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Advances in the Valorization of Effluents from the Food Sector in Galicia
The food industry stands out for its high water consumption and the generation of large volumes of effluents rich in compounds with potential for recovery or transformation into value-added products. In Galicia, this reality is particularly relevant in the dairy and...
CRETUS leads BIVAFERROL, a key project to recover seafood productivity in the Ría de Ferrol.
CRETUS coordinates BIVAFERROL, an integral study of the environmental quality of sediments and their relationship with the loss of productive capacity in bivalve beds in the Ría de Ferrol. This project, funded by the Xunta de Galicia through the Consellería do Mar –...
IX Symposium on Research in Environmental Technologies
More than 30 predoctoral and postdoctoral researchers took part in the 9th edition of the CRETUS Environmental Technologies Research Symposium, which was held — for the first time — at the main CRETUS building. This year’s edition stood out for its high level of...
Regional Minister for the Environment and Climate Change explores Cretus’ multidisciplinary approach to tackling environmental challenges
The Regional Minister for the Environment and Climate Change, Ángeles Vázquez, accompanied by the Director-General for Renewable Energies and Climate Change, Paula Uría, visited today the Interdisciplinary Research Centre in Environmental Technologies (Cretus) at the...
Research and environmental awareness in CRETUS workshops at G-Night
The Cloister of Pazo de Fonseca was filled with science and curiosity during the celebration of the Galician Researchers’ Night. The CRETUS Research Centre took part with a programme of three interactive workshops focused on environmental pollution from different...
A Scientific Look at Environmental Pollution at the Fifth Edition of G-Night
On the evening of Friday 26 September, the CRETUS Research Centre will take part in the fifth edition of G-Night (Galician Researchers’ Night) with a series of science workshops addressing environmental pollution from different perspectives, encouraging reflection and...
3 new National Plan projects to tackle key challenges in biodiversity, environmental pollution and circular economy
The Ministry of Science, Innovation and Universities has recently awarded three research projects under the National R&D Plan, each accompanied by specific funding for a predoctoral contract. The selected proposals address fundamental challenges ranging from...
Open Call for the affiliation of Principal Investigators to CRETUS
The Centre for Cross-disciplinary Research in Environmental Technologies (CRETUS) at the University of Santiago de Compostela (USC) opens a call for the affiliation of permanent academic staff (Professors or Associate Professors) of the USC interested in joining the...
A Decade of Environmental Commitment: CRETUS Celebrates Its 10th Anniversary
CRETUS celebrated its 10th anniversary at the forefront of environmental research with an institutional event held last Friday, July 18, in the Auditorium of the Higher Technical School of Engineering at the University of Santiago de Compostela (USC). The event was...
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