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Health - Environment - 12.03.2026
Longer pollen seasons set to make allergies a major public health issue in coming decades
Longer pollen seasons set to make allergies a major public health issue in coming decades
Allergies affect one in four people, but their prevalence could rise to nearly 50% of the population by 2050 if current trends continue.

Health - Pharmacology - 11.03.2026
’mRNA is the most primal information technology created by nature.’ Immunologist Özlem Türeci, awarded an honorary doctorate by the University of Barcelona

Campus - Pedagogy - 09.03.2026
The University of Barcelona becomes a key academic partner of the Bank of Spain
The University of Barcelona becomes a key academic partner of the Bank of Spain

Campus - Pedagogy - 05.03.2026
The percentage of female professors at the UB has increased by 14% over the last decade, reaching 35%

Career - Campus - 05.03.2026
Antoni Llardén takes office as the new president of the Board of Trustees of the University of Barcelona

Health - Pharmacology - 03.03.2026
Immunologist Özlem Türeci to receive an honorary doctorate for developing mRNA-based vaccines
Immunologist Özlem Türeci to receive an honorary doctorate for developing mRNA-based vaccines

Health - Life Sciences - 03.03.2026
New clinical evidence on the role of the commensal microbiota in the efficiency and safety of CAR-T therapy
New clinical evidence on the role of the commensal microbiota in the efficiency and safety of CAR-T therapy
The Universitat de Valčncia participates in a new study, conducted by Institut d'Investigació Sanitŕria INCLIVA and Hospital Clínic Universitari de Valčncia, which explores the impact of the microbio

Politics - 03.03.2026
Statement from the University of Barcelona regarding the armed conflict in Iran and the Middle East

Health - Life Sciences - 27.02.2026
The University of Valencia strengthens research into cognitive impairment in liver cirrhosis with support from Raminatrans Foundation
The University of Valencia strengthens research into cognitive impairment in liver cirrhosis with support from Raminatrans Foundation

Environment - Life Sciences - 26.02.2026
A sea without borders: an acoustic telemetry network between France and Catalonia reveals the connectivity of the gilthead seabream in the Mediterranean
A sea without borders: an acoustic telemetry network between France and Catalonia reveals the connectivity of the gilthead seabream in the Mediterranean
The gilthead seabream, a species of commercial interest that migrates seasonally, does not form independent local populations in the north-western Mediterranean but instead constitutes a single, functionally connected population on a large scale.

Health - 26.02.2026
The most rigid crisis protocols tend to be the least efficient, according to a study led by UC3M
A study conducted by the Carlos III University of Madrid (UC3M) concludes that the effective adaptation in crisis and emergency situations requires team to accurately understand unfolding events and flexibly use different coordination processes.

Health - Innovation - 26.02.2026
The Institute of Robotics presents SIRA, a project on robotic surgery and artificial intelligence
The Institute of Robotics presents SIRA, a project on robotic surgery and artificial intelligence

Life Sciences - Health - 25.02.2026
The University of Barcelona presents VISI-ON-BRAIN, a training and research network in neuroscience based on new-generation human models
The University of Barcelona presents VISI-ON-BRAIN, a training and research network in neuroscience based on new-generation human models

Life Sciences - Health - 23.02.2026
Experimental treatment improves muscle strength and stiffness in myotonic dystrophy type 1
Experimental treatment improves muscle strength and stiffness in myotonic dystrophy type 1
A research team from the University of Valencia (UV), the INCLIVA Health Research Institute and CIBERER , in collaboration with international reference centres and the biotechnology company Arthex Bi

Law - Politics - 17.02.2026
Legal experts call for de facto bilingualism in the judicial system as a guarantee of human dignity
Legal experts call for de facto bilingualism in the judicial system as a guarantee of human dignity

Social Sciences - 13.02.2026
(Tr)african(t)s, a pioneering project to review the colonial heritage of Catalan museums
(Tr)african(t)s, a pioneering project to review the colonial heritage of Catalan museums

Environment - Life Sciences - 12.02.2026
How can we reverse biodiversity loss?
How can we reverse biodiversity loss?
The most effective conservation strategies for protecting vertebrates on a global scale are those aimed at mitigating the effects of overexploitation, habitat loss and climate change, which are the most widespread threats with the greatest impact across the planet. This is one of the main conclusions of an article led by researchers Pol Capdevila, from the Faculty of Biology and the Biodiversity Research Institute (IRBio) at the University of Barcelona, and Duncan O'Brien, from the University of Bristol (United Kingdom).

Microtechnics - 11.02.2026
A UC3M assistive robot learns to move its arms to set and clear the table by observing humans
Researchers at Universidad Carlos III de Madrid (UC3M) have developed a new methodology for a robot to learn how to move its arms autonomously by combining a type of observational learning with intercommunication between its limbs.

Life Sciences - Event - 10.02.2026
The UB commemorates the 25 th anniversary of the sequencing of the human genome
The UB commemorates the 25 th anniversary of the sequencing of the human genome

Physics - Computer Science - 09.02.2026
Quantum Tycoon, an educational video game for discovering quantum computing

Health - Agronomy & Food Science - 05.02.2026
Choose a Mediterranean lifestyle and protect your health in old age
Choose a Mediterranean lifestyle and protect your health in old age
Professors Dolors Corella and José Vicente Sorlí , from the Department of Preventive Medicine and Public Health of the University of Valencia , together with a research team made up of members of Spa

Economics - Politics - 03.02.2026
Cooperation between cities improves rental assistance coverage for the most vulnerable households
Cooperation between cities improves rental assistance coverage for the most vulnerable households
A study using data from Catalonia shows that collaboration between local councils and regional councils significantly increases the coverage of rental assistance, while having no significant effect on guaranteed citizen income.

Chemistry - Environment - 02.02.2026
New material for use in the chemical industry capable of transforming CO2 into high value-added compounds
New material for use in the chemical industry capable of transforming CO2 into high value-added compounds

Chemistry - Environment - 02.02.2026
Material for modulating metal-organic frameworks for use in the chemical industry capable of transforming CO2 into high value-added compounds
Material for modulating metal-organic frameworks for use in the chemical industry capable of transforming CO2 into high value-added compounds

Career - Administration - 30.01.2026
The glass ceiling emerges and limits the progression of women managers within the first decade after graduation
The glass ceiling emerges and limits the progression of women managers within the first decade after graduation

Sport - Economics - 30.01.2026
The University of Barcelona joins the national elite in e-sports

Chemistry - Life Sciences - 29.01.2026
The ICMol is leading a European project to develop new neuromorphic electronic devices
The ICMol is leading a European project to develop new neuromorphic electronic devices

Earth Sciences - Environment - 29.01.2026
The dwarf Mediterranean megalodon does not exist: it turned out to be just a myth
The dwarf Mediterranean megalodon does not exist: it turned out to be just a myth
Recent research into the biology of the extinct Otodus megalodon , the largest predatory shark that ever lived, had suggested that Mediterranean populations reached significantly smaller sizes than those from other parts of the planet, giving rise to the term -Mediterranean dwarfism-.

Research Management - Campus - 28.01.2026
Research activity delivers more than ten thousand outputs in 2025
Research activity delivers more than ten thousand outputs in 2025
The University of Valencia has published on its Scientific Production Portal the results of its research activity in 2025, which amount to 10,082 outputs in journals, books, conferences and other contributions.

Environment - Innovation - 27.01.2026
The ICMol will develop a new material for capturing carbon dioxide under high-humidity conditions with European funding
The ICMol will develop a new material for capturing carbon dioxide under high-humidity conditions with European funding

Career - Mechanical Engineering - 27.01.2026
UC3M receives a new ERC Proof of Concept grant to advance real-time flow measurement technologies

Astronomy & Space - Physics - 27.01.2026
ICCUB astronomers lead the most ambitious study of runaway massive stars in the Milky Way
Researchers from the Institute of Cosmos Sciences of the University of Barcelona (ICCUB) and the Institute of Space Studies of Catalonia (IEEC), in collaboration with the Institute of Astrophysics of the Canary Islands (IAC), have led the most extensive observational study to date of runaway massive stars, which includes an analysis of the rotation and binarity of these stars in our galaxy.

Social Sciences - 27.01.2026
The UB launches a pioneering vocabulary of scientific terminology in Catalan Sign Language (LSC)
The UB launches a pioneering vocabulary of scientific terminology in Catalan Sign Language (LSC)

Campus - 27.01.2026
Investigadores de la UB encomanen la passió per la cičncia a alumnat de primŕria

Health - Campus - 23.01.2026
A new chair to improve health and emotional well-being in casteller groups
A new chair to improve health and emotional well-being in casteller groups

Environment - 22.01.2026
Litter invades the mangroves of tropical countries
Litter invades the mangroves of tropical countries
Mangroves, typical of tropical and subtropical latitudes, have become veritable natural traps for landand sea-based waste.

Life Sciences - Pharmacology - 20.01.2026
Progression of neurological symptoms alters the expression of pain in mouse models of Rett syndrome
Progression of neurological symptoms alters the expression of pain in mouse models of Rett syndrome

Pedagogy - Event - 19.01.2026
La Universitat de Barcelona acull el I Congrés Internacional sobre Educació Compromesa i Crítica

Life Sciences - Environment - 19.01.2026
A dolphin found in Nules is the cetacean with severe amputations showing the longest documented survival
A dolphin found in Nules is the cetacean with severe amputations showing the longest documented survival

Social Sciences - Career - 19.01.2026
Economists at the University of Valencia argue that Spain's pension system shows signs of regressivity benefiting higher incomes
Economists at the University of Valencia argue that Spain’s pension system shows signs of regressivity benefiting higher incomes
New research published in the International Journal of Sociology and Social Policy by University of Valencia professors of Applied Economics José Manuel Pavía and Josep Lledó challenges one of the pillars of the public debate on pensions in Spain: their progressivity.

Economics - Environment - 16.01.2026
The Faculty of Economics develops a free platform that simplifies the preparation of sustainability reports for SMEs
The Faculty of Economics develops a free platform that simplifies the preparation of sustainability reports for SMEs

Linguistics & Literature - History & Archeology - 14.01.2026
A literary tour in the Historic Building

Health - Campus - 12.01.2026
The consortium that will make the UB Clínic Health Campus a reality is formed

Psychology - Health - 09.01.2026
The University of Valencia is leading a European project investigating gut-brain communication as a key to understanding chronic pain and its emotional effects
The University of Valencia is leading a European project investigating gut-brain communication as a key to understanding chronic pain and its emotional effects
The University of Valencia (UV) is coordinating the European project PainGutPFC, which addresses one of the most prevalent health problems worldwide: chronic pain and its associated emotional and cognitive complications.

Innovation - 07.01.2026
'Mčtode Science Studies Journal' renews its FECYT Quality Seal
’Mčtode Science Studies Journal’ renews its FECYT Quality Seal

Campus - Forensic Science - 22.12.2025
Statement from the University of Barcelona

Computer Science - Environment - 22.12.2025
Gustau Camps Valls awarded the prestigious Humboldt Research Award for outstanding researchers

Life Sciences - Health - 19.12.2025
A new spin-off from the University of Valencia will develop antibacterial enzymes to enhance food safety
A new spin-off from the University of Valencia will develop antibacterial enzymes to enhance food safety

Administration - Economics - 19.12.2025
The Catalan Ministry of Language Policy and the University of Barcelona present a study on dropout rates and continuity in CPNL Catalan language courses

Life Sciences - Health - 17.12.2025
Researchers investigate how mutation of MECP2 gene, the main cause of Rett syndrome, interferes with neuronal maturation
Researchers investigate how mutation of MECP2 gene, the main cause of Rett syndrome, interferes with neuronal maturation
Researchers investigate how mutation of MECP2 gene, the main cause of Rett syndrome, interferes with neuronal maturation Researchers from the Department of Cell Biology and Functional Biology of the
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