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The Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas (CSIC), Spanish
Spanish language

Spanish or Castilian is a Romance languages that originated in northern Spain, and gradually spread in the Kingdom of Castile and evolved into the principal language of government and trade....
 or Spanish National Research Council is the largest public research organisation in Spain
Spain

Spain or the Kingdom of Spain , is a country located in Southern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula.The Spanish constitution does not establish any official denomination of the country, even though Espa?a , Estado espa?ol and Naci?n espa?ola are used interchangeably....
. Dependent of the Spanish Ministry of Science and Innovation, the CSIC is multidisciplinary and carries out research in many science fields through its more than 100 centers around Spain.








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The Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas (CSIC), Spanish
Spanish language

Spanish or Castilian is a Romance languages that originated in northern Spain, and gradually spread in the Kingdom of Castile and evolved into the principal language of government and trade....
 or Spanish National Research Council is the largest public research organisation in Spain
Spain

Spain or the Kingdom of Spain , is a country located in Southern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula.The Spanish constitution does not establish any official denomination of the country, even though Espa?a , Estado espa?ol and Naci?n espa?ola are used interchangeably....
. Dependent of the Spanish Ministry of Science and Innovation, the CSIC is multidisciplinary and carries out research in many science fields through its more than 100 centers around Spain.

Origins


Its origins are found in the Junta para la Ampliación de Estudios (1907-1939) born within the Institución Libre de Enseñanza and inspired in the Krausist
Karl Christian Friedrich Krause

Karl Christian Friedrich Krause , was a Germany philosopher, born at Eisenberg, Thuringia.Educated at first at Eisenberg, he proceeded to the nearby university of Jena, where he studied philosophy under Professor Friedrich W....
 philosophy.

Functions


According to the Law of Promotion and General Coordination of Scientific and Technical Research (Law 13/1996 of April 4) and its Regulation
Regulation

Regulation refers to "controlling human or societal behaviour by rules or restrictions." Regulation can take many forms: law restrictions promulgated by a government authority, self-regulation, social regulation , co-regulation and market regulation....
, the current objectives and functions of the CSIC are:

  • The realization of scientific and technological research projects.
  • To act as consultant for the Public Administration
    Public administration

    Public administration can be broadly described as the development, implementation and study of branches of government public policy. The pursuit of the public good by enhancing civil society and social justice is the ultimate goal of the field....
     in scientific matters.
  • Promotion of Science.
  • Collaboration with the Autonomous Communities
    Autonomous communities of Spain

    The Autonomous Community is the first-level political division of the Kingdom of Spain, established in accordance with the Spanish Constitution of 1978....
     in their research activities.
  • Collaboration with the universities in their research activities.
  • Education of researchers and scientists.
  • Collaboration with the National R&D Plans.


Headquarters address


Serrano, 117
28006 Madrid

Research centres

CSIC has a number of specialised research centres carrying out research in several fields, including:
  • CIB - Centro de Investigaciones Biológicas (Centre of Biological Research
    Centre of Biological Research (Spain)

    The Centre of Biological Research is a leading research centre in Spain, specialising in molecular genetics. It belongs to the CSIC .Created in 1958, the centre leads Spanish and European research in the fields of biology and biomedicine....
    )


See also

  • IDAE


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