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Increased levels of glycosylated sterols in tomatoes — a plant of tropical origin — improve cold tolerance by stabilizing cell membranes and activating hormonal signalling pathways.

Researchers develop a cold-resistant tomato variety without compromising plant growth 03/11/2025

News | Research
Roger Ayala and Adam El Messaoudi.

WardUs, an app designed by UB students to improve public safety 03/11/2025

News | Institutional
The Rector and the Catalan Minister, at the ceremony.

The Rector takes part in the commemoration of the centenary of the city of L’Hospitalet 31/10/2025

News | Institutional
Award poster

The University of Barcelona opens the call for the Elena Maseras and Ribera Awards for research on the institution 31/10/2025

News | Research | Institutional | Academic
As part of the 575th anniversary celebrations, these awards recognize research projects that contribute to deepening knowledge of the history and projection of the institution. The application period is open until 30 January. 
From left to right: Mireia Borrajo, Aïda Palou, Alejandro Barrallo-Gimeno and Jordi Llorens.

Researchers identify genetic mechanisms involved in a disorder that affects balance cells in the ear 30/10/2025

News | Research
A moment from the gala at the Paranimph

The University of Barcelona hosts the commemoration of the 125th anniversary of the founding of RCD Espanyol 29/10/2025

News | Sport
The Paranymph Hall gathers institutional representatives and members of the club and the university world to remember the origins of the Sociedad Española de Foot-ball, founded in 1900 by UB students. 

The international conference Democracy4All brings together academia and business to explore the impact of artificial intelligence on democracy 28/10/2025

News | Academic | Innovation | Technology
Javier Martín-Vide is professor of the University of Barcelona.

UB professor Javier Martín-Vide, new director of the Fabra Observatory 28/10/2025

News | Research
Privilege.

Radio programme ‘En guàrdia!’, on Catalunya Ràdio, explores the origins of the University of Barcelona 27/10/2025

News | Culture | Institutional
Above, from left to right, Pilar Montanyà-Vallugera, José Luis Torbado-Gardeazábal, Inés Montoya-Novoa and Montse Abella-Monleón. Below, from left to right, Alba Jiménez-Panizo, Pablo Fuentes-Prior, Eva Estébanez-Perpiñá and Andrea Alegre-Martí.

Researchers decipher a mechanism that determines the complexity of the glucocorticoid receptor 27/10/2025

News | Research
The rector of the UB, Joan Guàrdia, and Paloma Lago, president of the Nou Barris Mental Hygiene Centre Association.

A collaboration to develop new treatments for young people with anxiety and depression 27/10/2025

News | Research | Health
Image from <i>La Centuria Gastone Sozzi</i>. Álvaro López (ed.). Rome: AICVAS, 1984. 32 p.

A conference analyses the personal journeys of International Brigade members in the Spanish Civil War 24/10/2025

News | Academic

Ecologist Yadvinder Malhi participates in the new edition of the Ramon Margalef Forum at the Faculty of Biology 24/10/2025

News | Research
The book provides a comprehensive overview of the role of nanotechnology in the major global challenges of today and tomorrow, setting the course for a more sustainable future.

3rd White Paper on nanotechnologies published 24/10/2025

News | Research
Front of the residence.

Inauguration of the new Maria Oliveras Hall of Residence, a key facility for the UB Bellvitge Campus 24/10/2025

News | Institutional
Jolina Kwong.

First PTGAS exchange with Reed College in the United States 23/10/2025

News | International
From left to right, Pere Fullana (ESCI-UPF), Maria Guix (UB) and Carlos Franco (ETH).

Sustainability Day 2025 awards the GREENS project, which aims to reduce the environmental impact of small-scale robotics 23/10/2025

News | Research
Adriana Peña, François Vellas and Carles Buenacasa

The UB’s University of Experience, new member of the International Association of Universities of the Third Age 23/10/2025

News | Institutional | Academic | International
The UB’s training programme for seniors becomes part of the world’s largest university network dedicated to continuing education for older adults.  
The UB Conservation Biology Group offers a new opportunity for the those interested in the world of nature to discover the biodiversity of these birds adapted to nocturnal life in forests.

Join citizen science and collaborate in the nocturnal raptor census 23/10/2025

News | Research
Rector Joan Guàrdia and professor Núria Ferran at a moment of the event

The Faculty of Information and Audiovisual Media hosts the DCMI 2025 international conference on AI and metadata 22/10/2025

News | Academic | Teaching
The rector of the University of Barcelona inaugurated the meeting, which brings together experts from the universities of Toronto, Oxford and Stanford, among others, to discuss open, human and transparent AI.