Marga Gual Soler

Spanish PhD turned science diplomat.

Washington, D.C.

PhD in Molecular Cell Biology, science advocate, STEM activist, writer, speaker, consultant, scuba diver. Past: United Nations, researching the role of civil society in science, technology and innovation for sustainable development. Global Competitiveness Leadership Fellow at Georgetown University. Present: Research Scholar at AAAS Center for Science Diplomacy. Latin America Coordinator at the World Association of Young Scientists. Co-founder of Red Comuniciencia.

Marga Gual Soler

Spanish PhD turned science diplomat.

Washington, D.C.

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Divulgación de la ciencia en la era digital
La científica Marga Gual Soler disertó el viernes 13 de diciembre sobre “Científicos 2.0: Nuevas herramientas para la divulgación” en el Centro Metropolitano de Diseño. La charla se enmarca en el plan de divulgación de la ciencia llevado adelante por esta Dirección y fue transmitida en vivo con streaming .
Gobierno de Buenos Aires
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“Los investigadores deben abogar por la ciencia ante la sociedad”
Así lo afirmó Marga Gual Soler, una bióloga molecular y diplomática española que coordina la división para América Latina de la Asociación Mundial de Jóvenes Científicos. (10/01/2014 – Agencia CyTA-Instituto Leloir)-. Los jóvenes científicos de hoy cumplen un doble papel: por un lado van a liderar las transformaciones científicas del futuro al convertirse en investigadores senior, y por otro representan el modelo a seguir para fomentar vocaciones entre las nuevas generaciones.
Agencia CyTA
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Voices of NGOs on Science, Technology, Innovation and Culture for Sustainable Development and achieving the MDGs.
Gual Soler, Marga (2014): Voices of NGOs on Science, Technology, Innovation and Culture for Sustainable Development and achieving the MDGs.
United Nations NGO Branch
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Una red para evitar el aislamiento científico y la ‘españolización’ de la ciencia
Más noticias de: I+D , política científica , recortes El pasado mes de noviembre se celebró en Río de Janeiro una nueva edición del Foro Mundial de la Ciencia (WSF, siglas en inglés del World Science Forum ), organizado por las Academias de Ciencias de Br
Materia
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Accelerating Science in Latin America
How to make particle physics interesting to Latin Americans: CERN as a benchmark for global science diplomacy. One of the central themes in discussions at the World Science Forum in Rio de Janeiro last week was how to enhance science diplomacy among nations, particularly in the context of strategies for North-South and South-South cooperation.
LatinAmericanScience.org
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Red reunirá jóvenes científicos de América Latina
WSF pide sustentabilidad cooperativa e inclusiva Por Fred Furtado. Cooperación es la palabra clave de la declaración aprobada por los participantes en el 6º Foro Mundial de la Ciencia (WSF, por su sigla en inglés), ayer (miércoles 27) en Río de Janeiro, Brasil. Tres de las cinco recomendaciones del documento mencionan los diferentes tipos de esfuerzo de cooperación para lograr una sostenibilidad global inclusiva.
SciDevNet América Latina
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On #ManicureMonday and the Sexy/Smart Dichotomy of Girls in STEM
Will Seventeen magazine and other media outlets reflect on all this and welcome the initiative? Will they ever include the word science in their vocabulary? Will they help young girls feel proud about their brains as they encourage them to be about their manicured hands?
The Huffington Post
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Oficina de la UNESCO en MONTEVIDEO Oficina Regional de Ciencia para América Latina y el Caribe
La Asociación Mundial de Jóvenes Científicos (WAYS) planteó durante el Foro Mundial de la Ciencia celebrado en Rio de Janeiro el pasado noviembre la creación de una división regional en América Latina y el Caribe , denominada Red Latinoamericana de Jóvenes Científicos. Los jóvenes científicos de hoy cumplen un doble papel: por un lado van a liderar las transformaciones científicas del futuro al convertirse en investigadores senior, y por otro representan el modelo a seguir para fomentar vocaciones entre las nuevas generaciones.
UNESCO
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From the Lab Bench to the U.N.
There I was, in the last year of my Ph.D., attending my first international conference in Glasgow, Scotland. I had flown there all the way from Australia bearing in mind the advice of my thesis committee: "Make sure you secure a few postdoc positions at the conference, you are already late. The trip to Glasgow turned out to be quite productive, with several important scientists showing interest in my poster and some of them inviting me to come to their laboratories for a job interview.
Science Careers
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Searching for the next generation of STEM leaders in the Americas
As science and technology become increasingly global, a new international leadership program in Washington DC seeks to broaden the training of young scientists and engineers to understand and address emerging environmental and societal challenges. Solutions to challenges that know no borders – such as ensuring energy, health, water or food security for 9 billion people in a sustainable planet - lie at the intersection of science, international relations and foreign policy.
¿Crees que la ciencia es aburrida, complicada o reservada sólo para unos pocos?
¿Te apasiona la ciencia y la tecnología y quieres aprender a compartir tu entusiasmo con el público? Conoce la ciencia como nunca te la han contado en el primer Science Slam Festival de México y América Latina en el marco de FIL Guadalajara. Cuatro días de talleres de comunicación, improvisación y storytelling, shows a cargo de los científicos sobre ruedas The Big Van Theory y un concurso de monólogos para aprender y divertirse contando tu ciencia desde el escenario.
http://unpan3.un.org/egovkb/portals/egovkb/documents/un/2014-survey/e-gov_complete_survey-2014.pdf
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Cell Biologist & Science Ambassador | Marga Gual Soler
Marga Gual Soler is a Spanish molecular cell biologist, science advocate, and STEM activist. A self proclaimed "scientist without borders" she is passionate about science diplomacy and promoting women in science. Gual Soler grew up on the small Spanish island of Mallorca located in the Mediterranean and traces her interest in science back to age 12 when she started reading science books in her villages small library.
Network for young scientists to launch in Latin America
The World Association of Young Scientists (WAYS) is planning to launch a Latin American network in April 2014 , it was revealed at the World Science Forum, in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil on 27 November. WAYS is a collaborative community launched by UNESCO (the UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization) in 2004, to be a support network for young scientists worldwide.
Searching for the next generation of STEM leaders in the Americas
As science and technology become increasingly global, a new international leadership program in Washington DC seeks to broaden the training of young scientists and engineers to understand and address emerging environmental and societal challenges. Solutions to challenges that know no borders – such as ensuring energy, health, water or food security for 9 billion people in a sustainable planet - lie at the intersection of science, international relations and foreign policy.

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Marga Gual Soler

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Marga Gual Soler is a Spanish molecular cell biology PhD, science advocate, and STEM activist. Trained in four continents, her mission is to raise the voices of youth and women in science around the world. She works with multiple stakeholders to promote science literacy as a tool for sustainable development and promotes cross-cultural collaboration and understanding via science diplomacy. Marga has managed international education programs to bring science to underserved communities around the world and establish a dialogue with policymakers.

Marga's career journey has been featured in international media outlets and she frequently speaks and writes about the challenges that young researchers face in order to shape the science of the future. Marga has recently joined the World Association of Young Scientists as Latin America Coordinator to articulate, integrate and build a collective voice for young scientists to bring science closer to society and decision-makers in the Ibero-American region.

Marga Gual Soler es doctora en biología celular y molecular y activista de la ciencia. Formada en cuatro continentes, su misión es elevar las voces de jóvenes y mujeres en ciencia en todo el mundo. Trabaja para promover la alfabetización científica como herramienta para el desarrollo sostenible y promueve la colaboración y tolerancia entre culturas y a través de la diplomacia científica. Marga ha dirigido programas internacionales de educación científica para acercar la ciencia a comunidades desfavorecidas y establecer un diálogo con los responsables políticos.

Su trayectoria ha aparecido en medios de comunicación internacionales y frecuentemente da charlas y escribe acerca de los desafíos a los que enfrentan los jóvenes investigadores a la hora de definir la ciencia del futuro. Marga forma parte del Comité Ejecutivo de la Asociación Mundial de Jóvenes Científicos como coordinadora de la nueva Red Latinoamericana de Jóvenes Científicos, auspiciada por UNESCO. La Red busca articular, integrar y construir una voz colectiva de los jóvenes científicos para acercar la ciencia a la sociedad y a los tomadores de decisiones en la región.