Press releases

The University of Barcelona ranks among the world’s best in 33 disciplines in the Shanghai ranking 17/11/2025

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Microrobots can be transported and activated in a safe and controlled manner, marking a decisive step forward in the use of these technological devices in targeted medical treatments. Credit: Luca Donati/lad.studio Zürich

A system for targeted drug delivery using magnetic microrobots 14/11/2025

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Marta Álvarez-Presas, from the Faculty of Biology and the Biodiversity Research Institute (IRBio) of the University of Barcelona.

How did animal life transition from aquatic to terrestrial environments? 13/11/2025

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Highly Cited Researchers 2025.

The UB is the Spanish university with the most influential researchers in the world 12/11/2025

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The presence of reeds on riverbanks could be beneficial for fish 07/11/2025

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The Hubble constant describes the rate at which the universe is expanding. However, current measurements do not agree on its value, which has led to an intense scientific debate known as the

An international team led by the UB will study the validity of the current cosmological model 05/11/2025

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From left to right, Tania Quesada-López, Francesc Villarroya, Albert Blasco-Roset, Marta Giralt, Alberto Mestres-Arenas, Joan Villarroya, Aleix Gavaldà-Navarro and Rubén Cereijo.

Researchers decipher mechanism that prevents the loss of brown adipose tissue activity during ageing 05/11/2025

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On the left, an artist’s impression of a globular cluster near its birth, hosting extremely massive stars with powerful stellar winds that enrich the cluster with elements processed at extremely high temperatures. On the right, an ancient globular cluster as we observe it today: surviving low-mass stars retain traces of the winds from those extremely massive stars, which have since collapsed into intermediate-mass black holes. Credits: Fabian Bodensteiner; background: image of the Milky Way globular cluster Omega Centauri, captured with the WFI camera at ESO’s La Silla Observatory.

Extremely massive stars forged the oldest star clusters in the universe 04/11/2025

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Roger Ayala and Adam El Messaoudi.

WardUs, an app designed by UB students to improve public safety 03/11/2025

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The Rector and the Catalan Minister, at the ceremony.

The Rector takes part in the commemoration of the centenary of the city of L’Hospitalet 31/10/2025

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From left to right: Mireia Borrajo, Aïda Palou, Alejandro Barrallo-Gimeno and Jordi Llorens.

Researchers identify genetic mechanisms involved in a disorder that affects balance cells in the ear 30/10/2025

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The international conference Democracy4All brings together academia and business to explore the impact of artificial intelligence on democracy 28/10/2025

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Above, from left to right, Pilar Montanyà-Vallugera, José Luis Torbado-Gardeazábal, Inés Montoya-Novoa and Montse Abella-Monleón. Below, from left to right, Alba Jiménez-Panizo, Pablo Fuentes-Prior, Eva Estébanez-Perpiñá and Andrea Alegre-Martí.

Researchers decipher a mechanism that determines the complexity of the glucocorticoid receptor 27/10/2025

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Image from <i>La Centuria Gastone Sozzi</i>. Álvaro López (ed.). Rome: AICVAS, 1984. 32 p.

A conference analyses the personal journeys of International Brigade members in the Spanish Civil War 24/10/2025

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Ecologist Yadvinder Malhi participates in the new edition of the Ramon Margalef Forum at the Faculty of Biology 24/10/2025

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Front of the residence.

Inauguration of the new Maria Oliveras Hall of Residence, a key facility for the UB Bellvitge Campus 24/10/2025

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The UB Conservation Biology Group offers a new opportunity for the those interested in the world of nature to discover the biodiversity of these birds adapted to nocturnal life in forests.

Join citizen science and collaborate in the nocturnal raptor census 23/10/2025

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Above, from left to right, Pablo Añón, Pedro Sobral, Ana Ortiz, Malena Manzi, Marta Cascante, Josep J. Centelles, Pedro de Atauri, Francesc Mas, Hengxin Huang, Sergio Madurga and Silvia Marin. Below, from left to right, Miriam Tarrado-Castellarnau, Carlota Shi Mitjana, David López-Blanco, Alejandro Tapia, Sergi Pujol and Núria Aleixandre.

Two-drug combination could improve colorectal cancer therapy 22/10/2025

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The Faculty of Pharmacy and Food Sciences is hosting a conference on outstanding advances and future challenges in research into psychedelic-assisted therapies, compounds stigmatized as dangerous recreational drugs.

Psychedelic drugs: from the laboratory to therapeutic applications 21/10/2025

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UB Governing Council: Tuesday 21 October 20/10/2025

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