The Catalan Institute of Human Paleoecology and Social Evolution (IPHES) is a transdisciplinary institution that promotes advanced research, education and knowledge transfer, and social engagement with science. Therefore, we cross and combine different fields of science, humanities and social sciences, but also geosciences and biosciences to apply them to the study of human and social evolution. Our aim is to promote knowledge both about ancient human species of the past and about human beings today.
The IPHES was created in December 2004 as a non-profit foundation through an initiative of the Catalan Government, Rovira i Virgili University (URV) and the City of Tarragona.
Our foundational goals are:
We finance our activities through a combination of funds and subsidies from public institutions, competitive grants, donations and services offered to the private sector, mainly to the experience based industry (cultural heritage, sustainability, management, digital multi-media, etc.)
We train the future generation of scientists by offering high-quality educational programmes from bachelor's degrees to master's and doctorates.
The IPHES belongs to the Catalan Research Centres Network (CERCA)