vizcaya’s industrial development and relates it to the staging of the Verdi opera with the help of stunning images of both processes.
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Spanish and Latin American Contemporary Music


The BBVA Foundation presents the collection Compositores españoles y latinoamericanos de música actual, an ambitious music publishing project promoted by the Foundation and released on record label Verso.

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