On 28 October, the Institute for Research in Human Resources Psychology, Organisational Development and Quality of Working Life (IDOCAL) hosted the seminar ‘Work and Organisational Psychology applied to Extreme Environments & Space’, given by Professor Laura Galarza Díaz from the University of Puerto Rico, Río Piedras Campus.

During the session, Professor Galarza shared her valuable experience as an organisational psychologist at NASA's Johnson Space Centre with doctoral students. In this context, she participated in the development of the BHPG (Behavioural Health and Performance Group) system for astronaut selection and was part of the interdisciplinary team of behavioural experts and astronauts responsible for designing psychological and expeditionary training.

This training included the training and development of teams for short- and long-term missions, with a special emphasis on the psychological and collaborative skills required for success in extreme environments such as space.