The “Claustre de Doctors” of the University of Barcelona invites applications for its annual prize for the most outstanding PhD Thesis defended between January 1st 2014 and December 31st 2014 with an Excellent Cum Laude. Applications can be submitted either in person or by postal mail. Deadline for applications: June 3rd, 2016. More information (in Catalan) HERE.
The call for research grants RecerCaixa 2015, an initiative fostered by Obra Social la Caixa and the Catalan Association of Public Universities (ACUP), will allocate 1.6 million euros to support 19 projects of excellence in the fields of social and health sciences. Two projects led by UB Economics researchers have been selected in this call: “The Effect of Social Cohesion on Crime Rates and Security Perceptions: The Role of the Cultural Associationism in a Urban Setting”…
The Board of Trustees of the University of Barcelona invites applications for its annual José Manuel Blecua Prize. The prize is awarded for the best article published in a prominent academic journal in the field of humanities and social sciences. Applicants must have successfully defended their PhD thesis at the University of Barcelona between January 1st 2011 and December 31st 2015. Deadline for applications: May 31st, 2016. More information (in catalan) HERE. Last year edition Ernest Miguelez, PhD in Economics…
Our first crowdfunding campaign closed on March 25th with €6,275 raised for the research project of Athina Raftopoulou, PhD in Economics student at the Faculty of Economics and Business (UB). We want to thank everyone who supported our first project linked to the Alumni Wall.
The BBVA Foundation Frontiers of Knowledge Awards seek to recognize and encourage world-class research and artistic creation, prizing contributions of lasting impact for their originality, theoretical significance and ability to push back the frontiers of the known world. These international awards span eight categories: Basic Sciences (Physics, Chemistry, Mathematics), Biomedicine, Ecology and Conservation Biology, Information and Communication Technologies, Economics, Finance and Management, Contemporary Music, Climate Change and Development Cooperation. Deadline: 30 June…
The University of Barcelona has published a new call for applications addressed to PhD Students with an APIF Scholarship looking for financial support for short research stays in Spain and abroad. All applications must be sent to the Unitat de Beques i Ajuts a l’Estudiant (Oficina de Beques de Tercer Cicle – Pavelló Rosa). Deadline for applicatons: March 18th, 2016. More information (in Catalan) HERE.
Make your research understood by the wider public! The University of Barcelona Doctoral School (EDUB) has announced its second short-video contest to enable UB doctoral students to share their research with a wider public. Deadline for submissions: May 23rd, 2016. More information (in Catalan) HERE.
The 7th LERU Doctoral Summer School ‘Data Stewardship for Scientific Discovery an Innovation’ will be held at Leiden University (The Netherlands) from July 10th to July 15th, 2016. It will prepare its participants for the future of complex, data-intensive, multi-stakeholder and multi-disciplinary scientific methods and collaborations The University of Barcelona will cover the registration fees, flight tickets and accommodation expenses for the 2 UB selected candidates. The deadline for applications will…
The Barcelona Graduate School of Economics will host the presentation in Spain of the book published by Harvard University Press ”General Equilibrium and Game Theory – Ten Papers” by Prof. Andreu Mas-Colell with remarks by Prof. Jerry R. Green, Harvard University, and Prof. Hugo F. Sonnenschein, University of Chicago. The presentation will take place on 8 April 2016 at 13.00h at Ciutadella Campus Auditorium – UPF (Ramon Trias Fargas, 25-27;…
The Spatial Economics Research Centre (SERC) at the London School of Economics (LSE) will held its eighth annual Conference from 26-27 May 2016. The Spatial Economics Research Centre was launched in April 2008 to provide high quality independent research on why some regions, cities and communities prosper more than others. It mobilises international expertise and provides information for policy makers to enhance their capacity to diagnose and tackle existing spatial…