Education

The master’s degree Neurosciences, provides interdisciplinary training in subjects ranging from molecular biology to cognitive studies and neuroimaging. It aims to equip future researchers in basic and clinical research with the knowledge needed to address problems by means of a cross-disciplinary approach and become skilled members of laboratories in public and private institutions.

The program is also designed for professionals (physicians, psychologists, veterinary scientists, etc.) who want to update their knowledge about the most important areas of the neurosciences. Research is the primary focus of the master’s degree Neurosciences.

The Master course of Research in Behaviour and Cognition, coordinated by Ferran Pons, is designed to train researchers to an internationally competitive level in behavioural sciences, specifically in the areas of personality and behaviour, cognition and plasticity, and in research methodology in behavioural sciences. The teaching plan consists of a number of subjects that provide an overall update in the contents of these areas, complemented with solid training in research methodology and other related topics, such as neuroscience. The master’s degree also grants access to doctoral studies, with continuity offered mainly through the UB doctoral program in Brain, Cognition and Behaviour.

The Master’s degree in Introduction to Mental Health Research is an interuniversity master’s degree, delivered through blended learning, which is organized by fundamental and clinical university research groups in the area of biomedicine applied to mental health, such as the Bipolar Disorder group, that belong to the national research network CIBERSAM (Centre for Networked Biomedical Research in the Area of Mental Health).

The degree is intended for Spanish and international students interested in research in psychiatry and mental health. The objectives of the course are to promote the training of mental health researchers in both fundamental and clinical aspects of the discipline, and to encourage interaction between groups working on mental health issues to facilitate the coordination of joint projects.

The master’s degree in Artificial Intelligence offers you an integrative and cutting-edge approach to the field and its application to real scenarios.

This master was created as a synergy between the Barcelona School of Informatics of the UPC, the School of Engineering of the Rovira i Virgili University (URV) and the Faculty of Mathematics of the University of Barcelona (UB) as an interuniversity master.

The Master’s degree in General Health Psychology is coordinated by Adela Fuste, part of the research team at Virtual Reality. This MSc designed to prepare candidates for careers in health psychology, giving them the knowledge and skills for competent professional practice in the regulated professional role of General Health Psychologist.

The course takes a scientific and professional approach that confers the skills required to analyse and formulate hypotheses on human behaviour and the capacity for behavioural intervention in order to promote and improve health. Students interested in continuing their studies at doctoral level can consult general information about the doctoral programme in Clinical and Health Psychology below.

The PhD in Biomedicine, coordinated by Esther Pérez Navarro, provides the university accreditation that certifies that this professional can carry out quality biomedical research independently.

The PhD degree in Biomedicine is also a plus for those professionals interested in developing their work in the business world; both in R&D departments and in management. Industries such as Pharmaceutical, Biotechnological or Biomedical Engineering companies welcome Doctors in Biomedicine to their staff in order to achieve their business objectives.

The PhD in Brain, Cognition and Behaviour is coordinated by Joan Lopez Moliner. This PhD is an opportunity to learn in different research techniques including functional neuroimaging, psychophysics, computational modelling, virtual reality, eye movements and behavioural and neuropsychological tests that allow the doctoral student to broaden his/her possibilities to pursue post-doctoral research at the highest international level.

The PhD in Medicine and Translational Research, is the educational response of the Institute of Neurosciences of the University of Barcelona related to advanced formation of the PhD students in clinical and biomedical investigation. This program includes the elaboration and presentation of the Doctoral Thesis consisting in a scientific study with the results of original research.

The PhD in Clinical Health Psychology is coordinated by José Gutierrez Maldonado. This programme is focused on the acquisition of knowledge and skills that enable the autonomous carrying out of research projects, as well as working in interdisciplinary teams made up of experts in the different areas that make up this field of research.

This course proivides an overview of the background and current methods for the generation and characterization of brain organoids. They will have the opportunity to learn and practice how to:

• Generate brain organoid differentiation Systems
• Analyze brain organoid system by advanced imaging and multi-omics approaches
• Introducing brain organoids ethics and regulation

The Institute of Neurosciences of the University of Barcelona has awarded one fellowship to a person working in an EU Widening country in 2023 and 2024

The GECONEU project aims to develop an online course for university students focused on genetic counselling. The main objective and central impact of this project is to help individuals and society to better understand the objectives of genetic testing and the usefulness of genetic counseling through an innovative learning and teaching environment for students. The development of the ‘Best Genetic Counseling Protocol” will be based on the PICOGEN program – a Genetic Counseling intervention for familial dementia as described by Neurologist Raquel Sánchez-Valle.

*European project co-funded by Erasmus + KA2 – Cooperation and Innovation for Good Practices. Strategic Partnerships for school education

The project will provide frameworks and tools to facilitate learning actions that develop integrating STEAM and computational thinking competences but also that allows assessing their acquisition

• Integrating steam and computational thinking development by using robotics and physical devices

*European project co-funded by Erasmus + KA2 – Cooperation and Innovation for Good Practices. Strategic Partnerships for school education

The Introduction to Data Science and Machine Learning, taught by Petia Radeva among other researchers from the University of Barcelona.

This course provides students with a syllabus that covers the concepts and tools you will need throughout the entire cycle of a data science project: asking the right questions; data preprocessing and cleaning; hypothesis generation; modelling; data visualization; evaluation of solutions; and deploy data products.

The primary aim of ASCTN-Training is to provide the appropriate training for the participating Early Stage Researchers (ESRs), so that each individual ESR will complete a PhD degree based on their research work, while at the same time equipping them with the necessary tools to collaborate and develop innovative technologies for the modelling of neuronal disorders and the development of novel therapies.

Josep M Canals is the Coordinator of the ASCTN-Training consortium.