The UJI secures nearly one million euros for five projects to strengthen research activity (IMAGE)
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From left to right: Juan Mari Delgado, Raphael Kaplan, Lubertus Bijlsma, Manuel F. Dolz and Nishant Singh.
The Universitat Jaume I of Castelló has secured nearly one million euros for five projects under the competitive call for grants aimed at strengthening research careers, within the Human Resources programme of the 2024–2027 State Plan for Scientific, Technical and Innovation Research. This achievement places the UJI fourth nationally and first in the Valencian Community in terms of funding obtained in this call, behind only the Spanish National Research Council (CSIC), the University of Barcelona and the Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya, and ahead of larger universities.
Manuel F. Dolz, Raphael Kaplan, Lubertus Bijlsma, Nishant Singh and Juana M. Delgado are developing projects related to computer science, the brain and time, antimicrobial resistance, materials and neurocognitive health.
The 2025 call awarded a total of 130 grants worth almost 25 million euros. Its aim is to support the consolidation of the professional careers of national and international researchers within the Spanish System for Science, Technology and Innovation (SECTI), through the creation of permanent positions and by facilitating the launch or strengthening of research lines via funding for R&D&I projects and the improvement of laboratories, facilities and scientific equipment.
The elected Rector of the public university of Castelló and acting Vice-Rector for Research, Jesús Lancis, welcomed the results and stated that they confirm “the success of the Universitat Jaume I’s strategy for attracting research talent”.
The UJI has implemented several measures to attract and support research talent through its Research and Knowledge Transfer Promotion Plan, including support for recruiting researchers, predoctoral grants, internal research initiation grants for undergraduate and master’s students, and co-funding for contracts obtained through regional and national calls.
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