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UB revolutionizes e-sports with a fair competition careful with players’ health
From 10 October to 29 November, students from the University of Barcelona will compete in UB Alma Mater, a League of Legends tournament that will pit different faculties and campuses against each other.
Institutional
The Faculty of Mathematics and Computer Science: fifty years of teaching, research and innovation at the UB
The present, the past and the future challenges of the Faculty were presented in an academic act presided over by the rector Joan Guàrdia and with the participation of the current dean Oriol Pujol and the former deans of the centre.
Institutional
The University of Barcelona vindicates social commitment at the opening ceremony for the academic year
The opening lecture will be given by Montserrat Vilarrasa, an activist for the rights of people with intellectual disabilities.
Institutional
Professor Carme Cascante, elected director of the Mathematics Research Centre
Carme Cascante, professor at the UB’s Department of Mathematics and Computer Science, will direct the centre, which has been awarded the María de Maeztu Unit of Excellence accreditation excellence accreditation in 2014 and 2021.
Solidarity
Campaign to donate blood and bone marrow at the University of Barcelona
Several UB faculties will set up donation areas.
Research
Cosmologist Licia Verde receives the Medal of the Spanish Royal Society of Physics
This award recognises her excellent scientific career in the field of cosmology and her important contributions to the study of the origin, composition and evolution of the Universe.
Institutional
The University of Barcelona awards an honorary doctorate to J.A. Bayona, Lita Cabellut, Núria Espert and Jaume Plensa
The ceremony, presided over by the Rector Joan Guàrdia, took place in the Paranymph Hall and honoured the exceptional artistic careers of the four awardees.
Research
Bacterial contamination and microplastics threaten Colombia’s largest and most productive coastal lagoon
A study led by researchers from the UB and the Marine and Coastal Research Institute (INVEMAR) in Colombia warns of the impact of microplastic pollution and pathogenic bacteria in the Ciénaga Grande de Santa Marta in Colombia, and outlines strategies to address this environmental problem in coastal lagoons around the world.