Universitat de Barcelona

Faculty of Physics
www.ub.edu/fisica

The origins of the Faculty of Physics date back to the year 1900, when a Physics Section was created within the Faculty of Sciences. When the Faculty of Sciences was later divided, in 1974, the current Faculty of Physics was established. In 1992 the Faculty began teaching second-cycle undergraduate degree courses in electronic engineering and, more recently, extensions to the Physics and Chemistry building completed in early 2006 finally gave the Faculty of Physics a purpose-built space to cater to its needs.

Most of the Faculty’s teaching is devoted to its undergraduate degree course in physics, the fundamental science and driving force behind the vast majority of scientific and technological advances in the world. The Faculty is also renowned for the quality and quantity of its research, and is intensely involved in basic and applied research in national and international projects. As such, while it remains a relatively small research centre, the contribution the UB Faculty of Physics makes in terms of productivity (such as articles and patents) and research income (project grants) is very significant indeed.