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20-03-2025

Extended period to participate in the drafting of the UB Statute

The UB university community can submit proposals and comments on the draft text through the digital platform Participa UB.

Institutional

10-04-2025

Presentation of the University of Barcelona’s 2025 Sant Jordi poster

This Wednesday, 10 April, the Sant Jordi poster at the University in 2025 was presented in the exhibition hall of the Faculty of Fine Arts. The author of La mà ferida is Pilar Rosado, visual artist and adjunct professor of Fine Arts.

Research

11-04-2025

UB Institute of Cosmos Sciences receives María de Maeztu recognition

This is the third time that ICCUB has received this accreditation in recognition of its scientific excellence and international leadership

Research

11-04-2025

Climate change will increase cooling demand in Catalonia and will reduce heating demand

UB doctoral thesis warns climate change will radically transform air conditioning needs in Catalonia and calls for adaptive measures in urban planning, energy and territorial planning

Research

10-04-2025

Key mechanism to obtain brown algae-derived compounds with biotech applications

A study co-led by the UB lays the chemical foundations that will allow the production of tailored alginates to meet the production demand in different industrial sectors.

Research

10-04-2025

La Pineda beach in Vila-seca registers the highest concentration of microplastics in Catalonia

A research team from the UB and the URV is analysing for the first time the presence of microplastics accumulated on beaches along the Catalan coastline.