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Divulgation
The Secret Heart, at the doors of the Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences of the UB
Jaume Plensa lends the installation to Hospital Clínic and the University of Barcelona on the occasion of World Heart Day, which is celebrated on 29 September.
Institutional
The University of Barcelona and TranXforma FOOD sign an agreement for the promotion of entrepreneurship, innovation and knowledge transfer activities in the agri-food sector
The collaboration aims to accelerate the innovation ecosystem of the University of Barcelona and promote the transfer of knowledge to society through the Focus InnoFood UB platform.
Institutional
The UB obtains the 49th position in the new QS ranking of European universities
It is the leading institution in Spain and it is listed among the top 8 % universities in Europe.
Research
Researchers identify the most important collection of Neanderthal remains in Catalonia in the Simanya Cave
Among the researchers that head the findings are several members of the UB's SERP research group.
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Computer Optimized Microscopy Workshop
New edition of the course Nature Photography III: Specialized techniques (advanced night photography with conventional cameras)
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Interviews with the new students of the 2023-2024 academic year
The four students arrive at the university with a good cut-off mark, tell us why they chose the UB.
More than seven million speakers in Catalonia are excited to share the Catalan language with you!
The Catalan Linguistic and Cultural Orientation Plan of the UB makes it possible for international students to join the academic life and it harmonizes the commitment to internationalization while preserving the linguistics rights of the local community.
Interview with the band Paco Te Quiero (Els Vespres de la UB 2023)
We interview Paco Te Quiero, a band from Barcelona that will perform at the 18th edition of Els Vespres de la UB. Lucía, Frans, Joan and Pablo tell us about their emerging career and reveal how the concert they will offer at the Pedro i Pons estate will be. Artur, from the cooperative L'Afluent, reveals the rest of the musical bands that make up the line-up of Els Vespres. And we finish with an acoustic piece by Paco Te Quiero, who perform, exclusively, the last song they have composed. What more could we ask for?
Geography and Global Change, a bachelor’s degree focused on sustainability
A year ago, the University of Barcelona approved its first Reception plan for Catalan language and culture, the first of such kind in the Catalan university system. This language reception aims to ensure that the arrival of international students and teaching staff is compatible with the defending of the language uses and the rights of the local university community. With this pioneering Plan, the UB has become a distinguished model in the field of language reception.
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The 150th anniversary of the Historic Building behind the scenes
Paco Te Quiero talk about their performance in Els Vespres de la UB
We interview Paco Te Quiero, who will perform in the 18th edition of Els Vespres de la UB. Lucía, Frans, Joan and Pablo tell us about their incipient career and reveal what their concert in the Pedro i Pons Estate will be like. Artur, from the musical cooperative L'Afluent, reveals the rest of the bands that make up the line-up, and we finish with an acoustic version of a piece composed by Paco Te Quiero.
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 coinciding with the launch of the Energy Saving Plan.
Petem-ho!' A manual of Catalan language for boomers and millennials
We speak with Xavier Mas Craviotto, Clara Soler and Gerard Viladomat, authors of the book 'Petem-ho!'. They graduated in Catalan Philology at the University of Barcelona and they talk about the links between young slang and different areas that are related.
