URJC
Biodiversity
and Conservation
Research Area
We are united by the study of biodiversity and its conservation
We form a team of more than 100 people committed to science and quality teaching.
The Biodiversity and Conservation Area is integrated into the Higher School of Experimental Sciences and Technology (ESCET) ) of the URJC, a public university in the south of Madrid. You can find us at the Móstoles campus.
The area is made up of researchers from different areas of knowledge from Ecology, the largest area, to Cell Biology, Botany, Plant Physiology, Microbiology and Zoology. We actively collaborate in a multitude of projects and share the concern about the effects that global change is causing on biodiversity and the well-being of our society.
Collaborative work as a group with common objectives has allowed the constitution of the Institute for Research on Global Change (IICG), our most ambitious joint project. With the IICG we want to enhance our research and open new channels of knowledge transfer to society.
Our values
BASIC SCIENCE
We share the curiosity and admiration for all forms of life on our planet. Our first vocation is that of the naturalist who observes and studies nature. Basic science is our starting point.
COLLABORATION
We research collaboratively, adding diversity of perspectives and methodological approaches.
ECOLOGICAL VISION
The complexity of the processes we study requires an integrative vision..
COMMITMENT
We are united by our commitment to finding solutions to the serious situation of biodiversity loss and global crisis.
PUBLIC SERVICE
We put our science at the service of society through disciplines such as Conservation Biology, Ecological Restoration or Biotechnology.
RESPECT FOR DIVERSITY
We work to achieve a creative, inspiring environment that respects people’s diversity.
How we work
Management Team
Ana M. Sánchez Alvarez.Head of the Biology Department.
XXXX.Academic secretary of the Biology Department.
Marcelino de la Cruz.Functional Coordinator of the Biology Department.
In addition to these two individual leadership roles, we have a steering committee made up of colleagues who hold or have held positions of responsibility within the area, department, school, or university.
Adrián Escudero Alcántara. Head of the Global Change Research Institute.
Arantzazu López de Luzuriaga. Coordinator of the MASTER'S DEGREE IN TECHNIQUES FOR BIODIVERSITY CONSERVATION AND ECOLOGY
Luis Merino Martín. Coordinator of the Bachelor's Degree in Biology.
María Prieto Álvaro. Coordinator of the PhD programme in Natural Resources Conservation.
Pilar Martínez Hidalgo. Academic Coordinator of Academic Planning and Quality of the Degrees of the Science Branch of the ESCET.
Rosa Viejo García. Deputy Director of Postgraduate and Continuing Education of the ESCET.
Silvia Matesanz García. Academic Secretary of the Institute for Research on Global Change and Coordinator of the Erasmus Mundus Join Master in Global Change Ecology and Biodiversity Management.
Commissions
STANDING COMMITTEE
Secretario/a
EQUALITY COMMISSION
- Our society is still far from real and effective equality and the university world and scientific activity are no exception.
- From the commission we want to actively help to advance towards equal opportunities among all the people who are part of our group. We act in two ways: by making situations of inequality visible and by proposing actions for improvement.
- We work to make the Biodiversity and Conservation area a safe and violence-free workplace.
- We want to provide support in possible cases of inappropriate, violent, discriminatory treatment, etc.
If you are living or know of someone who is experiencing a violent, uncomfortable situation, that moves away from what is established in our manual of good practices, tell anyone in the commission.
Manual of Good Practices.
Basic indications for a safe and violence-free workspace.
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Women scientists.
Leading researchers to give visibility in your subjects to the role of women in science.
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- Boivin et al. 2023. Sexism in academia is bad for science and a waste of public funding. Nature Review Materials,
- Mendoza-Lera et al. 2023. My teaching is not gender biased, is it? Limnology and Oceanography Bulletin, 32: 145-146.
- Sebastián-González et al. 2023. Ten simple rules for a mom-friendly Academia. PLoS Comput Biol 19(8): e1011284.
SPACES COMMISSION
Coordination: Luis García Quintanilla
Remember to let us know as far in advance as possible of future incorporations. We will take your communication into account to organize ourselves, but the allocation of space will be made according to the date of incorporation, first those who join first.
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