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Sign-ups open for Unirun 2026 09/12/2025

News | Institutional
In the first row, from left to right: M. Esperança Ginebra, José Alberto Marín, Joan Guàrdia, Andreu Olesti (dean of the Faculty of Law) and Ángel Serrano.

Presentation of the new UB Chair on Catalan Civil Law and Notarial Law 09/12/2025

News | Teaching
Credits: Matthew D. A. Orkney (ICCUB-IEEC) /Auriga project

New insights about the chemical history of the Milky Way 09/12/2025

News | Research

UB Governing Council: Wednesday 10 Decembre 09/12/2025

News | Institutional

The UB remembers Ernest Lluch’s academic, political and moral mastery 05/12/2025

News | Institutional

Paid internships for undergraduates with the Govern of Catalonia’s new professional vocations programme 05/12/2025

News | Academic
​Una àmplia representació dels principals àmbits professionals vinculats a la geologia a Espanya es va reunir amb membres de les comissions de Ciència, Innovació i Universitats i d’Educació, Formació Professional i Esports del Congrés dels Diputats.​

The geological community defends the strategic role of geology in Spain 05/12/2025

News | Research | Academic
Universities, associations, professional bodies and research centres appeared before the Congress of Deputies to warn of the discipline’s lack of social recognition and the growing shortage of qualified professionals. 

Christmas concerts open to the public, in the Paranymph Hall 05/12/2025

News | Culture
Admission is free with an invitation, which can be obtained from Monday, 8 December at 8.00 a.m. 
The initiative is part of Faculty 18.

The UB supports UNRWA in helping the people of Gaza 05/12/2025

News | Solidarity
Artist’s illustration of a quasar. Credits: Canva

Cosmological tension confirmed 05/12/2025

News | Research

Teenagers restrict the photographs they share to protect themselves 04/12/2025

News | Research

First edition of the Catalan Conference of Young Researchers in Food Science 04/12/2025

News | Research

The UB Ethics Committee takes a stance on the behaviour of members of the university community on social media 04/12/2025

News | Institutional

The UB at FIL Guadalajara 2025 03/12/2025

News | Culture | Institutional | International

The UB launches the 2025-2026 toy collection campaign with the Red Cross Youth 03/12/2025

News | Solidarity
Animal bones that comprise the reference collection of mule remains.

Researchers find the oldest mule in western Europe 03/12/2025

News | Research
It will be free of charge and suitable for all audiences, including families with children.

The Historic Building celebrates the UB’s 575th anniversary with an escape room 03/12/2025

News | Culture | Institutional
Miquel López Garcia and Margarita Díaz-Andreu.

Seashells: horns from the Neolithic 02/12/2025

News | Research
Archaeologists from the University of Barcelona have documented the use of shells as sound instruments for communication on the Catalan coast some 6,000 years ago. 

The European research community calls for adequate funding to ensure the continent’s competitiveness and prosperity 02/12/2025

News | Research
Various European research and innovation organizations are presenting joint amendments to the European Commission’s Framework Programme (FP10), which is currently under negotiation

Fifth edition of the Antoni M. Badia i Margarit Awards to the best theses written in Catalan 02/12/2025

News | Research | Academic | Language
The rector Joan Guàrdia at the Barcelona-Guadalajara Forum

The UB promotes the creation of the first Ibero-American university alliance: the Barcelona-Guadalajara Forum 02/12/2025

News | Institutional
The Rector presides over the creation of a pioneering alliance in Mexico, inspired by the LERU model, which aims to bring together 25 universities.
The seafloor serves as the ultimate dumping ground where the vast majority of marine litter ends up.

A roadmap for combating marine litter across the globe 28/11/2025

News | Research
Albert Lu (left) and Carles Enrich (right).

Researchers identify key molecular mechanism in cell communication 28/11/2025

News | Research
The three exhibitions explore different facets of Assumpció Català’s life and professional career.

Three exhibitions at the Faculty of Physics celebrate the scientific and educational legacy of Assumpció Català i Poch 27/11/2025

News | Divulgation

The UB pays homage to Ernest Lluch on the 25th anniversary of his assassination 27/11/2025

News | Institutional | Academic
Professor Lluís Gibert, from the University of Barcelona, is the only expert from a European institution participating in an international study based on the analysis of the bones of a fossilized foot and teeth that has revealed how <i>Australopithecus deyiremeda</i>, a human ancestor that coexisted more than three million years ago with <i>Australopithecus afarensis</i> — the famous Lucy — on the plains of East Africa, moved and fed.

Australopithecus deyiremeda, an ancestor of the human species discovered in Ethiopia, was bipedal and climbed trees 27/11/2025

News | Research
The Statute has received great support.

An overwhelming majority approves the Statute that opens up a new way of understanding the university 26/11/2025

News | Institutional

The CHARM-EU annual conference highlights the key role of European university alliances in innovation, competitiveness and sustainability 25/11/2025

News | Institutional | International
UB Alma Mater.

UB Alma Mater returns in a new edition of the Gaming Hall 25/11/2025

News | Culture | Technology
A review article led by the University of Barcelona, the Spanish Institute of Oceanography and the UK National Oceanography Centre, with the participation of 20 institutions from various countries, including universities, research centres and NGOs, brings together for the first time all the available knowledge on the deep ocean. Credit: Jacob González-Solís, UB-IRBio

The seamounts of Cape Verde: a biodiversity hotspot and a priority for marine conservation in the central-eastern Atlantic 25/11/2025

News | Research

Christmas lights ornament the Historic Building 24/11/2025

News | Christmas
Warwich Rich Dunn, Metabolomics Society's president, and Professor Marta Cascante.

Professor Marta Cascante, honorary fellow of the Metabolomics Society 24/11/2025

News | Research
Copyright: Generalitat de Catalunya.

The Government of Catalonia pays homage to Ernest Lluch on the 25th anniversary of his assassination 24/11/2025

News | Institutional

Call to the entire university community to follow the vote on the new UB Statute 21/11/2025

News | Institutional
The team led by Professor Alessandra Giorgetti.

Genetic processes that could trigger leukaemia in patients with a rare genetic disorder deciphered 20/11/2025

News | Research
The moment when the two pillars in the lobby were raised

Arreplegats celebrate 30 years of activity with an institutional event in the vestibule of the UB’s Historic Building 20/11/2025

News | Culture | Institutional
The celebration brought together representatives from the UB, the Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya and university casteller groups, and culminated in the raising of two pillars. 
From left to right, Martí Orta, Fatima Eisam-Eldeen and Gorka Muñoa.

Cancel fossil fuel extraction contracts to combat climate change 20/11/2025

News | Research
Maria José Masanet (UB) and Salima Jirari (Dones Visuals), authors

The dynamics of the Catalan audiovisual industry lead to forms of violence and exclusion of professionals who deviate from the ‘norm’ 20/11/2025

News | Research
The train named Assumpció Català joins the fleet of vehicles that FGC has named in recent years after prominent figures from the worlds of culture, art and science.

A railway train has been named after Assumpció Català i Poch, the first female astronomy teacher in Spain 19/11/2025

News | Research | Divulgation
The new protocol was approved last October.

25N: The University of Barcelona focuses its Protocol against gender-based violence and LGTBIQ+phobia on supporting victims 18/11/2025

News | Institutional | Equality
The new call for the POCTEFA programme is funding four projects linked to the University of Barcelona for a more balanced, green and inclusive future on both sides of the Pyrenees.

The UB promotes new projects that enhance cooperation and sustainability in the Pyrenean region 18/11/2025

News | Research
The Rector, Joan Guàrdia, gestures affectionately to Rosselló’s widow, Teresa Rofes, alongside PTGAS members Isabel Valverde and Montse Segalà, who presented the posthumous Gold Medal.

The UB recognizes Gaspar Rosselló as a cornerstone of the university’s modernization 18/11/2025

News | Institutional

The University of Barcelona ranks among the world’s best in 33 disciplines in the Shanghai ranking 17/11/2025

News | Rankings
UB ICREA researcher Seth Holmes

‘The Lancet’ launches series on global social medicine led by an ICREA researcher at the University of Barcelona 17/11/2025

News | Research | Divulgation | Health
Professor Seth M. Holmes, affiliated with the Department of Social Anthropology at the University of Barcelona, leads the initiative exploring how social forces shape health and healthcare worldwide. 
Microrobots can be transported and activated in a safe and controlled manner, marking a decisive step forward in the use of these technological devices in targeted medical treatments. Credit: Luca Donati/lad.studio Zürich

A system for targeted drug delivery using magnetic microrobots 14/11/2025

News | Research
Image courtesy of Consorci d'Educació.

The UB collaborates with the Barcelona Education Consortium to prevent and detect sexual violence against children in educational environments 13/11/2025

News | Research | Divulgation
The award winners with the vice-rector for Equality, Inclusion and Gender Montserrat Puig

Three student projects addressing social and environmental inequalities from a critical perspective receive awards 13/11/2025

News | Culture | Academic
The projects address access to clean energy, homelessness and HIV, and received the 6th Sustainability and Human Rights Poster Award at a ceremony held at the Rector’s Office to mark World Science Day for Peace and Development. 
The President of the Government of Catalonia, Salvador Illa, professor Fernando Fernández Aranda and the Catalan Minister of Health, Olga Pané.

Professor Fernando Fernández receives the Josep Trueta Medal for Merit in Healthcare 13/11/2025

News | Research
Marta Álvarez-Presas, from the Faculty of Biology and the Biodiversity Research Institute (IRBio) of the University of Barcelona.

How did animal life transition from aquatic to terrestrial environments? 13/11/2025

News | Research
Highly Cited Researchers 2025.

The UB is the Spanish university with the most influential researchers in the world 12/11/2025

News | Research | Institutional
Cartell del festival

The Barcelona Pensa festival fills the UB with philosophy, science and critical thinking 11/11/2025

News | Culture | Academic
From 17 to 21 November, the UB will host several activities as part of the festival, which combines reflection, art and science and features prominent figures such as Marina Garcés, Valeria Campos and Constanze Ruhm.
The Rector, Joan Guàrdia, giving his speech at the World University Presidents Forum.

The UB participates in a platform promoted by China on innovation in AI in university teaching 11/11/2025

News | International | Teaching

The call for submissions for the 19th UB Folder Competition is now open 11/11/2025

News | Institutional
Until 2 March 2026, students at the University of Barcelona can submit design proposals for next academic year’s folder
The Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences hosted a lecture by the American scientist who was awarded the Nobel Prize in Medicine in 2006, together with Andrew Fire, for the discovery of RNA interference, a fundamental mechanism for controlling the flow of genetic information.

Science and inspiration for young researchers with Professor Craig C. Mello, winner of the Nobel Prize in Medicine in 2006 11/11/2025

News | Research

The UB will pay tribute to Gaspar Rosselló, a leading figure in university management and academic life 11/11/2025

News | Institutional | Academic
On Monday, 17 November, at 6.00 p.m., the Paranymph Hall of the Historic Building will host a memorial gathering to honour the personal and institutional career of the physicist and university administrator, who passed away last August.
The rector of the University of Barcelona, Joan Guàrdia, and the president of PIMEC, Antoni Cañete.

PIMEC agreement to collaborate in training and teaching 10/11/2025

News | Institutional | Academic | Teaching
From left to right, Laia Lapeira Canalda, Laila Olivella Berrabhi, Alba Cartró Peris, Emma Esquirol Albalá, Àlex Roger Moya, Laia Plans Gandia, Gaia Llobera Sarsanedas, Ares Font Guixé, Irene Agudo Zamora and Juan Carlos Porta Barsotti.

Gold medal and TOP10 project for UB students’ proposal in the world’s leading synthetic biology competition 10/11/2025

News | Research

The ninth edition of the survey on the labour market integration of Catalan university and higher education graduates begins 10/11/2025

News | Academic

La Marató 2024, on respiratory diseases, promotes UB research projects 07/11/2025

News | Research

The UB hosts the general assembly of the Coordinator of Student Representatives of Public Universities 07/11/2025

News | Institutional
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