Hestia 2020 Grants Awarded

The end of February 2020 marked the deadline for submitting projects for the Hestia 2020 research grants. As in the previous two years, the objective of these scholarships was to support research aimed at improving assistance in the social and mental health fields. 4 scholarships of € 4,000 were open to any institution in the…

Closed call – 2020 Hestia Awards

  The call for the 2020 Hestia Awards, from the Hestia Chair in Integrated Health and Social Care, promoted by the Universitat Internacional de Catalunya (UIC Barcelona) and Fundación Hestia, aimed to recognise the best initiatives in the field of research in health and social care and mental health, whose objective was to improve care…

The Hestia Chair sponsors an award for undergraduate research 

The Hestia Chair in Integrated Health and Social Care has opened a call for the Hestia Awards for best Bachelor’s Dissertation for the 2019-2020 academic year. These awards provide recognition for Bachelor’s Dissertations from the Medicine, Physiotherapy and Nursing degrees at UIC Barcelona that have obtained the highest mark. The aim of these awards is to boost a young researcher’s career and encourage students to continue doing…

The 1st Hestia Conference brings professionals together to discuss the challenges and reality of integrated care

With Integrated Care for Complex Chronic Patients as the main theme, the first event organised by the Hestia Chair brought together around fifty professionals from across Spain On May 28, the Barcelona Campus held the first Hestia Conference under the title “Integrated Care for Complex Chronic Patients: reality and challenges”. Numerous experts participated in the…