Press releases

On the occasion of 8 March, the UB has presented data that shows the University’s positive progress towards gender equality.​​​​​​​

He has held various senior positions in the infrastructure and energy.

Women and younger people tend to show greater concern. 

In relation to the armed conflict in Iran and the Middle East, the University of Barcelona reiterates its commitment to the values of peace, democracy and human rights, as well as its rejection of all forms of violence.

An expert in cancer immunotherapy, Türeci led the Lightspeed project that developed the first mRNA-based COVID-19 vaccine.

A study identifies new patterns in the migration of gilthead seabream during the breeding season and calls for a review of the sustainable management of a species that is emblematic of the Mediterranean and of great economic interest to the fishing industry.

This is a large-scale European project, with €4.5 million in funding, which connects the UB with the best research centres in Europe.

A study in mice provides new evidence on the mechanism of action of tirzepatide, a drug approved for treating obesity and type 2 diabetes.

This unprecedented astronomical work, led by the UB’s Institute of Cosmos Sciences and the Institute of Space Studies of Catalonia (ICCUB-IEEC), covers the entire sky and brings together nearly eighty million galaxies.

The University of Barcelona team makes its debut in the LES 2026 with a commendable fifth-sixth place finish in the opening tournament held in Madrid.

A study published in Nature Communications shows that water resulting from ice melting has increased six-fold in recent decades.

The opening lecture will be given by Nevin Cohen, director of the Urban Food Policy Institute at the City University of New York.

On 10 April, the documentary Expedient 71 will be released, exploring colonial plundering in Equatorial Guinea.

The most frequent threats are not those that cause the most rapid declines, according to a new study that represents a turning point in strategies to improve vertebrate conservation and protect biodiversity on a global scale.  

Regarding Spain, it highlights greenhouse gas emissions from the transport sector as an option for the future.

Researcher Tim Hubbard, from Genomics England, will give a lecture at the event inaugurating the anniversary celebrations, which will also feature the only two scientists from Spain who participated in the international project 25 years ago.

Research based on animal models demonstrates the protective effects of cognitive stimulation, identifies mechanisms for preserving brain function and reveals differences between sexes that point to the need to adapt therapeutic strategies with a gender perspective to address this neurodegenerative pathology.

The Institute of Cosmos Sciences (ICCUB) and the Institute of Nanoscience and Nanotechnology (IN2UB) present a new app, available on Google Play, which combines entertainment and scientific dissemination.

New studies reveal that this hypersensitivity is a characteristic condition of the disease and is closely linked to symptom severity and brain responses in young people suffering from chronic pain.

Warm spring temperatures are arriving earlier and earlier due to climate change, bringing forward the breeding season of a marine species that is crucial to the structure and biodiversity of coral reefs.