More than 630 children will take part in scientific workshops at IRBLleida during 2023

More than 630 children aged 12 to 16 from 12 schools in the Lleida area took part in a scientific workshop at IRBLleida in 2023. For the second time, last January, the IRBLleida launched the IRBLleida-"la Caixa" Foundation science education programme to bring biomedical research closer to young people. In the workshops, the students have made a first approach to what is research for the benefit of health, they have met research staff from Lleida and they have discovered the differences between a virus and a bacterium and the resistance to antibiotics.

A total of 12 open workshops were held in all the schools in the district, with the participation of the following schools: IE Torre Queralt de Lleida, Col-legi Episcopal de Lleida, Institut la Serra de Mollerussa, Institut de Seròs, Institut Torrevicens de Lleida, Institut Guindàvols de Lleida, Escola Sant Jaume-les Heures de Lleida, Institut d'Alpicat, Escola Vedruna de Balaguer, Institut Josep Vallverdú de les Borges Blanques, Institut Joan Solà de Torrefarrera and Institut la Mitjana de Lleida.

The IRBLleida-"la Caixa" Foundation science education programme was created with the aim of encouraging scientific vocations and raising awareness of biomedical research in Lleida. The programme includes different actions such as scientific workshops, Research Night and grants for high school students to spend time at IRBLleida.