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Innovation
The UB develops a biostimulant to improve crop production in the face of the climate crisis
Its efficiency has been successfully validated in oilseed rape and tomato crops.

Institutional
The UB remembers the teaching legacy and personal quality of Albert Cornet
The university community has remembered his innovative contributions in an emotional ceremony in the Aula Magna of the Historic Building.

Solidarity
Cap infant sense joguina (No child without a toy)
The 17th Toy Collection Campaign at the UB maintains virtual donation

Research
Reducing marine megafauna bycatch
The UB is leading a Horizon Europe programme project to protect marine biodiversity and enhance the sustainability of European long-distance fisheries.
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L’Ateneu UB debat sobre l’aigua
Cicle de Música a la Universitat: Concert de Nadal (13 i 14 de desembre)
Lliurament dels Premis 2023 de la Fundació Bosch i Gimpera i del Consell Social
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The light of solidarity lights up the Historic Building this Christmas
This year’s installation at the University of Barcelona collaborates for the first time with the project #RavalKm0, a solidarity initiative that has been lightening the streets, shop windows and other spaces in the Raval neighbourhood for nine years.
The UB welcomes a work by Jaume Plensa at the Main Vestibule of the Historic Building
The piece is located on the left side of the Main Vestibule, next to the corridor that takes us to the Faculty of Philology and Communication. A plinth has been installed to exhibit the sculpture and the lights of the Main Vestibule have been emphasized for a perfect view.
Opening ceremony for the centenary of Victoria de los Ángeles
On 1 November, the Historic Building of the University of Barcelona held the opening ceremony for the centenary of the birth of the soprano Victoria de los Ángeles, an essential figure of the history of the University. This event marked the start of the Victoria de los Ángeles Year, which, among other things, will commemorate her honorary doctorate given by the University of Barcelona.
The origins: Bosch i Gimpera Foundation, the UB's driving force for knowledge transfer and innovation
On Monday 16 October, the Bosch i Gimpera Foundation (FBG) commemorated its fortieth anniversary as a centre for knowledge transfer and innovation at the University of Barcelona, at an event in the Paranymph Hall of the Historic Building.
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Reflections on death and immortality


Xavier Ros-Oton: the mathematics that move the world
We interview Xavier Ros-Oton, mathematician at the Faculty of Mathematics and Computer Science of the UB and ICREA researcher. Among other prizes, he has been awarded the María Andresa Casamayor National Youth Research Award. He is an expert on partial differential equations, which he defines as the equations that move the world. If you want to know more, listen to the interview.

Tiktok UB's best kept secrets
Here is an inside look at the UB's Tiktok channel with Andrea Jerez, Lluc Campins and Èric Armengol. These three UB students will go down in history as the first tiktokers of the University. A major challenge they have successfully passed!

The Energy Saving Plan is everyone's business, get involved!
We speak with Javier Martín Vide, Marta Balderas and Gisele Camuñas to reflect on what the UB community can do to reduce the institution's energy consumption. We do this with the conviction that every small gesture counts.