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April 1, 2016

LERU universities take a close look at how they maintain high quality doctoral education

The League of European Research Universities (LERU) has for many years now called attention to the importance of innovative doctoral education. In their latest, fourth paper, they analyse how LERU universities go about ensuring that they achieve their objectives to train doctoral researchers to the highest skill levels to become creative, critical and autonomous intellectual risk takers. More information HERE.

International Workshop on the Economics of Parking – Call for papers

Next November 28th 2016 will take place at the Faculty of Economics and Business (UB) the “International Workshop on the Economics of Parking” organized by the Research Group on Governments and Markets (GiM), the Reference Network for Research in Applied Economicsa (XREAP) and the Pasqual Maragall Chair. This conference will focus on the recent developments in the economics of parking. By bringing together researchers from different countries, it seeks to…

The 2016 Geneva Challenge – Call for contributions

The Graduate Institute of International and Development Studies announced the 2016 edition of the Geneva Challenge – the Advancing Development Goals international Contest for graduate students. This year students are invited to develop analysis-based proposals on “The Challenges of Urbanization”. The competition invites teams of 3-5 master students to: identify a challenge stemming from urbanization; construct an interdisciplinary analysis on how it affects different aspects of development in a specific (but transposable) context; propose innovation…

Claustre de Doctors 2016 Prize – Call for applications

The “Claustre de Doctors” of the University of Barcelona invites applications for its annual prize for the most outstanding PhD Thesis defended between January 1st 2014 and December 31st 2014 with an Excellent Cum Laude. Applications can be submitted either in person or by postal mail. Deadline for applications: June 3rd, 2016. More information (in Catalan) HERE.

Two UB Economics researchers awarded with RecerCaixa grants

The call for research grants RecerCaixa 2015, an initiative fostered by Obra Social la Caixa and the Catalan Association of Public Universities (ACUP), will allocate 1.6 million euros to support 19 projects of excellence in the fields of social and health sciences. Two projects led by UB Economics researchers have been selected in this call: “The Effect of Social Cohesion on Crime Rates and Security Perceptions: The Role of the Cultural Associationism in a Urban Setting”…

José Manuel Blecua Prize – Call for applications

The Board of Trustees of the University of Barcelona invites applications for its annual José Manuel Blecua Prize. The prize is awarded for the best article published in a prominent academic journal in the field of humanities and social sciences. Applicants must have successfully defended their PhD thesis at the University of Barcelona between January 1st 2011 and December 31st 2015. Deadline for applications: May 31st, 2016. More information (in catalan) HERE. Last year edition Ernest Miguelez, PhD in Economics…

The Alumni Wall: We reached our goal on our first crowdfunding project!

Our first crowdfunding campaign closed on March 25th with €6,275 raised for the research project of Athina Raftopoulou, PhD in Economics student at the Faculty of Economics and Business (UB). We want to thank everyone who supported our first project linked to the Alumni Wall.

BBVA Foundation Frontiers of Knowledge Awards

The BBVA Foundation Frontiers of Knowledge Awards seek to recognize and encourage world-class research and artistic creation, prizing contributions of lasting impact for their originality, theoretical significance and ability to push back the frontiers of the known world. These international awards span eight categories: Basic Sciences (Physics, Chemistry, Mathematics), Biomedicine, Ecology and Conservation Biology, Information and Communication Technologies, Economics, Finance and Management, Contemporary Music, Climate Change and Development Cooperation. Deadline: 30 June…

APIF Grants for Research Stays – Call for applications

The University of Barcelona has published a new call for applications addressed to PhD Students with an APIF Scholarship looking for financial support for short research stays in Spain and abroad. All applications must be sent to the Unitat de Beques i Ajuts a l’Estudiant (Oficina de Beques de Tercer Cicle – Pavelló Rosa). Deadline for applicatons: March 18th, 2016. More information (in Catalan) HERE.

Video Competition ‘Comas i Solà’

Make your research understood by the wider public! The University of Barcelona Doctoral School (EDUB) has announced its second short-video contest to enable UB doctoral students to share their research with a wider public. Deadline for submissions: May 23rd, 2016. More information (in Catalan) HERE.