EDUCATION AND RESEARCH
EDUCATION AND RESEARCH
One of the main pillars on which the Geoparks work, is the promotion of research and education in Earth Sciences, and the management and conservation of geological and mining heritage.
To achieve these objectives, infrastructures are required in order to facilitate the work of researchers. For this reason la Manresa University Campus Library (BCUM) of the Polytechnic University of Catalonia (UPC), as a result of a collaboration process started in 2011, hosts the Central Catalonia UNESCO Global Geopark Documentation and Research Centre.
In this space you can find documentary resources on geology, mining and the environment, both in terms of reference works and studies carried out in the territory. This fund is being updated with the incorporation of new references from academic studies and dissemination documents that are being carried out. It also incorporates references to other UNESCO Global Geoparks.
The documentation and research centre also has a cartography room with technical reference material, workspace and computers. Also custody of the AR Sandbox of the Geoparc.
BCUM Building (MN6)
Av. de les Bases de Manresa, 7-11, 08242 Manresa
93 877 72 21 – 646 67 08 44
[email protected]
Permanent Geoparc centre educational programs
Consult each centre’s website for up-to-date information.
In this section you can find a collection of relevant Geoparc documents.
Educational and informative resources
The Geopark offers teachers various materials and educational activities designed to be used in the classroom. If you use them, we would appreciate it if you could fill out a short form to let us know how they are being used. Additionally, if after using them you would like to share your opinion or suggestions, it would be very helpful for us to continue improving. You can do so by writing to us at: [email protected] or by responding to this questionnaire. The Geopark’s kit materials can be requested on loan from the Camp d’Aprenentatge del Bages if the institution wishing to use them is located in Central Catalonia.
- Learning geology in Bages (Bages Learning Camp)
- Educational Activity on Climate Change [Educational Activity]:
- Geopark Suitcase [Educational Activity]:
- Educational Activity on Biodiversity [Educational Activity]:
Research
The Geoparc has an advisory body for scientific issues, the Scientific Council, which is made up of some of the most important scientific institutions in Catalonia, professional associations, educational services and scientific societies. The Scientific Council meets regularly to discuss issues affecting research and education in geology and mining, as well as the geoconservation of geological and mining heritage. It is chaired by Dr. Josep Maria Mata-Perelló.
- Geological Society of Spain
- Catalan Institution of Natural History
- Spanish Association for Earth Science Teaching
- LAB 0_6 | UManresa
- Spanish Society for the Defence of Geological and Mining Heritage
- Official Association of Technical and Degree Engineers in Mines and Energy
- Colegio Oficial de Ingenieros de Minas del Nordeste
- The Toll caves – Moià
- Valentí Masachs Museum of Geology | UPC
- Cartographic and Geological Institute of Catalonia
- Department of Geology | UAB
- Polytechnic School of Engineering of Manresa : EPSEM – UPC
- Faculty of Earth Sciences | UB
- ICL/Iberia
- Bages Learning Camp | La Culla
- Illustrious Official College of Geologists
- Museum of Moià
Geoparc Research and Documentation Centre
One of the main pillars on which the Geoparks work, is the promotion of research and education in Earth Sciences, and the management and conservation of geological and mining heritage.
To achieve these objectives, infrastructures are required in order to facilitate the work of researchers. For this reason, the Manresa University Campus Library (BCUM) of the Polytechnic University of Catalonia (UPC), as a result of a collaboration process started in 2011, hosts the Central Catalonia UNESCO Global Geopark Documentation and Research Centre.
In this space you can find documentary resources on geology, mining and the environment, both in terms of reference works and studies carried out in the territory. This fund is being updated with the incorporation of new references from academic studies and dissemination documents that are being carried out. It also incorporates references to other UNESCO Global Geoparks.
The documentation and research centre also has a cartography room with technical reference material, workspace and computers. Also custody of the AR Sandbox of the Geoparc.
Side photo: main façade of the Manresa University Campus Library. | Ariana Kozakowska – UPCommons
Didactic activities
Permanent Geoparc centre educational programs
Consult each centre’s website for up-to-date information.
Documentation
In this section you can find a collection of relevant Geoparc documents.
Geoparc Scientific Council
The Geoparc has an advisory body for scientific issues, the Scientific Council, which is made up of some of the most important scientific institutions in Catalonia, professional associations, educational services and scientific societies. The Scientific Council meets regularly to discuss issues affecting research and education in geology and mining, as well as the geoconservation of geological and mining heritage. It is chaired by Dr. Josep Maria Mata-Perelló.
