The University Institute of Environment (IUMA) is a centre owned by the University of Coruña, constituted in accordance with the established by the general university legislation and by the Statutes of the University of Coruña. Its creation was carried out by agreement of the Council of Xunta de Galicia of August 25, 1997 (Decree 243/1997 of August 25, DOG of September 12, 1997), in compliance with and after the formalities established in the legal provisions.
Its headquarters is the Pazo de Lóngora in the parish of Liáns of the Town hall of Oleiros (A Coruña). This building was ceded to the University of Coruña by the Town Hall of Oleiros, which is its owner, with the condition of dedicating it to the activity of IUMA for a minimum term of 30 years and with the firm commitment to assume the restoration of the building, respecting the values of the old building.

Currently, thanks to the reforms carried out by the UDC, financed by public funds, specifically the European Regional Development Fund (ERDF), the Pazo de Lóngora is rediscovered with its past becoming a refuge for researchers, technicians and teachers, As its first inhabitants, Marcial del Adalid with his wife Fanny Garrido and his second husband, José Rodríguez Mourelo, Professor of Chemical Sciences.
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Director: Dr. Purificación López Mahía
Secretaria: Dra. María Isabel Turnes Carou
Teléfonos: +34 881 01 4155/+34 881 01 4158
PERSONAL
Dra. María Piñeiro Iglesias: técnico superior en Instrumentación Analítica
Teléfonos: +34 881 01 4175/+34 881 01 4172
Mª Belén Yáñez Arribi. Secretaria Administrativa
Teléfono: +34 881 01 4158
CONTACTO
Correo electrónico: iuma@udc.es
Teléfono: +34 881 014158
R/ Casares Quiroga, 29
Palacio de Longora
E-15179 Liáns, Oleiros, A Coruña, España
43º20'10.56" N
8º21'07.45" O
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