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The UB launches the fifth edition of Sponsor a Book to restore three 16<sup>th</sup>-century bibliographic treasures 22/04/2025

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Front comú de les universitats públiques en defensa del coneixement i la democràcia 16/04/2025

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Les novetats d’Edicions UB per a la diada de Sant Jordi 16/04/2025

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Susana Narotzky, professor of Social Anthropology at the UB.

Work beyond wage: UB takes part in a study that reveals the hidden side of contemporary capitalism 15/04/2025

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The UB team.

Mathematical glory 11/04/2025

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Climate change will increase cooling demand in Catalonia and will reduce heating demand 11/04/2025

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The 2023-2024 Annual Report is now available 11/04/2025

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This is the third time that ICCUB has received this accreditation in recognition of its scientific excellence and international leadership.

UB Institute of Cosmos Sciences receives María de Maeztu recognition 10/04/2025

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Presentation of the University of Barcelona’s 2025 Sant Jordi poster 10/04/2025

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From left to right, UB researchers Carme Rovira and José Pablo Rivas-Fernández.

Key mechanism to obtain brown algae-derived compounds with biotech applications 10/04/2025

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The Pineda beach in Vila-seca Image: Good Karma Projects

La Pineda beach in Vila-seca registers the highest concentration of microplastics in Catalonia 10/04/2025

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Extended period to participate in the drafting of the UB Statute 10/04/2025

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Aula Joan Maragall was full of people.

The University of Barcelona welcomes young people from 19 countries to a European meeting for democratic memory 09/04/2025

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From left to right, Jelani Cobb, Joan Guàrdia and Frederic Vincent.

The University of Barcelona commemorates the 25 years of the master’s degree in Journalism BCN-NY 09/04/2025

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Teams from the UB’s Faculty of Physics and the UB Institute of Cosmos Sciences (ICCUB) are taking part in this initiative at the Large Hadron Collider (LHC) in Switzerland.

LHCb experiment wins Breakthrough Prize in Fundamental Physics 09/04/2025

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The UB and the Catalan Basketball Federation join forces to promote training and research in university sports 09/04/2025

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From left to right, Fernando Martín and Joan Montero at the Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences.

New advances in the fight against the most common form of lung cancer 09/04/2025

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2nd edition of the Sona UB competition 08/04/2025

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Historical Building of the University of Barcelona.

The Board of Trustees publishes its Action Plan 2025-2027 08/04/2025

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A book that highlights the value of Catalan funerary heritage 08/04/2025

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From left to right, Carla Turró, Gabriel Garroum, Elisenda Calvet, Albert Elfa and Cristina Mas.

The cruelty of the war in Palestine, condemned at an event in the Paranymph Hall 08/04/2025

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Second edition of the Maria Sabater Videopodcast Competition: Open registration 07/04/2025

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The Rector of the UB, Joan Guàrdia, closed the event.

The University of Barcelona commemorates thirty years of the Psychopathological and Psychosocial Care Service for Immigrants and Refugees 04/04/2025

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From left to right, the illustrator Noah Schamuells, Professor Xavier Mangado, pastry chef Adrià Ruiz, Vice-Rector Maria Feliu, Guild President Miquel A. Zaguirre, Professor Rocío Da Riva, Vice-Dean Jaume Buxeda, and Dean Ricardo Piqueras.

Archaeology now has its Easter cake 03/04/2025

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The University of Barcelona leads a European project to help improve the public management of plastic pollution in the north-western Mediterranean and citizens’ environmental awareness in preserving the marine environment

Citizen science to fight marine plastic pollution and improve environmental management 03/04/2025

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Image of the award-winning book.

The second volume of the Història de les Arts Escèniques Catalanes collection, published by UB Editions, wins the Serra d’Or award on Humanities 02/04/2025

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The University of Barcelona is hosting a new edition of the AFM BioMed Conference, which will address advances in the application of this technology to explore new limits in life and health sciences research.

International conference on atomic force microscopy, biomedicine and health 02/04/2025

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The University of Barcelona reaffirms its commitment to peace with an academic event on the situation in Palestine 01/04/2025

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The rector of the University of Barcelona, Joan Guàrdia.

Rector Joan Guàrdia is the new president of the Vives Network of Universities 01/04/2025

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From left to right, Mercè Pallàs and Santiago Vázquez.

UB researchers develop a new compound with therapeutic potential against Alzheimer’s disease 01/04/2025

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Rector Joan Guàrdia signs the Durham Declaration.

Coimbra Group commits to act against climate change 31/03/2025

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Draft of the music sheet of <i>The Return of the Prodigal Son</i>, by Carles Baguer (1807). Regional Archive of La Garrotxa.

A forgotten jewel comes back to life: the unpublished oratorio by Carles Baguer resurfaces at Sant Felip Neri more than two centuries later 31/03/2025

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The Gaia mission, ESA’s most ambitious project to study the history and structure of the Milky Way, has changed the view of our galaxy and our cosmic neighbourhood.

Gaia satellite operations come to an end 27/03/2025

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A book on the essence of discourse and the frontiers of meaning 27/03/2025

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Presentation of the Observatory for co-funding Erasmus+ grants 26/03/2025

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The UB strengthens ties with the Asia-Pacific region at the APAIE 2025 Conference in New Delhi 26/03/2025

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In 1986, this specimen was the first Bonelli’s eagle chick in the world with a long-distance reading ring. Photo: Joan Real.

New methodologies reveal recovery of Bonelli’s eagle population, a threatened species 26/03/2025

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Cover of the work, with an engraving of Mary weeping over the death of Christ.

Baroque music rises from oblivion 26/03/2025

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Durant l’acte, Meritxell Matas Revilla va parlar en nom de tots els premiats.

Lliurats els Premis Antoni M. Badia i Margarit a la millor tesi doctoral escrita en català 25/03/2025

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Els Premis Antoni M. Badia i Margarit reconeixen quatre tesis escrites en català, en un acte que inclou una conferència sobre l’escriptor i polític Víctor Balaguer, del qual enguany es commemora el bicentenari del naixement.
This is the third year that the UB and the Gremi de Pastisseria de Barcelona have joined forces to bring the mona de ciència.

Presentation of the science Easter cake at the Faculty of Geography and History 25/03/2025

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Doctoral research takes the spotlight in a session focused on scientific dissemination 25/03/2025

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Mireia Sopena publishes <i>El somni més ambiciós. L’Editorial Selecta i la recuperació de lectors</i> 24/03/2025

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From left to right, Xavier Lacasta, Antoni Trilla, Araceli Boraita, Joan Guàrdia, Josep Maria Campistol, Eduard Riera and Salvador Pedraza.

The University of Barcelona, Cetir Ascires and the QUAES Foundation create a chair to promote metabolic therapy against cancer 24/03/2025

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From left to right, Alba Tres, Berta Torres and Stefania Vichi.

Advances to prevent food fraud in the consumption of virgin olive oil and pine nuts 24/03/2025

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Xavier Ros Oton, with the Catalan Minister for Research and Universities, Núria Montserrat; the UPF Psychology Professor Núria Sebastian, winner of the National Research Award, and Eva Maria Novoa, from the CRG, winner of the National Research Award for Young Talent <i>ex aequo</i>.

Xavier Ros Oton, professor at the Faculty of Mathematics and Computer Science, National Research Award for Young Talent 2024 21/03/2025

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Antoni M. Badia i Margarit Awards Ceremony 21/03/2025

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The winning proposal was

The UB 2025-2026 folder award ceremony 21/03/2025

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The International Year of Quantum Science and Technology (IYQ), instituted by the UNESCO, commemorates the 100th anniversary of the first works in the quantum world.

From Schrödinger’s cat to quantum technologies 21/03/2025

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Two hundred people attended the event, including chair directors and business representatives.

Chairs and minor chairs, a successful model for the promotion of research and teaching for society’s best interest 20/03/2025

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“The poem is an unshakeable experience”: Pere Gimferrer, awarded an honorary doctorate by the University of Barcelona 20/03/2025

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Tax expert Jon Rork is visiting the UB as part of a research staff exchange with Reed College 20/03/2025

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History’s forgotten women regain their place in an exhibition at the University of Barcelona 20/03/2025

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This slice of the DESI data maps celestial objects from Earth (center) to billions of light years away. Among the objects are nearby bright galaxies (yellow), luminous red galaxies (orange), emission-line galaxies (blue), and quasars (green). The large-scale structure of the universe is visible in the inset image, which shows the densest survey region and represents less than 0.1% of the DESI survey’s total volume. Credit: Claire Lamman/DESI collaboration.

New DESI results strengthen indications that dark energy changes over time 20/03/2025

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Image of the UB stand at Saló de l'Ensenyament’s last edition.

The UB offers an extensive academic offering that is increasingly flexible and adapted to the social context 18/03/2025

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The Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers recognizes the scientific contributions made by professor Santiago Marco in the field of signal processing and machine learning in chemical sensors.

Professor Santiago Marco, named fellow of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers 18/03/2025

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The Vives Nework vindicates the Catalan language with the Declaration of Montserrat 18/03/2025

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A study confirms the success of some actions to restore corals seized from poaching — actions promoted by the UB and the ICM (CSIC) — which have allowed both the survival of the transplanted corals and the rapid recovery of the associated coral community.

Red coral colonies survive a decade after being transplanted in the Medes Islands 18/03/2025

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The student Jaume Ros, from the UB’s Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences and representative of the Reneurish project team, has received the first prize for the best presentation and the second prize for the best poster at the new edition of the Frontiers in Scientific Research Summit (FSRS)..

New award for the Reneurish project against stroke, promoted by UB students 17/03/2025

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Kopenawa ha rebut la distinció de mans de la vicerectora Sauras i la degana Rosina Girones.

The University of Barcelona honours Davi Kopenawa for his defence of the rights of indigenous peoples and the Amazon 14/03/2025

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The CLIVAR-Spain 2024 report highlights the climate challenges of the coming decades and highlights the rapid retreat of the cryosphere, accelerated warming of ocean waters and the effects of climate change on geography and climate across the country.

Glaciers, ice and snow are shrinking at an accelerated rate on the Iberian Peninsula 14/03/2025

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