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Institutional
15-05-2025
The University of Barcelona Clínic Health Campus project moves forward
The Rector briefs the Governing Council on developments related to this project and on the negotiation of the EU funding framework programme, among other issues.
Research
15-05-2025
A study analyses the causes of university procrastination and proposes strategies to reduce its academic and emotional impact
The paper, published in the Journal of Further and Higher Education, identifies how time management, personality and psychological distress influence the tendency to procrastinate on academic tasks. The study is signed by Adrien Faure-Carvallo, Sergio Nieto-Fernández, Caterina Calderón and Josep Gustems, researchers at the University of Barcelona.
Culture
15-05-2025
Hispania, the engine of Roman imperial wealth: a fresh look at the economy of antiquity
University of Barcelona Editions publishes Economía de la Hispania romana. Paisajes de producción y dinámicas comerciales, which analyses the nature and evolution of the economy of an imperial territory that integrated the ecological and cultural diversity of the Mediterranean world and its periphery.
Divulgation
14-05-2025
Xavier Giménez and Meritxell Aulinas, honoured for their scientific dissemination tasks
The lecturer from the Faculty of Chemistry and the lecturer from the Faculty of Earth Sciences received the 11th and 12th Award for the best UB dissemination activity at a ceremony that also included the awarding of the Doctors’ Senate Award and the extraordinary doctoral awards.
Research
14-05-2025
Researchers develop a potential new drug for Alzheimer’s and pain treatment
An international study led by the UB has shown cognitive and analgesic effects in early mouse trials.
Research
13-05-2025
Science, monologues and posters at the 3rd Doctoral Research and Dissemination Conference
Once again, this initiative aims to give visibility to research and promote the communication skills of doctoral students at the University of Barcelona.
Research
13-05-2025
The peculiarity of mobility on foot in Barcelona does not allow for the application of global measures
A study identifies the factors that encourage walking in the city and finds that they can have opposite effects depending on the neighbourhood. The analysis is based on data collected over five years by more than a hundred sensors and has few precedents in the world.
Institutional
12-05-2025
“Science is a way of thinking that transcends differences”. Robert J. Zatorre, honorary doctorate awardee
The Paranymph Hall hosted a solemn ceremony in recognition of the scientific and human value of his research on music, language and the mind.