Visiting researchers

To strengthen research collaboration, the Faculty of Law annually welcomes research staff from other research institutions:

Guest researchers
Personnel hosted by groups, departments or research institutes, without the need for a formal agreement between institutions.

Researchers in training (doctors)
Personnel not enrolled at the UB who develop a research stay within the framework of their doctoral thesis.

 

Obligations of the inviting party

To welcome the research staff, it is necessary to submit an application addressed to the Directorate of the Department and / or research center of the UB , which includes:

• The motivation of the proposal
• A short CV (only in the case of guest researchers)
• The justification of the benefits that your stay entails for the University
• The duration of the collaboration
• The certification of registration in the Social Security or equivalent.
  • If you are a foreigner, you need accident insurance with repatriation cover for the entire period of the stay at the University of Barcelona.

The UB is not responsible or responsible for the expenses in the event of an accident and the need for repatriation of the external collaborator.

Stay longer than 5 days
If a UB lecturer invites an external lecturer or researcher (from now on an external collaborator), to stay at the UB for at least 5 days, the following steps must be followed:
 

1. Registration request
   The external collaborator must complete this application form.
   It is recommended to do it at least 1 month before the stay, to ensure that the credentials and the welcome pack can be processed on time.

2. Processing of the request

   Once the request is received, the Office of Mobility and International Programs (OMPI) will contact the UB professor who made the invitation to confirm the stay.
   OMPI will also send a letter of approval, which must be signed by the head of the department to which the UB professor belongs.
   Once the letter is signed, the UB professor sends it to OMPI via email.

3. Stay Confirmation
   OMPI receives and archives the signed letter of approval and confirms the details of the invited external collaborator's stay.

4. Request and Processing of UB Email Address 

   OMPI requests the Information and Communication Technology Area to create a UB email address for the external collaborator one week before the start date of the stay.
   Then, a confirmation email is sent to OMPI once the email address has been created.

5. Sending of the Welcome Pack
   OMPI prepares and sends the welcome pack to the department specified by the UB professor. The pack includes:

• A brief manual for installing the SocUB app
• Information about the University of Barcelona
• A conversation guide (in the appropriate language)

• Information about Barcelona

6. Reception of the External Collaborator  
   When the external collaborator arrives, the UB professor gives them the welcome pack and informs them that their UB email address has been processed.
   A few days before the incorporation date, the external collaborator will receive an email from the ICT Area with their UB email credentials, on the day they officially start at UB.
   Once the credentials have been obtained, they must send an email to craiusu@ub.edu requesting access to electronic resources. This email must include the start and end date of the stay.

You will be able to access the following services:

• Consultation and loan in the UB libraries
• Sports Service
• Catalan language courses: Language Acquisition of Mobility
• Spanish language courses

 

Research Spaces (Es-Rec)

The Faculty has set up new research spaces (ES-REC) in the Ilerdense building aimed at hosting predoctoral, postdoctoral and contracted research staff for projects or research groups. There is also a space for visiting research staff, and a meeting room (equipped for videoconferences) for exclusive use by staff located in these offices. These spaces are managed by the Vice-Dean for Research and International Relations. If you want to request a space, you must fill in the following form and inform by sending an email to vd.dret.recerca@ub.edu.