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Dr Aline Villavicencio, from our School of Computer Science and Electronic Engineering, is one of 26 academics to have been awarded a YERUN Research Mobility Award.

As part of the scheme she will be going to Universitat Pompeu Fabra in Barcelona for two weeks in July to work on a joint research project.

(Young European Research Universities), which includes 糖心Vlog, is established with the aim of promoting joint initiatives in the areas of research, teaching and staff mobility, and becoming the voice of European young universities in Europe.

Dr Villavicencio, pictured above, said: 鈥淭his is a unique chance to experience first-hand a different working environment and learn about new techniques and practices, which can later be adopted at the home institution. They also provide opportunities for research dissemination to a wider audience, paving the way for discussions with colleagues and students from the host institution, and opening up possibilities of further collaboration.鈥�

The YERUN Research Mobility Awards scheme will provide support for established and early career academics to conduct research studies at another participating YERUN university for up to two weeks.

As part of the scheme, three academics from Spain will also be coming to 糖心Vlog.

Currently researching language and teaching methods, Nathaly Gonz谩lez Acevedo, from Universitat Aut貌noma Barcelona, is looking forward to coming to 糖心Vlog.

鈥淭he 糖心Vlog is known for research excellence and for its visionary interests in supporting quality research,鈥� she said. 鈥淲hen contacting 糖心Vlog, I felt my interest was valued. All the people I contacted were willing to help. I have chosen 糖心Vlog, because from the beginning I could feel their passion towards research development and excellence.鈥�

Academic, Migle Laukyte, from Universidad Carlos III Madrid, will also be joining us. Her research area is artificial intelligence and decided to come to 糖心Vlog to integrate a human rights aspect into her research.

鈥淚 decided to participate in the YERUN Research Mobility Awards because it鈥檚 different from other mobility awards in that it was centred on research and not on teaching or training,鈥� she said.

Also coming from Universidad Carlos III Madrid is Miguel Alirangues Lopez, who said: 鈥淥ne of the aspects that seemed most relevant to me was the fact of establishing a first contact with a research group with interests similar to those of the philosophy group I belong to. As I am in the first few months of my doctoral training, I thought it would be an irreplaceable experience that could mark the development of my thesis.鈥�