Pairing scheme
Oficina C organises activities to bring together the scientific community and the Congress of Deputies. One of them is the science-policy pairing scheme, an initiative in which researchers and Deputies share experiences for a week.
The science-policy pairing scheme seeks to contribute to increasing mutual knowledge and trust and facilitating collaboration between Deputies and scientists.
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Science-policy pairing scheme - First edition 2022
The first edition of the pairing scheme was launched on 14 July 2022. The scientists were selected through a public call that received more than 150 applications. All parliamentary groups have suported and participated in the initiative.
2022 Call
During the week of the 14th of November 2022, 10 pairs of Congress´ Deputies and scientific staff shared working days and experiences. The professional profiles of the selected researchers covered various disciplines, stages of their research career and come from research centres in different Spanish cities.
Isabel Márquez and Pedro Navarro López
(left to right)
Isabel Márquez
Astrophysicist and Deputy Director of Science at the Institute of Astrophysics of Andalusia (IAA-CSIC).
Pedro Navarro López
Parliamentary Group: Popular en el Congreso. Deputy for Zaragoza.
Miguel Angel Presno and Javier Alfonso Cendón
(left to right)
Javier Alfonso-Cendón
Parliamentary Group: Socialista. Deputy for León.
Miguel Angel Presno
Professor of Constitutional Law at the University of Oviedo.
María Crespo López and Isidro Martínez Oblanca
(left to right)
María Crespo López
Professor in the Department of Personality, Assessment and Clinical Psychology at the Complutense University of Madrid (UCM).
Isidro Martínez Oblanca
Parliamentary Group: Mixto. Foro Asturias Deputy.
Flor Álvarez Taboada and Mireia Borrás
(left to right)
Flor Álvarez Taboada
Forestry Engineer and Deputy Director of the School of Agricultural and Forestry Engineering of the University of León.
Mireia Borrás
Parliamentary Group: VOX. Deputy for Madrid.
Alba Paños Pérez and Juan Ignacio López-Bas
(left to right)
Juan Ignacio López-Bas.
Parliamentary Group: Ciudadanos. Deputy for Alicante.
Alba Paños Pérez
Lecturer in Law at the University of Almeria.
Asier Mañas and Joan Margall Sastre
(left to right)
Joan Margall Sastre
Parliamentary Group: Republicano. Deputy for Girona.
Asier Mañas
Physical-Sports Educator and Postdoctoral Researcher at the University of Castilla-La Mancha.
Andrés Alba Pérez and Iñaki Ruiz de Pinedo
(left to right)
Andrés Alba Pérez
Dr. Industrial Engineer and R&D Manager of the Biomaterials and Tissue Engineering Centre of the Universitat Politècnica de València.
Iñaki Ruiz de Pinedo
Parliamentary Group: Euskal Herria Bildu. Deputy for Álava.
José Miguel Campos Martín and Joan Baldoví i Roda
(left to right)
Joan Baldoví i Roda
Parliamentary Group: Plural. Compromís Deputy for Valencia.
José Miguel Campos Martín
Research Scientist at the Institute of Catalysis and Petrochemistry of the Spanish National Research Council (CSIC).
Gemma Álvarez Jiménez and Josune Gorospe Elezcano
(left to right)
Josune Gorospe Elezcano
Parliamentary Group: Vasco. Deputy for Vizcaya.
Gemma Álvarez Jiménez
Lecturer of Political Science at the University of Barcelona.
Juan Diego Ramos Pichardo and José Luis Bueno Pinto
(left to right)
José Luis Bueno Pinto
Parliamentary Group: Confederal de Unidas Podemos-En Comú Podem-Galicia en Común. Izquierda Unida Deputy.
Juan Diego Ramos Pichardo
Nurse and lecturer and researcher in mental health at the University of Huelva.
Feedback from participants
10 researchers participated in the first edition. They carry out their professional activity in 6 Autonomous Communities took part: Madrid, Valencia, Asturias, Catalonia, Castile-La Mancha and Castile and Leon.
- 100% of the scientific staff consider their experience in the pairing scheme to be satisfactory or very satisfactory.
- 88% of scientific staff found the relationship with the Deputy very satisfactory.
- After the programme, 87% of the participating scientists consider that they have a high or very high level of knowledge of the functions and functioning of the Congress of Deputies, compared to 30% before the initiative.
"It has been a unique and wonderful experience to be able to enjoy this week.".
"It has exceeded my expectations. It has been a very multidisciplinary and motivating learning experience".
"The relationship between the 10 scientists selected from very different fields was very positive."