This recognition highlights her valuable contribution to scientific knowledge and emphasizes the Giotto Prize’s commitment to celebrating talent and creativity in all disciplines. On March 16th, the Catalonia Barcelona Plaza… Read More from Dr. Marta Silva, awarded with the prestigious Giotto Prize.
‘’la Caixa’’ Foundation attracts and retains talent with a hundred fellowships for Young researchers The Foundation “la Caixa” has recently announced the allocation of 105 doctoral and postdoctoral scholarships to… Read More from UBneuro Welcomes Exceptional Talent: Rachel Maria Morse, Bianca Franzoie, and Beatriz de Diego Awarded Prestigious La Caixa Fellowships
“Human brain: an evolutionary error originates a wonder of nature, but a fragile one”, is the title of the speech given by Jordi Alberch i Vié, professor at the Faculty… Read More from Professor Jordi Alberch i Vié joins the Royal Academy of Arts and Sciences of Barcelona as elected academician
The event featured the screening of two documentaries, one showing a possible research career and another highlighting the obstacles encountered by women pursuing careers in science. In celebration of the… Read More from UBneuro commemorates International Day of Girls and Women in Science
The human brain is an organ that takes nearly from 20 to 25% of the energy the body needs. This high energy demand for neuronal functions depends on the transport… Read More from This study finds a molecular mechanism related to neuronal death
Juan Cruz Cigudosa, the new Secretary of State for Science, Innovation, and Universities, received the presidency of the SOMMa alliance at the ministry headquarters. On February 5th, the new Secretary… Read More from The new Secretary of State for Science receives the SOMMa Alliance
The University of Barcelona, with the support of the Bosch i Gimpera Foundation — its transfer office —, has obtained 1,656,043.90 euros of funding in the 2022 call for grants… Read More from The UB receives more than 1.65 million euros in funding for public-private partnership projects
Life expectancy and healthy ageing in mice can be determined by a protein present in some cells of the immune system, according to a study published in the journal Cell Reports…. Read More from Study identifies a key protein for healthy ageing
Interview of Dr Josep Maria Canals, Director of Creatio UB and full professor at the Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences at the University of Barcelona. In a few words,… Read More from “With the 3D bioprinter, we will manufacture artificial tissue to help cure currently incurable illnesses”
Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) is a neurodegenerative disease that affects neurons in the brain and spinal cord causing loss of muscle control. A study by the University of Barcelona has… Read More from New therapeutic strategy to reduce neuronal death in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis
The University of Barcelona is, once again, the first university in Spain with the most researchers among the most influential worldwide and it is the second most influential research centre… Read More from The University of Barcelona is the Spanish university with most researchers among the most influential worldwide
The Pasqual Maragall Researchers Programme (PMRP) will distribute a total of 1.5 million euros among the three selected projects. The winning projects address epigenetics, microglia, and the connection between the… Read More from The Pasqual Maragall Foundation announces the winners of the research grants in Alzheimer