Community 08.01.2018

Demography of the residents: More women leading groups

The number of women heading up research groups at the centres of the PRBB has risen from 31% in 2013 to 40% in 2017.

PRBB residents at the annual summer party

Overall, the numbers of the PRBB community have remained stable with respect to last year, according to data from October 2017. The increased percentage of women heading up research groups, which has risen from 31% in 2013 to 40% in 2017, is the best news. The total census is 1,420 people that are physically located in the PRBB building. Not included are staff from related centres (395), nor collaborators or staff from contracted companies like Charles River or Clece, amongst others.

Percentages of female staff for each category

PRBB demography Gender 2017
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The 330 foreign researchers (31%) come from 48 different countries, with the Italians taking first place (81), followed by the Germans (38), and the French (34). The UK, with 16 residents, takes the fourth place in the country rankings.

Countries of origen of the PRBB residents in 2017

PRBB Community 2017_Countries of origin
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Please find more information here: prbbdemography.weebly.com

About the author

My professional life has been dedicated to supporting researchers and their scientific research. After going through one of the first editions of the UPF Master's Degree in Scientific Communication, more than twenty years ago, I have devoted myself to precisely that: outreach and scientific communication, first in the IMIM and from 2007 at the PRBB.