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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

Using screens before bedtime and going to bed late increases the risk of childhood obesity

27.5% of pre-school children and 35.2% of school children surveyed spend more than half an hour in front of screen devices before bedtime, according to a UB study.

Institutional

Half a century of the Faculty of Geography and History

Emeritus Professor Jordi Casassas will give a master class on the characteristics and evolution of the Faculty during its half-century of existence.

Academical

The Science and Engineering Business Fair takes place outdoors for the first time

Registration is now open for training courses and activities with companies aimed at students.

Technology

The nanotech revolution returns with the 10alamenos9 festival

The UB's main research centres will disseminate knowledge of the world of small things at a conference to be held on 16 April at the CosmoCaixa facilities.

Research

A UB project will combine holography and gravitational waves to provide answers to unresolved challenges in cosmology and astrophysics

David Mateos, ICREA researcher at the Department of Quantum Physics and Astrophysics, receives an Advanced Grant of 2.5 million euros.

Research

New technological breakthrough for fast and efficient 3D imaging of objects

A technological innovation designed by the University of Barcelona and the company Sensofar Tech facilitates the characterization of the three-dimensional structure of objects much more quickly, accurately and economically than other current systems.

Institutional

UB excels in 42 disciplines

It is ranked among the world’s top 100 universities in 23 subjects.

Research

The UB inaugurates the first university museum of phonetics in Spain

The exhibition, which can be visited from 15 April on the fifth floor of the Josep Carner building, offers an overview of the technological changes that have taken place in the study of phonetics, from the first analogue machines to the most recent digital devices.

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