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February 26, 2016

LERU Doctoral Summer School – Call for applications

The 7th LERU Doctoral Summer School ‘Data Stewardship for Scientific Discovery an Innovation’ will be held at Leiden University (The Netherlands) from July 10th to July 15th, 2016. It will prepare its participants for the future of complex, data-intensive, multi-stakeholder and multi-disciplinary scientific methods and collaborations The University of Barcelona will cover the registration fees, flight tickets and accommodation expenses for the 2 UB selected candidates. The deadline for applications will…

Presentation of “General Equilibrium and Game Theory, Ten Papers”

The Barcelona Graduate School of Economics will host the presentation in Spain of the book published by Harvard University Press ”General Equilibrium and Game Theory – Ten Papers” by Prof. Andreu Mas-Colell with remarks by Prof. Jerry R. Green, Harvard University, and Prof. Hugo F. Sonnenschein, University of Chicago. The presentation will take place on 8 April 2016 at 13.00h at Ciutadella Campus Auditorium – UPF (Ramon Trias Fargas, 25-27;…

SERC Annual Conference 2016 – Call for papers

The Spatial Economics Research Centre (SERC) at the London School of Economics (LSE) will held its eighth annual Conference from 26-27 May 2016. The Spatial Economics Research Centre was launched in April 2008 to provide high quality independent research on why some regions, cities and communities prosper more than others. It mobilises international expertise and provides information for policy makers to enhance their capacity to diagnose and tackle existing spatial…

The Alumni Wall: Write your name in history to support research at the Faculty of Economics and Business

The Faculty of Economics and Business of the University of Barcelona (UB) has made the decision to open new sources of financing to continue promoting new projects. This new university sponsorship initiative (The Alumni Wall) is seeking help from former students to kick start high quality research, internationalisation and teaching projects. Donations for funding Faculty projects will receive symbolic recognition: the Alumni Wall, where the names of those doing their little…

The UB in the top 25 leading world universities over 400 years old

The University of Barcelona (UB) has been ranked among the top 25 leading world universities in the latest Times Higher Education (THE) World University Rankings of the best ancient universities. The UB was ranked 174th in THE’s overall World University Rankings in the 2015-16 ranking. More information HERE.

2016 INGENIO PhD Days Eu-SPRI Forum Early Career Researcher Conference – Call for papers

INGENIO is pleased to announce the 2016 Eu-SPRI & INGENIO PhD Days, a three-day event organized by INGENIO’S doctoral students. The event aims at providing an enriching experience for early career researchers working on a wide range of Science, Technology and Innovation Policy issues. One purpose of the PhD Days is to contribute to the development of research capacities and skills. The third edition will focus on how science, technology…

Symposium for Junior Researchers – Royal Economic Society

The Royal Economic Society is organizing its 2nd Symposium of Junior Researchers, which will take place on 24 March 2016 at the University of Sussex, Brighton, UK. With the support of the Royal Economic Society, the event is organized by research students for research students. Its objectives are to bring together students at all stages of their theses and to foster discussion and dissemination research in all areas of economics. The Symposium takes place following the Annual Conference of the RES so…

The Faculty of Economics and Business (UB) presents a new formula for funding projects

The Dean of the Faculty of Economics and Business of the University of Barcelona, Dr. Elisenda Paluzie, will present the project “El Mur dels Antics Alumnes” [The Wall of Alumni] next Monday, 15 of February (12.30 pm), which opens a new formula for funding and internationalising research projects. The initiative, which is being implemented by many universities around the world, aims to engage former students of the Faculty in the…

Bank of England PhD Internships

The Bank of England offers internships for individuals currently undertaking PhDs to work collaboratively on research projects with Bank staff for two to three months. PhD interns therefore play an active role in their research environment. To be considered, you should be expecting to submit your PhD thesis within the next two years. All fields are considered, although we’re particularly interested in candidates with a background in the following areas:…

The Faculty of Economics and Business opens new sources of project financing

The Faculty of Economics and Business of the University of Barcelona (UB) has made the decision to open new sources of financing to continue promoting new projects. This joint initiative includes the Faculty and the UB Social Council, and seeks to involve former students in financing research projects with a social impact, and improving teaching or internationalisation where projects do not receive public funding; projects which otherwise would not come…