The UB launches a pioneering vocabulary of scientific terminology in Catalan Sign Language (LSC) 27/01/2026
A web portal WITH resources in LSC is also created to facilitate learning and promote equal opportunities.
ICCUB astronomers lead the most ambitious study of runaway massive stars in the Milky Way 27/01/2026
The study on these stars, which move through space at unusually high speeds and drift away from the places where they were born, combines measurements of their rotation speeds and binarity.
The University of Barcelona hosts an international conference on decisive moments in contemporary history 26/01/2026
The Faculty of Geography and History will host, from 28 to 30 January 2026, the 3rd International Cruïlles / Crossroads Conference, which will analyse the turning points that have shaped the contemporary world.
Recordatori 26/01/2026
La UB manté la flexibilitat amb l'alumnat que tingui problemes per fer els exàmens per culpa de les incidències constants en el servei de Rodalies RENFE.
A new chair to improve health and emotional well-being in casteller groups 23/01/2026
The University of Barcelona, the Alt Penedès and Garraf Healthcare Consortium, Castellers de Vilafranca, and the Pinnae Foundation will promote a set of educational and research initiatives to generate scientific knowledge about castellers.
A study highlights a bias by the Constitutional Court in favour of the central government 23/01/2026
The study, published in the European Journal of Political Research, analyses nearly 1,900 rulings on the constitutionality of state and regional regulations.
Study reveals social networks spanning thousands of square kilometres during the Upper Palaeolithic period 22/01/2026
La recerca, basada en l’anàlisi geoquímica d’utensilis de pedra tallada, demostra que caçadors recol·lectors del centre de la península Ibèrica van mantenir contactes a molt llarga distància i van connectar amplis territoris d’Europa occidental.
Litter invades the mangroves of tropical countries 22/01/2026
Large amounts of litter, mainly consisting of plastics, become trapped in these unique and biodiverse — but also highly vulnerable — ecosystems, which are structured around plant species adapted to growing in saline soils that are permanently or temporarily flooded. This is a major environmental problem.
Remembrance Day dedicated to the bombings suffered by the University 21/01/2026
The ceremony will take place on 26 January and will include a round table with representatives from universities that are currently under bombings.
The UB excels in several areas of knowledge in the World University Rankings by Subject 21/01/2026
It is the leading institution in Spain in four areas.
Joan Guàrdia: “Teresa Anguera is part of the University of Barcelona’s heritage” 20/01/2026
The University of Barcelona paid tribute to a key figure in psychology and in institutional life with an event that highlighted her mentorship, rigour and a way of understanding the university grounded in intellectual generosity.
UB Editions publishes a work on the historical legacy of whaling in the Cantabrian Sea 20/01/2026
The authors, Àlex Aguilar, professor at the UB’s Faculty of Biology, and Max Aguilar, photographer, take readers on an intriguing journey through one of the most deeply rooted — and at the same time controversial — economic activities in maritime history.
Machine learning to identify the factors that may determine the age of onset of Huntington’s disease 20/01/2026
Cutting-edge artificial intelligence techniques help detect complex patterns to better understand why this hereditary neurodegenerative disease can begin at very different ages in patients.
Final days to make contributions to the UB and UNRWA campaign to support the people in Gaza 19/01/2026
The funds raised will be used to carry out several initiatives, including providing drinking water to 850 families.
Retired volunteer teachers will support Catalan language learning in early childhood education 19/01/2026
The Apel·les Infantil project is supported by the Institute for Professional Development of the University of Barcelona and Òmnium Cultural Eixample.
GREENOLIVE Project: promoting decarbonization and energy sustainability in the Mediterranean region 19/01/2026
The initiative, funded by the European Union, will boost energy efficiency through the use of solar energy in the industrial plastics sectors in Spain, Turkey, Egypt, France, Italy and Palestine.
The University of Barcelona hosts the 1st International Congress on Committed and Critical Education 19/01/2026
The opening lecture will be given by Catherine Walsh, a pedagogue, thinker, and activist intellectual, internationally recognized for her commitment to decolonial struggles and praxis.
The rector of the UB, Joan Guàrdia, honoured for the work in university cooperation in Senegal 16/01/2026
A delegation from the UB and UdG visits Gaston Berger University and Cheikh Anta Diop University.
International experts debate at the UB on Auschwitz, genocides and historical responsibility 16/01/2026
The event will take place on 20 January and will feature Piotr Cywiński, director of Auschwitz-Birkenau Memorial and Museum, and Danuta Glondys, former city councillor for Culture in Kraków and former director of Villa Decius.
Núria Vergés, delegate of the rector for the direction of the Equality Unit 16/01/2026
Professor of Sociology, she is an expert in gender and technology, as well as in gender and family public policies.
The University of Barcelona pays tribute to Maria Teresa Anguera, professor emeritus of psychology 16/01/2026
An event on Tuesday, 20 January, will honour her extensive career in the fields of research, teaching and university management.
A literary tour in the Historic Building 15/01/2026
Les visites, que tindran una durada d’una hora i es faran de la mà d’una guia experta, proposen un recorregut per l’Edifici Històric a partir d’una breu selecció de textos que l’han pres com a escenari.
The concert series Vespres d’Hivern returns to the Paranymph Hall with a new edition dedicated to emerging talent 13/01/2026
Four free concerts will be offered on Thursdays in February, featuring emerging artists from the Catalan music scene, in a format that consolidates the University of Barcelona as a space for musical discovery.
The consortium that will make the UB Clínic Health Campus a reality is formed 12/01/2026
The agreement reached between the Government of Catalonia and the University of Barcelona provides for the acquisition of the properties by the Government and allows the University to continue carrying out the sporting activities that take place there until 2030.
Unirun 2026 exceeds 2,100 registrations at the University of Barcelona, consolidating itself as a mass participation race in the Parc del Fòrum 12/01/2026
The response from the university community confirms the sustained growth of the test and reinforces the University of Barcelona’s key role in it.
New findings on genomic regulation mechanisms throughout evolution 08/01/2026
A study describes how the regulation and 3D organization of the genome have contributed to the evolution of animal body plans.
The call for submissions for the 19th UB Folder Competition is now open 07/01/2026
La UB es declara ‘pet friendly’: la comunitat podrà portar la mascota a la Universitat un cop al mes 28/12/2025
La mesura s’implantarà progressivament als diferents campus al llarg del 2026.
Statement from the University of Barcelona 22/12/2025
The committee of expert professionals appointed to investigate the events linked to the CREA group has submitted a preliminary report, which has resulted in several precautionary measures.
The Catalan Ministry of Language Policy and the University of Barcelona present a study on dropout rates and continuity in CPNL Catalan language courses 19/12/2025
The study analysed more than 669,000 enrolments from 2010 to 2019 to improve decision-making in language training.
Domènec Espriu, appointed director of the Institute of Cosmos Sciences at the University of Barcelona 17/12/2025
‘L’abraçada’ and ‘Boires al llac di Carezza’ win the fotoNAT-UB Contest 2025 17/12/2025
Ceremony of the UB Board of Trustees and Bosch i Gimpera Foundation Awards 17/12/2025
The Senate endorses the work of the UB governing team 16/12/2025
Joan Guàrdia highlights the importance of policies to attract new talent and the launch of major university infrastructure projects to tackle “a very complex context”.
Susana Narotzky, new member of the European Research Council’s Scientific Council 15/12/2025
The UB professor of Social Anthropology joins the body that defines the ERC scientific strategy.
University of Barcelona Senate, Tuesday 16 December 15/12/2025
Among the items on the agenda are the rollout of the recently approved Statute of the University of Barcelona.
Higher education as a tool for cooperation between the European Union and the countries of the southern Mediterranean 15/12/2025
The University of Barcelona secures €1.7 million in funding to develop public-private collaboration projects 12/12/2025
Green light for the Barcelona Center for Applied Neurosciences (BCAN) in Mundet Campus 12/12/2025
The project has a budget of more than 11 million euros, thanks to funding provided in equal parts by the European Union (ERDF funds) and the Barcelona Provincial Council.
A light-based modulation tool for brain plasticity opens promising avenues for treating Huntington’s disease 10/12/2025
Elisenda Calvet, delegate of the rector for Faculty 18 10/12/2025
The University of Barcelona and the Tot Raval Foundation join forces in favor of educational equality 10/12/2025
Presentation of the new UB Chair on Catalan Civil Law and Notarial Law 09/12/2025
The UB remembers Ernest Lluch’s academic, political and moral mastery 05/12/2025
Paid internships for undergraduates with the Govern of Catalonia’s new professional vocations programme 05/12/2025
The geological community defends the strategic role of geology in Spain 05/12/2025
Christmas concerts open to the public, in the Paranymph Hall 05/12/2025
