‚Hecha en Canarias. Ciencia de kilómetro 0‘ lecture series in La Laguna
At the La Laguna Municipal Library, experts from the University of La Laguna and the Instituto Geográfico Nacional will be giving talks, presented in accessible language, on research relating to the Canary Islands. Topics include sea turtles, the genetics of diabetes, physics and the volcanoes of the Canary Islands. The talks will begin at 18:00 each evening.
Claudia Hurtado, Itahisa Marcelino, Antonio Eff-Darwich, Eduardo Suárez
Biblioteca Municipal de La Laguna, San Cristóbal de La Laguna · Get directions
The series takes place on Fridays at the Biblioteca Municipal de La Laguna, starting at 18:00 each time. All talks are announced in Spanish.
On 13 November, Claudia Hurtado from the University of La Laguna will speak about sea turtles in Tenerife in a talk entitled "Tortugas marinas en Tenerife: conocerlas para conservarlas". On 20 November, Itahisa Marcelino, also from the University of La Laguna, will follow with "¿Qué nos cuenta nuestro ADN sobre la diabetes?", which explores what our DNA reveals about diabetes.
On 11 December, Antonio Eff-Darwich from the University of La Laguna will focus on physics: "Antes de los polvorones, enyuguémonos con física". The series concludes on 18 December with Eduardo Suárez from the National Geographic Institute presenting "Los volcanes de Canarias: señales de un archipiélago vivo", a talk on the volcanoes of the Canary Islands.
According to the programme, the lectures are also part of the Otoño Cultural 2026. Prior to the dates mentioned here, a kick-off lecture on the history of old Santa Cruz had already taken place.
