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Institutional
26-11-2025
An overwhelming majority approves the Statute that opens up a new way of understanding the university
The new regulations lay the foundations for transforming the University of Barcelona over the coming decades and mark a step forward in the missions entrusted to it.
Research
28-11-2025
A roadmap for combating marine litter across the globe
Agreeing on a common methodology for obtaining and comparing data, including marine litter in all environmental protection agreements and guidelines, and securing greater involvement from politicians are key points in preventing marine waste from continuing to accumulate in the oceans and, especially, on the seafloor, parts of which are already veritable rubbish dumps.
Research
28-11-2025
Researchers identify key molecular mechanism in cell communication
The results describe how the entry and internal destination of extracellular vesicles, tiny particles with high potential as carriers of drugs or therapeutic molecules, are coordinated.
Academical
28-11-2025
The UB pays homage to Ernest Lluch on the 25th anniversary of his assassination
Every year, the Faculty of Economics and Business honours its former professor with a seminar on topics related to his research.
Divulgation
27-11-2025
Expert Opinion
Professor Daniel W. O’Neill from the University of Barcelona contributes to a Nature article promoting new indicators that prioritize sustainability and inclusiveness in measuring national progress.
Divulgation
27-11-2025
Three exhibitions at the Faculty of Physics celebrate the scientific and educational legacy of Assumpció Català i Poch
Throughout this year, the centenary of the birth of Spain’s first female astronomer in Spain has been commemorated.
Research
27-11-2025
Australopithecus deyiremeda, an ancestor of the human species discovered in Ethiopia, was bipedal and climbed trees
Professor Lluís Gibert, from the University of Barcelona, is the only expert from a European institution participating in an international study based on the analysis of the bones of a fossilized foot and teeth that has revealed how Australopithecus deyiremeda, a human ancestor that coexisted more than three million years ago with Australopithecus afarensis — the famous Lucy — on the plains of East Africa, moved and fed.
Research
25-11-2025
The seamounts of Cape Verde: a biodiversity hotspot and a priority for marine conservation in the central-eastern Atlantic
A review article led by the University of Barcelona, the Spanish Institute of Oceanography and the UK National Oceanography Centre, with the participation of 20 institutions from various countries, including universities, research centres and NGOs, brings together for the first time all the available knowledge on the deep ocean.