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Culture
22-05-2025
The history of the construction of the Faculty of Sciences on the Diagonal Campus, told through images and archives
The faculties of Physics and Chemistry open an exhibition space to mark the 50th anniversary of the first graduating class of these degrees.

Research
22-05-2025
New factor linked to heart failure
This clinical profile, which alters the activity of the heart, particularly affects people suffering from diabetes mellitus, especially type 2 diabetes.

La UB a mitjans
21-05-2025
L'expedició de la UB a Groenlàndia, als mitjans de comunicació
L'equip, liderat pel professor de la Facultat de Geografia i Història Marc Oliva i amb el suport del vicerectorat de Recerca, hi va acompanyat per periodistes de TV3 i El País.

Research
21-05-2025
Every year, seven tonnes of plastic waste are dumped on the Barcelona coastline
A group of researchers from the UB and the UPC have been monitoring the coast of Barcelona for two and a half years to quantify the magnitude of floating marine litter and identify the transport flows and areas where plastic waste accumulates.

Research
21-05-2025
Increased risk of psychopathology found in offspring of people with schizophrenia or bipolar disorder
The clinical and social characteristics of parents influence the mental health of their children.

Research
20-05-2025
A thesis on the use of sound in mediaeval Catalonia wins the Doctors’ Senate Award
It analyses the function of bells or military communication between castles through sound.

Research
19-05-2025
Allopurinol, designated as the first orphan drug for Marfan syndrome treatment
The UB, IDIBAPS and CIBERER are promoting this important new advance in the fight against a genetic and minority disease that causes serious alterations in the cardiovascular system — such as aneurysms and rupture of the aorta — and affects around 7 out of every 100,000 people in the European Union.

Institutional
16-05-2025
The University of Barcelona participates in the new Future4Alliances project to boost European universities
It is one of nine universities that are part of the initiative, which is promoted by thirty ministries and public bodies in several countries.