The Galician Institute of High Energy Physics (IGFAE) is 1 of the 8 Galician Research Centres, an accreditation for the period 2019-2022 granted on the 13rd of December 2019 by the General Secretariat for Universities from the Regional Government´s Education Universities and Professional Training through the Program for the acreditation, structuring and improvement of research centres of Galicia´s University System.
The funds associated with the accreditation for the period 2019-2022 requires the compliance of several communication normative associated with the ERDF funds 2014-2020.
Likewise, the accreditation “María de Maeztu Unit of Excellence” for the period 2017-2021 also requires compliance of some communication regulations.
The purpose of this page is to summarize both regulations.
Given the complexity of the instructions, we recommend contacting the Management and Communication Unit for further clarification: communication@igfae.usc.es
Main communication elements
IGFAE logo
The IGFAE logo, as a joint center of the USC and the Xunta, will always be presented next to the logo of the USC and the Xunta de Galicia, maintaining the proportionality and separation indicated.

More information about this logo in the IGFAE Corporate Image Manual.
María de Maeztu logo
The María de Maeztu logo will be always used as a hallmark of excellence, next to the IGFAE’s.

Research Centre of Galicia (Centro de Investigación de Galicia) logos
In all information and communication actions, the support of the funding must be recognized by showing:
The emblem of the Union and mention of the European Union (UNIÓN EUROPEA). The EU logo will be at least the same size, measured in height or width, as the largest of the other logos.
- Reference to the Fund or the Funds that support the operation.
- The motto chosen for each fund will be included, whenever possible, to highlight the added value of the fund and the European Union: FONDO EUROPEO DE DESENVOLVEMENTO REXIONAL “Unha maneira de facer Europa”
Logo Tourism of Galicia
Additionally, the logo of “tourism of Galicia” will be used as an element in all audiovisual, written or plastic communication actions.

Logo Xacobeo 2021
Finally, the normative also establish that the Xacobeo 2021-2022 logo will be used in all audiovisual, written or plastic communication actions until 31 December 2021.

In general, any document, website and any other material published by IGFAE must have the logo, fund program and motto of the European Union, the logo of the Xunta de Galicia, IGFAE, María de Maeztu, in addition to the tourism logo of Galicia and Xacobeo 2021-2022. Furthermore, logos of other funding institutions should be placed.
In electronic media it is mandatory to use the color version of the logos. In non-electronic media, it is possible to use black and white versions.
Conferences, workshops, seminars, courses…
In co-funded courses, seminars, presentations, etc., it is necessary to recognize the support of the funds. The minimum support consists of displaying the UE logo, together with the reference to the Fund and the motto in:
- Program, invitations and posters (posters, roll ups, etc.).
- Presentations or informative material associated.
- Certificates and diplomas of assistance.
- Websites: logos may be displayed on the footer or in a section of sponsors.
Scientific publications
The following paragraph must be included in scientific publications:
“This work has received financial support from Xunta de Galicia (Centro singular de investigación de Galicia accreditation 2019-2022), by European Union ERDF, and by the “María de Maeztu” Units of Excellence program MDM-2016-0692 and the Spanish Research State Agency.”
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