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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.
Extraordinary Senate: Wednesday 8 May
The motion supporting Palestine is tabled for debate and approval.
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.
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.
Institutional
The University of Barcelona is one of the main beneficiaries of Next Generation funds in Catalonia
So far it has received 77 million euros, a figure that places it second, following the Barcelona Supercomputing Centre in terms of beneficiaries in the field of research.
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.
Research
Low intensity light to fight the effects of chronic stress
A study led by the University of Barcelona reveals that the use of photobiomodulation — a technique based on the use of low-intensity laser light or LED light — in the brain and the gut could contribute to improving treatments to fight neurological diseases in patients.