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The findings open a debate on the existence of cryptic species that could include organisms very similar in morphology and genome that have hitherto been classified in the same species. Credit: OIST

A study of a model animal in genetics calls into question the knowledge of genome evolution and the formation of species 08/05/2024

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Lecture by Peter Balakian, winner of Pulitzer Prize for Poetry 08/05/2024

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A team from the UB, the IBUB, the IRSD and the CIBERER has discovered how mutations in the <i>MAGEL2</i> gene — the cause of the syndrome — give rise to truncated and non-functional proteins that accumulate in the cell nucleus and, thus, could aggravate the symptoms of those affected by the pathology.

Advancing research into Schaaf-Yang syndrome, a rare disease that causes intellectual disability and congenital malformations 07/05/2024

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The UB Science Festival celebrates its tenth anniversary with record-breaking participation 03/05/2024

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Meritxell Matas.

Catalan women poets of the 21st century have a doctoral thesis 02/05/2024

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A study led by the University of Barcelona reveals that the use of photobiomodulation — a technique based on the use of low-intensity laser light or LED light — in the brain and the gut could contribute to improving treatments to fight neurological diseases in patients. From left to right, the experts from the UB Albert Giralt and Anna Sancho-Balcells with Xavier Xifró (UdG).

Low intensity light to fight the effects of chronic stress 30/04/2024

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The University of Barcelona is leading the VIGEOCULT project, funded with NextGeneration funds from the European Union, which will create a natural and open museum with virtual and augmented reality technologies to reconstruct the geological, palaeontological and cultural heritage of the Barcelona Pyrenees.

A journey back in time to discover the exceptional geological heritage of the Pyrenees 22/04/2024

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From left to right, Juan Cruz, Meritxell Rovira and Lola Manterola.

Researcher Meritxell Rovira, winner of the CRIS Excellence Award for her study of pancreatic cancer 18/04/2024

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The SEAGHOSTS project will improve the study and protection of northern storm petrels —the world's smallest and most elusive seabirds— as part of the European BiodivMon call funded by Biodiversa+. Credit: Victor Paris

The University of Barcelona is leading one of 33 European projects to improve the monitoring of biodiversity and ecosystem change 17/04/2024

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The European Space Agency’s Gaia collaboration, which includes teams from the Institute of Cosmos Sciences of the University of Barcelona and the Institute of Space Studies of Catalonia, discovers a massive black hole in our galaxy with a mass equivalent to 33 solar masses at a distance of 1926 light-years from Earth. Crédito: ESA/Gaia/DPAC- CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO

Gaia mission detects the most massive black hole of stellar origin in the Milky Way 15/04/2024

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David Mateos, ICREA researcher at the Department of Quantum Physics and Astrophysics.

A UB project will combine holography and gravitational waves to provide answers to unresolved challenges in cosmology and astrophysics 11/04/2024

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A technological innovation designed by the University of Barcelona and the company Sensofar Tech facilitates the characterization of the three-dimensional structure of objects much more quickly, accurately and economically than other current systems.

New technological breakthrough for fast and efficient 3D imaging of objects 11/04/2024

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QS World University Rankings by Subject 2024

UB excels in 42 disciplines 10/04/2024

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La Universitat de Barcelona, amb la col·laboració de la Fundació Banc de Sabadell, organitza una trobada de diàleg entre estudiants de diferents universitats en el marc de la Setmana dels Oceans, organitzada per l’ONU, a Barcelona.

Scientific challenges for a healthy ocean from the university students’ perspective 10/04/2024

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The action

The European Observatory on Memories of the UB Solidarity Foundation identify colonial and racial reparation actions in Spain 05/04/2024

News | Solidarity
DESI has made the largest 3D map of our universe to date. Earth is at the center of this thin slice of the full map. In the magnified section, it is easy to see the underlying structure of matter in our universe. Credit: Claire Lamman/DESI collaboration; custom colormap package by cmastro

First results from DESI make the most precise measurement of our expanding Universe 04/04/2024

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The journal <I>Journal of Materials Chemistry A</i> dedicates its cover to the design of a new molecular compound that opens new frontiers for magnetic refrigeration in technological devices.

New molecular compound designed with technological applications at the nanoscale 03/04/2024

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The longest-lived trees in the Pyrenees facilitate the survival of wolf lichen, a species threatened throughout Europe. Photo: Ot Pasques

Older trees help to protect an endangered species 02/04/2024

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A conference at the University of Barcelona to analyse the crisis of the peasantry on 3 April 27/03/2024

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Five centres in which the UB participates accredited as “Severo Ochoa Excellence Centre” 26/03/2024

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