University of Vic – Central University of Catalonia

The University of Vic – Central University of Catalonia (UVic), whose titular entity is the Balmes University Foundation, is an independent university with public sector supervision that carries out basic and applied research, and upper education by means of teaching and continued formation. In PONDERFUL, UVic is represented by the Aquatic Ecology Research Group (GEA) and the Centre for Interdisciplinary Gender Studies. The research of the GEA focuses on the response of aquatic ecosystems and their biodiversity to global changes using the organisms’ size structure as an alternative to taxonomic approaches to assess biodiversity and ecosystem processes. GEA applies the research results to solving problems related to the conservation of aquatic ecosystems, especially those affecting autochthonous species and degraded habitats. For more information please check: https://www.uvic.cat/en