Yesterday, Friday, the Rector of the University of Granada, Pedro Mercado Pacheco, inaugurated the new space for reflection and debate of Radio Granada – SER, the breakfast meetings called Encuentros SER.

The breakfast was attended by Yaiza Fuentes, a researcher from the UIMA-University of Granada laboratory, a recent doctor who has carried out the mandatory mechanical tests to incorporate poplar into the Spanish and European structural wood standards. During the debate, Yaiza Fuentes spoke about the progress of the project and the importance of the University as an agent to give added value to poplar trees and their wood.

The event was held at the AC Palacio de Santa Paula hotel in Granada. The Rector reflected on the challenges facing the University of Granada, and gave a brief overview of some of the most emblematic projects that the UGR has underway. His speech was followed by a debate with the audience, which included representatives from politics, business, education and the media of the province.

Also taking part in the debate were the Vice-Rector for University Extension, Marga Sánchez Romero; the Vice-Rector for Innovation, Employability and Entrepreneurship, Esteban Romero Frías; the Vice-Rector for Research and Transfer, Enrique Herrera Viedma; the Director of the Mind, Brain and Behaviour Research Centre (CIMCYC), María Ruz Cámara, a centre recently accredited as a María de Maeztu Unit of Excellence, the highest national recognition; the director of the Mind, Brain and Behaviour Research Centre (CIMCYC), María Ruz Cámara, a centre recently accredited as a María de Maeztu Unit of Excellence, the highest national recognition; and the director of the Information and Communication Technologies Research Centre (CITIC), Francisco Gámiz Pérez.

link to the canal ugr website:

https://canal.ugr.es/noticia/el-rector-inaugura-encuentros-ser/