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The UB joins Barcelona’s network of climate shelters
The CRAI libraries of the faculties of Physics and Chemistry, Biology, Pharmacy (Diagonal Campus) and Earth Sciences, as well as the CRAI Library of Economics and Business, will be part of this project.
Research
The UB consolidates its leadership in the field of science, according to the report L’Estat de la ciència a Catalunya 2023
The biennial report coordinated by the Catalan Foundation for Research and Innovation provides the citizens with the main research data.
Institutional
Extraordinary Senate: Wednesday 8 May
The motion supporting Palestine is tabled for debate and approval.
Culture
Lecture by Peter Balakian, winner of Pulitzer Prize for Poetry
He will talk about the impact of the genocide of the Armenian people on his literary work.
Research
Genetic mutations leading to truncated proteins in Schaaf-Yang syndrome
A team from the UB, the IBUB, the IRSD and the CIBERER has discovered how mutations in the MAGEL2 gene — the cause of the syndrome — give rise to truncated and non-functional proteins that accumulate in the cell nucleus and, thus, could aggravate the symptoms of those affected by the pathology.
Technology
A more efficient and greenhouse gas-free innovative rubber-based heating and cooling technology, developed
The Catalan Government has awarded the UB researchers a grant to work on a prototype.
Research
Second UB’s Doctoral Research and Dissemination conference
It is a meeting point for doctoral students from a wide range of disciplines and provides them with the tools to explain their research to society.
Research
The UB Science Festival celebrates its tenth anniversary with record-breaking participation
Visitors can take a virtual walk through the Milky Way, or learn how a vegetable garden was cultivated in the Middle Ages, among many other activities.