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Professor Lluís Gibert, from the University of Barcelona, is the only expert from a European institution participating in an international study based on the analysis of the bones of a fossilized foot and teeth that has revealed how <i>Australopithecus deyiremeda</i>, a human ancestor that coexisted more than three million years ago with <i>Australopithecus afarensis</i> — the famous Lucy — on the plains of East Africa, moved and fed.

<i>Australopithecus deyiremeda</i>, an ancestor of the human species discovered in Ethiopia, was bipedal and climbed trees 27/11/2025

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The Statute has received great support.

An overwhelming majority approves the Statute that opens up a new way of understanding the university 26/11/2025

News | Institutional
A review article led by the University of Barcelona, the Spanish Institute of Oceanography and the UK National Oceanography Centre, with the participation of 20 institutions from various countries, including universities, research centres and NGOs, brings together for the first time all the available knowledge on the deep ocean. Credit: Jacob González-Solís, UB-IRBio

The seamounts of Cape Verde: a biodiversity hotspot and a priority for marine conservation in the central-eastern Atlantic 25/11/2025

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From left to right, Martí Orta, Fatima Eisam-Eldeen and Gorka Muñoa.

Cancel fossil fuel extraction contracts to combat climate change 20/11/2025

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Maria José Masanet (UB) and Salima Jirari (Dones Visuals), authors

The dynamics of the Catalan audiovisual industry lead to forms of violence and exclusion of professionals who deviate from the ‘norm’ 20/11/2025

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The new protocol was approved last October.

25N: The University of Barcelona focuses its Protocol against gender-based violence and LGTBIQ+phobia on supporting victims 18/11/2025

News | Institutional | Equality

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

News | Rankings
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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