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Health
New evidence on the association between endometriosis and traumatic and stressful experiences
The results could be used to improve early detection of the disease, which affects 190 million women worldwide.

Sustainability
A book committed to the ecosocial crisis: a holistic analysis for a sustainable future
Published by University of Barcelona Editions, the collective work ‘Cambio global. Crisis ecosocial y perspectivas futuras’ presents, with pedagogical sensitivity, an updated synthesis of the changes in the natural system and the actions needed to reverse the ecosocial crisis.

Institutional
The UB Institute for Professional Development receives the EFQM label for its commitment to excellence
This recognition highlights the IDP’s dedication to teacher training and development, as well as to educational innovation and research.
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Col·loqui: «Els Contrabandistes de Llibres de Darayya»
Lecture: "Discapacitat auditiva: visibilitat i accessibilitat a la universitat"
Taller: «Demo: ZEISS Lattice SIM 5»
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Leading research experts in Europe
On the occasion of the International Day of Women and Girls in Science, three female experts explain their research studies and the importance of the European dimension in the work they do daily. They are leaders in their respective fields of research: Carla Marín, in particle physics; Ana Moragues, in the analysis of food as a major social fact, and Marta Sánchez, in the study of prehistoric mobility in the Pyrenees through the analysis of flint.
Act of recognition of trade unionists repressed by Franco’s regime
This year’s Remembrance Day, hosted by journalist Neus Bonet, focused on the trajectory of a key movement in the struggle for individual and collective freedoms in Catalonia: trade unionism. Mayayo, who explained the importance of trade unions, at one point in his speech recalled the figure of the historian Josep Termes, who said that “Catalonia was more a country of trade unions than of political parties”.
Cardemcat, episode 3: Philias and Paraphilias
Do you know the difference between philia, paraphilia and fetish? We talk to sexologist Irene Soriano in the third episode of the podcast, “Cardem amb fílies i parafílies”. Also, we will read about some philias that our followers have sent us, we will comment on their etymology, and we will solve one of the doubts that most people have asked us about the scents of the gardens of the Faculty of Philology and Communication.
New ways of learning, at the Faculty of Law
This year, the Faculty of Law of the University of Barcelona has launched a strategic project, known as Ciceró, to innovate teaching on the bachelor’s degree in Law. A group of forty students coursing its third year are taking four subjects differently: they acquire their knowledge by solving the particular legal problems of a wealthy family from Girona.

Ten successful years of Els Vespres d'Hivern
Ten years ago, Rosalia entered the Paranymph Hall to give the first concert of the first edition of Els Vespres d’Hivern at the University of Barcelona. To review the best of these years, we invited Lourdes Sesma, head of Corporate Image and Marketing at the UB and mother of the child. In addition, Lucia Fumero and Marc Vilajuana, who are performing in this edition, give us a taste of what their concert will be like.

‘Cardemcat’: philias and paraphilias
Do you know the difference between philia, paraphilia and fetish? We talk to sexologist Irene Soriano in the third episode of the podcast, “Cardem amb fílies i parafílies”. Also, we will read about some philias that our followers have sent us, we will comment on their etymology, and we will solve one of the doubts that most people have asked us about the scents of the gardens of the Faculty of Philology and Communication...

Talking about food risks with Cristina Larrea
Cristina Larrea, professor of Social Anthropology, analyses the risks that derive from food: from its production to its consumption. We will look at the economic and political conditioning factors that persist and encourage the use of intoxicating chemicals in food production and how they affect the human body.