On Tuesday, the Instituto de Astrofísica de Canarias (IAC) held a workshop at the Museum of Science and the Cosmos in Tenerife (Spain), focused on promoting successful participation in the European Research Council (ERC) calls for proposals under the European Horizon Europe framework programme, the European Union’s main instrument for funding research and innovation. The event, organised as part of the Alpha Star project (funded by the Spanish State Research Agency Ref. GPE2025-001690-P), brought together research staff from the IAC and other organisations within the regional R&D ecosystem
Docentes y estudiantes de Tenerife han participado durante el curso en actividades orientadas al conocimiento de los observatorios de Canarias y de la investigación astrofísica. La iniciativa del Instituto de Astrofísica de Canarias (IAC), desarrollada con el apoyo del Cabildo de Tenerife, ha formado a cerca de un centenar de docentes y ha llegado a más de 3.000 estudiantes. El programa celebrará el próximo 25 de junio una jornada de formación para profesorado centrada en la iniciación a la astrofotografía. La comunidad educativa de Tenerife ha concluido una nueva edición del proyecto “
The IACTEC building, in the Las Mantecas Science and Technology Park in La Laguna, is hosting the 11th International Astronomy Education Adventure in the Canary Islands (AEACI 2026) this week. This edition forms part of the Erasmus+ Astro-Journeys project, co-funded by the European Union, in which the IAC is participating alongside eight other institutions from France, Portugal, Germany and Greece. The aim of the project is to support the professional development of teachers, enabling them to design interdisciplinary, inclusive and research-based learning experiences, using astronomy as the
