The Vice-principal for Research and Scientific Policies, Pilar Campins, has pointed out the importance of the institute, which has obtained the best qualification by the assessment body.

The Governing Council decided in 2014 to promote the creation of the institute, designed from a “human, intellectual, bibliographic and material capital accumulated by the departments and research groups that form it and, specially, from the capital coming from the Lopez Piñero Institute for the History of Science and Medicine (IHMC), a joint centre of the Universitat de València and the CSIC between 1985 and 2014, which was the referent and articulating element and worked relentlessly throughout the last three decades, until the CSIC’s withdrawal”.

The future institute will have its headquarters at the Palau de Cerveró, a historical building located in the historical centre of Valencia and restored by the Universitat with European funds. The Palau de Cerveró is the seat of the Vicente Peset Library, integrated in the Library of Health Sciences of the Universitat de València as a bibliographic, newspaper and documentary fund specialised in history of medicine and science.

Paternity leave

On the other hand, the Governing Council has approved the extension of the paternity leave at the Universitat for the birth of a son or daughter, adoption of a child or foster to 6 weeks, according to the Vice-Principal for Academic Planning, Teaching Staff and Sustainability, Maria Vicenta Mestre. In addition, in the case of a multiple birth it can be extended another week.

Institutional condolences

In his report, the principal has expressed the institutional condolences for the death of José Luis Valdés Navarro, who was dean of the Faculty of Mathematics from 1997 to 2002; Professor Vicente Llombart, also former dean of the Faculty of Economics; Doro Balaguer, who received the UV Medal in 2001, painter and politician, member of Grup Parpalló; And Manuel Cobo, criminal attorney and former principal of the Universitat de València.