Twenty-four universities in Spain simultaneously participate in a video competition coordinated by the UAB (under the European U-Mob project) to award the creations which best represent the values of sustainable mobility at university.
The Language Service offers a support programme for lecturers giving classes in English. The programme consists of two courses, a practical teaching sessions and certificate.
On 6 September the Sant Pau Art Nouveau Site played host to the inauguration of the 2018/19 academic year. The inaugural speech was given by Òscar Camps, founder and director of Proactiva Open Arms, who affirmed that aiding migrants and refugees "is a pragmatic and moral decision".
El Journal of Human Evolution publica els treballs arqueològics realitzats entre 2008 i 2016 a la gorja d’Olduvai, en què ha participat el professor de Prehistòria i director del CEPAP Rafael Mora, amb estudis que aprofundeixen en els orígens de les primeres tecnologies dels hominins.
On 2 August, the B-30's entrance and exit to the UAB campus will be closed due to repairs. The entrance into the UAB campus will be closed from 3p.m. to midnight. The exit from the UAB campus to the motorway will also close at 6 p.m.
A study conducted by the CEPAP-UAB at Cova de Santa Linya confirms a continuous presence of montane coniferous forests from the Pyrenees to the Mediterranean coast from 50,000 to 15,000 years ago, demonstrating their resilience to the extreme and ever changing climate conditions of the period.
During the month of August, UAB campus services will have special opening hours and some will close for a short period. Until 2 September, the service of the FGC Barcelona-Vallès train line will be affected by construction work at Sabadell's Can Feu and Gràcia stations.
The UAB aims to award five grants for the contracting of PhD-holding research staff with an accredited research profile, on a co-financing basis. Deadline for applications is 25 September.
The UAB once again occupies 9th place worldwide in the field of veterinary medicine according to the Academic Ranking of World Universities (ARWU), compiled by the Shanghai Jiao Tong University.