Over 100 members of Academia Europaea travelled from far and wide to attend Academia Europaea’s 30^th Annual Conference, Building Bridges, in Barcelona which took place on 29^th November 2018. The event was held at the atmospheric Institut d’Estudis Catalans (IEC), home to the Barcelona Knowledge Hub.

Highlights of this special event, which also marked AE’s 30^th anniversary, included:

• Professor Hans Clevers, Hubrecht Institute, receiving the Erasmus medal and presenting his lecture on Stem cell-based organoids in personalised medicine
• Dr Jörg Hacker, President of the Leopoldina, accepting AE’s Gold Medal award on behalf of the German Academy of Sciences
• Robert-Jan Smits, Open Access Envoy of the European Commission and former DG Research and Innovation, presenting Science, Europe’s precious asset

Also in Barcelona last week:

• The Young Academy of Europe held its 7^th annual conference
• AE held its 30^th Annual General Business Meeting
• Newly appointed members of AE and YAE were formally welcomed to their respective academies
• The Disputatio of Barcelona 2018, Competition vs. Cooperation: Two economists’ point of view, took place
• A post conference trip to Banyoles-Besalú was organised

Professor Ole Petersen and Dr Esther Dorado-Ladera represented the Cardiff Hub at the event in Barcelona.

Don’t miss our 30th anniversary commemorative brochure.

4th December 2018. For further information please contact Juliet Davies, Executive Officer daviesj89@cardiff.ac.uk