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Internacional
12-05-2026
The University of Barcelona has been invited to the Hangzhou World Digital Education Conference
In his speech during the closing ceremony, Joan Guàrdia called for “the diplomacy of science” as an alternative to confrontation and exclusion.
Culture
11-05-2026
UB Editions publishes Thomas Hobbes’s ‘Leviathan’ in Catalan for the first time, with a parallel edition
The translation confronts the English and Latin versions and offers a complete reading in Catalan, of a key work of modern political thought, grounded in rigorous philological criteria.
Research
08-05-2026
A GPS-based seabird monitoring project identifies key areas for expanding the network of marine protected areas
Fisheries, aquaculture, wind-energy projects, mineral and hydrocarbon extraction and maritime traffic are among the human activities with the greatest impact on seabirds.
Divulgation
07-05-2026
The Clínic Campus opens its doors to the public on 9 May
The second edition of Clínic Obert will include more than 100 activities for all audiences.
Divulgation
07-05-2026
The UB Science Festival features more workshops than ever, with topics such as the solar eclipse and human genome sequencing
This year, there are 91 workshops to explain the most diverse research in an entertaining way: from working on an archaeological site to exploring animal intelligence.
Divulgation
07-05-2026
The UB selects a representative for the “Present Your Thesis in 4 Minutes” competition
Toni Capó, from the doctoral programme in Biotechnology and a researcher in the molecular biology of Alzheimer’s disease, wins the UB internal competition.
Research
06-05-2026
A new way to read the Universe
A new method to improve research in cosmology by jointly analysing supernovae and their host galaxies.
Research
05-05-2026
‘Gaia, de casa nostra a l’univers’
Premiere of the documentary on the European Space Agency’s most ambitious project to map the Milky Way, in which the UB, the ICCUB and the IEEC are participating.