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Researcher Meritxell Rovira, winner of the CRIS Excellence Award for her study of pancreatic cancer
Meritxell Rovira, researcher of the University of Barcelona and IDIBELL will lead a project to identify new markers for the early detection of pancreatic cancer and develop personalized medicine strategies against this pathology.
Culture
Presentation of 2024 Sant Jordi’s poster
The UB has designed a cultural programme with many activities, with the aim of promoting Catalan culture, language and literature.
Research
The University of Barcelona is leading one of 33 European projects to improve the monitoring of biodiversity and ecosystem change
The SEAGHOSTS project will improve the study and protection of northern storm petrels —the world's smallest and most elusive seabirds— as part of the European BiodivMon call funded by Biodiversa+.
Institutional
The UB awards an honorary doctorate to Kristian Seip, one of the world’s leading researchers in mathematical analysis
He has contributed significantly in this area of basic theoretical research, with implications in the field of digitization of analogue signals.
Research
Neuronal gateway to essential molecules in learning and memory discovered on atomic scale
The discovery of the structure and mechanism of action of the Asc1 protein, which is the in-and-out pathway of neurons for crucial amino acids in cognitive processes, could help in the design of drugs against schizophrenia, stroke and other neurological diseases.
Interview
Olga Viza, sponsor of the Master’s degree in Journalism BCN NY: “In today’s journalism we have confused debate with conflict”
The master’s degree is a collaboration between the University of Barcelona and the prestigious Columbia Journalism School in New York.
Research
Gaia mission detects the most massive black hole of stellar origin in the Milky Way
The European Space Agency’s Gaia collaboration, which includes teams from the Institute of Cosmos Sciences of the University of Barcelona and the Institute of Space Studies of Catalonia, discovers a massive black hole in our galaxy with a mass equivalent to 33 solar masses at a distance of 1926 light-years from Earth.
Culture
Sponsor a book for Sant Jordi
Fourth edition of the campaign to restore pieces from the University of Barcelona’s bibliographic heritage.
Culture
This Sant Jordi, declare your love at the UB
The most original declarations of love will receive a copy of the play Travy and a €100 voucher to spend on cultural products.
OPEN DOORS DAY
Do you want to know which degrees are on offer at the faculties of the University of Barcelona?
The faculties show all their equipment and the studies offering. We inform you fist-hand, and you can consult us to resolve all your questions.
