"You give me water, I give you sugar". Edition: FOTCIENCIA8. Author: Elena Baraza Ruiz. Co-author: Pere Ferriol Bunyola.
Pairing scheme
2024 Edition
From 11th to 13th November 2024, ten pairs consisting of MPs and two Clerks of the Spanish Parliament, along with scientific personnel, took part in the third edition of this pairing programme. This initiative allowed research staff from different institutions and career stages to gain a closer understanding of parliamentary work and the role of
2023 Edition
During the week of 26th to 28th February 2024, nine pairs consisting of MPs and, for the first time, a clerk, along with scientific personnel, participated in the second edition of this initiative.
2022 Edition
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.
David Fernández-Rojo y Pablo Pérez Coronado
(from left to right)
David Fernández-Rojo from the University of Deusto
Pablo Pérez Coronado from the Popular Parliamentary Group in the Congress
Pedro Peña y Juan Manuel García González
(from left to right)
Pedro Peña, Clerk of the Cortes Generales
Juan Manuel García González from Pablo de Olavide University
Bárbara Cosculluela y Manuel Ruiz-Adame Reina
(from left to right)
Bárbara Cosculluela, Clerk of the Cortes Generales
Manuel Ruiz-Adame Reina from the University of Granada
Néstor Rego Candamil y Jesús López Santiago
(from left to right)
Néstor Rego Candamil from the Mixed Parliamentary Group
Jesús López Santiago from the Polytechnic University of Madrid
Estrella Díaz Sánchez y Jacobo González-Robatto
(from left to right)
Estrella Díaz Sánchez from the University of Castilla-La Mancha
Jacobo González-Robatto from the Vox Parliamentary Group
Etna Estrems Fayos y Blanca Biel Ruiz
(from left to right)
Etna Estrems Fayos from the Republican Parliamentary Group
Blanca Biel Ruiz from the University of Granada
Josep Pagès i Massó y María José Escalona Cuaresma
(from left to right)
Josep Pagès i Massó from the Junts per Catalunya Parliamentary Group
María José Escalona from the University of Seville
Isabel Pozueta Fernández y María Dolores Frías Navarro
(from left to right)
Isabel Pozueta Fernández from the Euskal Herria Bildu Parliamentary Group.
María Dolores Frías Navarro from the University of Valencia.
Javier Alfonso Cendón y Ana López Antía
(from left to right)
Javier Alfonso Cendón from the Socialist Parliamentary Group
Ana López Antía from the Institute of Environmental Diagnosis and Water Studies of the Spanish National Research Council (CSIC)
Santiago Canals Gamoneda y María Isabel Vaquero Montero
(from left to right)
Santiago Canals Gamoneda from the Institute of Neurosciences of the Spanish National Research Council (CSIC)
María Isabel Vaquero Montero from the Basque Parliamentary Group (EAJ-PNV)
Jacobo González Robatto Perote and Demelsa Benito Sanchez
(from left to right)
Jacobo González Robatto Perote from the Vox Parliamentary Group
Demelsa Benito Sanchez from the University of Deusto
Teslem Andala Ubbi and Sergi Riera Galindo
(from left to right)
Teslem Andala Ubbi from the Plurinational SUMAR Parliamentary Group
Sergi Riera Galindo from the Spanish National Research Council (CSIC)
Andrés Bravo Oviedo and Francesc-Marc Álvaro
(from left to right)
Andrés Bravo Oviedo from the Spanish National Research Council (CSIC)
Francesc-Marc Álvaro Vidal from the Republican Parliamentary Group. ERC.
Eduard Pujol Bonell and Salvador Ivorra
(from left to right)
Eduard Pujol Bonell from the Junts per Catalunya Parliamentary Group
Salvador Ivorra from the University of Alicante
Joseba Andoni Agirretxea Urresti and Dolores Fernández Ortuño
(from left to right)
Joseba Andoni Agirretxea Urresti from the Basque Parliamentary Group (EAJ-PNV)
Dolores Fernández Ortuño from the University of Málaga
Marije Fullaondo la Cruz and Jaime Cubero Dabrio
(from left to right)
Marije Fullaondo la Cruz from the Euskal Herria Bildu Parliamentary Group
Jaime Cubero Dabrio from the Spanish National Research Council (CSIC)
María Matesanz del Barrio and Pedro Peña Jiménez
(from left to right)
María Matesanz del Barrio from Complutense University of Madrid
Pedro Peña Jiménez, Clerk at the Cortes Generales
Javier Alfonso Cendón and Álvaro Martínez Camarena
(from left to right)
Javier Alfonso Cendón from the Socialist Parliamentary Group
Álvaro Martínez Camarena from Complutense University of Madrid
Pablo Pérez Coronado and Jovita Moreno Vozmediano
(from left to right)
Pablo Pérez Coronado from the Popular Parliamentary Group in Congress
Jovita Moreno Vozmediano from Rey Juan Carlos University
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
In the three editions of the pairing scheme held so far, 29 scientists have participated and completed a brief survey about their experience.
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After the pairing scheme, 60% of the scientific participants consider themselves to have a high or very high level of knowledge about science advice systems, whereas only 17% did so before the scheme.
- 97 % of the scientific staff consider their experience in the pairing scheme to be satisfactory or very satisfactory.
- 91 % of scientific staff found the relationship with the Deputy be satisfactory or very satisfactory.
- After the programme, 77% 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 27% 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."