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The University of Barcelona takes in ten refugee students, six of them Palestinians 31/07/2024

News | Solidarity
Professor Josep Lluís Araus, from the Faculty of Biology at the University of Barcelona and member of Agrotechnio, CERCA Centre for Research in Agrotechnology.

Reconstruction of the environmental conditions and cultivation practices when agriculture first emerged in Western Europe 30/07/2024

News | Research
From left to right, experts Florenci Serras, research leader, and José Esteban-Collado, first author of the article.

Researchers decipher new molecular mechanisms related to biological tissue regeneration 29/07/2024

News | Research

Instituto Cervantes’ debate at the UB on multilingualism 24/07/2024

News | Culture | Language
From left to right, Francesc Xavier Vila, Mercè Segarra and Eloi Planas.

The Gaming Fair will host the final of the UB Alma Mater e-sports tournament 23/07/2024

News | Institutional
From left to right, the UB's experts Sara Guirao, Alejandro Sanchez, Carlos Carreras, Julio Rozas, Marta Pascual, Montserrat Corominas, Cinta Pegueroles, Carles Galià, Alba Enguidanos and Andrea Prófumo.

Earth BioGenome Project to sequence the genome of nearly 40,000 plant, animal and fungi species in Catalan-speaking territories 18/07/2024

News | Research

The University of Barcelona hosts world experts to rethink and redefine anthropology 18/07/2024

News | Culture | Divulgation

The UB approves a new academic and teaching model based on active learning and innovation 17/07/2024

News | Institutional
Photo: Ministry of Research and Universities.

Creation of the ELLIS Barcelona Unit to position Catalonia as a benchmark in artificial intelligence 12/07/2024

News | Research | Technology
The data of this study are very precise thanks to the long sedimentary sequence that outcrops in Orce, with 15 vertebrate deposits superimposed in different stratigraphic positions. Photo: Lluís Gibert.

New geological datings place the first European hominids in the south of the Iberian Peninsula 1.3 million years ago 12/07/2024

News | Research
From left to right, Josep Maria Campistol, general manager of Hospital Clínic; Quique Bassat, director of ISGlobal; Joan Guàrdia, rector of the UB; Elias Campo, director of IDIBAPS, and Maria Terrades, director of the Barcelona Science Park.

The two research centres with ties to Hospital Clínic join the Parc Científic de Barcelona 11/07/2024

News | Institutional
The UB’s Faculty of Pharmacy and Food Sciences supports a solidarity initiative that combines the values of health cooperation and the spirit of adventure, as part of a project that aims to break down gender barriers in the world of solidarity and motoring.

Farmaraiders bring medical equipment to the heart of Morocco 11/07/2024

News | Research
Students of the UB.

The University of Barcelona, the most sought-after first-choice university 11/07/2024

News | Institutional | Academic

The UB is ranked 53rd and is the leading institution in Spain in the QS ranking of European universities 10/07/2024

News | Institutional | Rankings
A study led by the University of Barcelona proposes a new use of pemafibrate — a drug marketed in Japan to regulate the level of circulating lipids — to treat liver disease associated with metabolic disorder, which still has no specific treatment.

A drug that lowers blood lipids could help treat the world’s most common liver disease 10/07/2024

News | Research

The UB improves its position in the BGU ranking to 79th in the world 04/07/2024

News | Institutional | Rankings
Rosa Romà, president of 3Cat, and the rector of the UB, Joan Guàrdia.

The University of Barcelona and 3Cat join forces to promote best practices in the use of artificial intelligence in the audiovisual sector 03/07/2024

News | Institutional
The facilities of the Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona (UAB) at the Casa de Convalecència will host the first edition of the UAB & UB Med Summer School.

UAB and UB Medicine students will debate on current health issues at the UAB & UB Med Summer School 03/07/2024

News | Institutional
From 8 to 12 July, the 10th International Conference on Quarks and Nuclear Physics will address the scientific challenges of the 21st century in deciphering the nature and phenomena related to the essential constituents of matter in the universe.

International summit of experts in nuclear physics at the UB 03/07/2024

News | Research
Session at the European Parliament.

Dialogue between Joan Guàrdia and Jaume Duch on the future of the European Union 02/07/2024

News | Institutional

Experts from all over the world analyse how to facilitate environmentally responsible behaviour at the UB 28/06/2024

News | Academic | International
La jornada l’han inaugurada el rector, Joan Guàrdia, i el conseller Nadal.

Jornada CRUE-Professorat: el desenvolupament de la LOSU, a debat 27/06/2024

News | Institutional | Academic | Teaching
Every Walk You Take is a citizen science initiative that aims to promote an active lifestyle to improve the health of people over the age of fifty-five through a new app that invites you to discover healthy walking routes in the urban environment.

A UB project presents a mobile app to discover green routes and promote healthy ageing 26/06/2024

News | Research
The organizers hope that these initiatives will help to demystify the phenomenon of witchcraft.

A conference at the UB places the European epicentre of witch-hunting in Catalonia 26/06/2024

News | Culture
The artists performing this summer at Els Vespres are Reïna, Minibús Intergalàctic, Ariox and Alba Morena.

Els Vespres d’Estiu return to the Historic Building 25/06/2024

News | Culture | Music

International conference showcases cases of recovery of historical memory from around the world 19/06/2024

News | Institutional | Solidarity
The Minister of Justice, Rights and Memory of the Government of Catalonia, Gemma Ubasart and the Rector of the University of Barcelona, Joan Guàrdia.

The UB and the Department of Justice, Rights and Memory create a chair to assess the social and economic impact of the proper functioning of the Administration of Justice 18/06/2024

News | Institutional
Alma Mater is an initiative of the University of Barcelona and the start-up company Omashu.

The University of Barcelona organizes UB Alma Mater, the first intra-university e-sports competition 17/06/2024

News | Institutional
The conference will take place on 18 June at the UB’s Aula Ramón y Cajal.

A conference at the UB reflects on the historical discrimination of disabled people 13/06/2024

News | Solidarity

Marine heatwaves devastate red gorgonians in the Medes Islands 13/06/2024

News | Research
The European Union’s Prize for Citizen Science, in the category of digital communities, distinguishes the initiative of the UB and the Mental Health Federation of Catalonia for creating the first collaborative chatbot in the service of community mental health. Photo: Foto: Ars Electronica / vog.photo

The European Union awards the “CoActuem per la salut mental” project, promoted by the University of Barcelona 12/06/2024

News | Research
Designing combination therapies based on the different factors involved in the control of glucose synthesis by the liver could be a more effective strategy to address the treatment of the disease.

New therapeutic targets to fight type 2 diabetes 07/06/2024

News | Research
Professor Xavier Trepat receives the Rei Jaume I Prize on biomedical research.

Professor Xavier Trepat receives the Rei Jaume I Prize on biomedical research 05/06/2024

News | Research

The University of Barcelona, Spanish leading institution in sustainability, international research networks and academic reputation in the QS World University Rankings 04/06/2024

News | Rankings
The Social Innovation Laboratory (Living Lab), directed by UB professor María del Carmen Llasat, is organizing various activities with popular participation on 5 June to learn about the impact of climate change and air pollution in the urban environment.

A UB initiative promotes citizen science activities to find out about the impact of climate change in Barcelona 31/05/2024

News | Research
Rector Guàrdia, during his speech at the presentation of the Chair.

The University of Barcelona creates a new chair to promote the inclusion of people with disabilities 30/05/2024

News | Institutional
From left to right, Daniele Vico, Julián Porras y Federico Demaría.

UB research study shows the working conditions of scrap metal dealers and their role in the recycling process in Barcelona 30/05/2024

News | Research

University of Barcelona professor Adriana Isabel Figueroa receives the L’Oréal-UNESCO for women in science award 29/05/2024

News | Research

The University of Barcelona will host five students from Palestine as part of its refugee support programme 24/05/2024

News | Solidarity
Lola Valiente receives the University of Barcelona’s Peace Research Award.

A study on Andalusian immigration receives the University of Barcelona’s Peace Research Award 23/05/2024

News | Solidarity
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