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Culture
09-02-2026
Award for students from the Faculty of Fine Arts at the Llum BCN 2026 festival
The art installation ‘XMNEIA – L’últim alè’, which recalls the industrial past of Poblenou, has won a Talent Jove award in the ‘Reflections’ category.
Divulgation
09-02-2026
Quantum Tycoon, an educational video game for discovering quantum computing
The Institute of Cosmos Sciences (ICCUB) and the Institute of Nanoscience and Nanotechnology (IN2UB) present a new app, available on Google Play, which combines entertainment and scientific dissemination.
Equality
09-02-2026
“Most of the children in the class thought of a woman when imagining someone who does science.”
Experiences of UB women researchers visiting schools to mark the International Day of Women and Girls in Science.
Research
06-02-2026
Children and adolescents affected by juvenile fibromyalgia are more sensitive to non-painful sensory stimuli
New studies reveal that this hypersensitivity is a characteristic condition of the disease and is closely linked to symptom severity and brain responses in young people suffering from chronic pain.
Research
05-02-2026
Climate change advances the start of the reproductive cycle of the Mediterranean gorgonian
Warm spring temperatures are arriving earlier and earlier due to climate change, bringing forward the breeding season of a marine species that is crucial to the structure and biodiversity of coral reefs.
Research
04-02-2026
A digital serious game improves the mathematical performance of children with dyscalculia
NeurekaNUM is the first method developed in Spanish and Catalan with scientific evidence for the detection and early intervention of this disorder
Solidarity
03-02-2026
The UB community raises more than €7,500 to support the people in Gaza through UNRWA
The solidarity campaign exceeds its initial goal and reaffirms the UB’s commitment to the defence of human rights.
Research
03-02-2026
Cooperation between cities improves rental assistance coverage for the most vulnerable households
A study using data from Catalonia shows that collaboration between local councils and regional councils significantly increases the coverage of rental assistance, while having no significant effect on guaranteed citizen income.