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Eduardo Mendoza, 2025 Princess of Asturias laureate for Literature, is to meet with book clubs linked to public librariesFurther information
Under the title “Between Nonchalance and Knowledge", the meeting will take place at Oviedo Exhibition and Conference Centre on 20th October.
The Niemeyer Centre in Avilés will host a meeting with the public in which Eduardo Mendoza will review his literary career.
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Press/media passes may now be obtained for the Princess of Asturias Awards, currently in their forty-fifth yearFurther information
The deadline for applying for passes is Friday 17th October
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Oviedo is to host the photographic exhibition titled “Felipe VI. A decade in history of the Spanish Crown”Further information
Organized by the Permanent Deputation and Council of Grandees of Spain and Titles of the Kingdom and the Cultural Foundation of the Spanish Nobility, in the collaboration with the Princess of Asturias Foundation
This travelling exhibition can be visited from 26th September to 31st October at the University of Oviedo’s Historic Building, following which it will close permanently.
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The tenth edition of the "Taking the Floor" cultural programme for schools is now convenedFurther information
The programme has been extended to invited schools nationwide, in addition to those in the Principality of Asturias.
This initiative boasts more than 55 000 participations by pupils since its launch in 2015.
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Rainer Weiss, 2017 Princess of Asturias Laureate for Technical and Scientific Research has diedFurther information
Joint Laureate in 2017, together with Kip S. Thorne, Barry C. Barish and LIGO Scientific Collaboration, for “the direct detection of gravitational waves, ripples in space-time anticipated by Albert Einstein in his Theory of General Relativity”
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Meeting of the jury for the 2025 Princess of Asturias Award for International CooperationFurther information
31 nominations encompassing 13 different nationalities are in the running for this Award, the last of the eight international awards that are bestowed each year by the Princess of Asturias Foundation, now in their 45th year
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Meeting of the jury for the 2025 Princess of Asturias Award for Technical and Scientific ResearchFurther information
59 nominations encompassing 23 different nationalities are in the running for this Award, the seventh of eight international awards that are bestowed each year by the Princess of Asturias Foundation, now in their 45th year
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