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“I never thought I would go to university”
The UB’s first studies aimed at people with intellectual disabilities receive an international award.
Institutional
“We have normalized the presence of older people in the classroom”
The University of Experience commemorates the International Day of Older Persons with a conference on active and healthy ageing.
Christmas
18th UB Toy Collection Campaign: no child without a toy
Contributions can be made until 6 January 2025.
Solidarity
A conference and exhibition at the UB brings together children’s and women’s memories of the war in Europe
The temporary exhibition “Childhoods in a World at War (1939-1945)” can be visited from 22 to 30 October in the Historic Building of the University of Barcelona.
Research
A methodology to read QR codes on uneven surfaces
A study by the University of Barcelona and the Universitat Oberta de Catalunya presents a mathematical solution to make it easier to read these two-dimensional codes on deformed surfaces, such as courier packages or food trays.
Research
A new strategy to curb bacterial infections
A study led by the UB and IBEC reveals how the use of proteins known as histones can help fight bacterial multidrug resistance, which has become a global health problem.
A study in collaboration with UGT on the use of the language indicates that 85% of the union delegates use Catalan at work
The research provides a detailed snapshot of the sociolinguistic dynamics in workplaces in Catalonia and can serve as a basis for future policies to improve linguistic integration in the workplace.
Solidarity
A voice to denounce horror
Massouda Kohistani, a student of the UB’s Support Programme for Refugees and People from Conflict Zones (UB Refugi), took part in the international summit for the rights of women and girls in Afghanistan to demand an end to the Taliban regime’s gender apartheid.
Institutional
Àlex Nogué inaugurates the 2024-2025 academic year at the Faculty of Fine Arts with a letter to young lecturers
The artist and professor, with a long career in the restoration and creation of installations, reflects on the role of art education and the commitment to teaching today.
Research
An intellectually stimulating lifestyle is key to fighting Huntington’s disease
A new study led by teams from the UB and IDIBELL reveals the positive impact of this lifestyle on cognitive, motor and psychiatric impairments caused by the disease.
Institutional
Awards to teaching quality and the inclusion of the gender perspective
Distinctions for Professors Pere Serra and Javier Casado, the master’s degree in Women, Gender and Citizenship, and the teaching team in Anatomy, Physiology and Pathophysiology.
Research
Babies, prosody and language
Speech rhythm and intonation are essential for the baby's language acquisition.
Research
Bacterial contamination and microplastics threaten Colombia’s largest and most productive coastal lagoon
A study led by researchers from the UB and the Marine and Coastal Research Institute (INVEMAR) in Colombia warns of the impact of microplastic pollution and pathogenic bacteria in the Ciénaga Grande de Santa Marta in Colombia, and outlines strategies to address this environmental problem in coastal lagoons around the world.
Institutional
Basté and Terribas highlight the public service and integration function of radio on the centenary of the first broadcast in Spain
The Paranymph Hall of the Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences hosts a dialogue between the two leading figures in Catalan journalism, chaired by Laura Rosel.
Solidarity
Campaign to donate blood and bone marrow at the University of Barcelona
Several UB faculties will set up donation areas.
Research
Ceremony for the UB Board of Trustees and Bosch i Gimpera Foundation Awards
The prizes honour high-quality studies carried out by young researchers, as well as cases of giving the knowledge developed at the university back to society.
Research
Chimpanzees use different types of memory to find insects hidden underground
Experts from the University of Barcelona and the Jane Goodall Institute Spain describe for the first time how these primates can locate, remember and revisit for years the hidden nest locations of army ants, an important source of food.