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The UB stands out in 44 disciplines and it is the leading institution in Spain in the QS World University Rankings by Subject 12/03/2025

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The bottom of the Calypso Deep, a 5,112-metre deep depression in the Ionian Sea, contains one of the highest concentrations of marine debris in the deep ocean: it is yet another testimony to the increasingly worrying human footprint that has turned seas and oceans into a vast waste dump.

Marine litter has already reached the deepest point in the Mediterranean Sea 11/03/2025

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Photo: Ricardo Martín

The UB awards an honorary doctorate to writer Pere Gimferrer 11/03/2025

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Kach Kouch is located ten kilometres from the present-day coast, near the Strait of Gibraltar, and thirty kilometres southeast of Tétouan. 

UB researcher leads discovery of first Bronze Age settlement in the Maghreb 04/03/2025

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The University of Barcelona is ranked 103rd in the world and is the Spanish leader in the Best Universities ranking 04/03/2025

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Professor Isabel Almudi, one of the lead authors of the study, is a member of the Faculty of Biology and the Biodiversity Research Institute (IRBio) at the UB..

Study reveals how tiny changes in gene expression can lead to big differences in eye size 03/03/2025

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The study, now featured on the cover of <i>Science</i>, provides a ground-breaking perspective on the evolutionary history of molluscs.

Finding the evolutionary code of molluscs 28/02/2025

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L'acte va tenir lloc a l'aula 111 de l'Edifici Històric.

Comença l’Any Assumpció Català i Poch 27/02/2025

News | Institutional | Divulgation
Itziar González Virós, filla dels advocats, i el rector de la UB, Joan Guàrdia.

La Universitat de Barcelona incorpora el fons dels catedràtics José Antonio González Casanova i Maria Rosa Virós i Galtier 25/02/2025

News | Culture | Institutional
The experts Núria Llorca Isern and Oriol Rius, from the Characterization and Processes in Materials Science Research Group (CPCM).

New strategy to fight emerging pollutants that threaten the environment and human health 25/02/2025

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Joan López-Moliner.

A UB study designs a new model that accurately predicts the movement of elite athletes to catch the ball in parabolic flight 24/02/2025

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From left to right, Robert Fabregat, Jordi Valls, Joan Guàrdia, Maria Terrades and Lorenzo di Pietro.

BCN Health Booster accelerator companies close the programme with 107.5 million euros in new funding 21/02/2025

News | Institutional | Innovation

UB researchers travel to Easter Island to study the conservation state of the Moai statues after the fire of 2022 20/02/2025

News | Research | International
A new study focuses on the insulin receptor to understand its role in the development of type 2 diabetes mellitus, a metabolic disease with a major impact on global health.

Researchers describe new molecular mechanisms linked to insulin resistance 19/02/2025

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The MicroANT project studies how microplastic pollution impacts all along the Antarctic food chain, from plankton organisms such as krill to predators such as penguins, seals and sea lions. Photo: Manel Gazo (UB-IRBio)

A UB campaign analyses the impact of microplastics on marine fauna in Antarctica 18/02/2025

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The rector Joan Guàrdia along with experts Harry C. Dietz and Bart L. Loeys.

The UB confers honorary doctorates on Harry C. Dietz and Bart L. Loeys, experts on Marfan and Loeys-Dietz syndromes 17/02/2025

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The rector of the University of Barcelona, Joan Guàrdia, and the CEO of Inditex, Óscar García Maceiras.

The University of Barcelona and Inditex promote a chair for the professional integration of people with intellectual disabilities 14/02/2025

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The discovery made by the UB Institute of Cosmos Sciences team reshapes our understanding of black holes and the fundamental nature of the universe.

UB-led study describes the creation of black holes without singularities through pure gravity 12/02/2025

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From left to rigth, experts Bart L. Loeys and Harry C. Dietz.

The UB will award honorary doctorates to Harry C. Dietz and Bart L. Loeys, experts on Marfan and Loeys-Dietz syndromes 11/02/2025

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From left to right, experts Cristian Cañestro and Gaspar Sánchez-Serna.

Less, but more: a new evolutionary scenario marked by massive gene loss and expansion 10/02/2025

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