On 18 September the UAB organises the International Partner's Day, a meeting with universities from abroad in which students and faculty members studying and working at the UAB will talk about their experiences here.
Alexander Fidora, ICREA Research Professor at the Department of Ancient and Medieval Studies, has been elected as a member of the Academia Europaea's Philosophy, Theology and Religious Studies section, which promotes excellence in scholarship, research and education in Europe.
The UAB ranks 147 in this year's edition of the Times Higher Education World University Rankings. It is up 16 positions from last year's 163. The university improves its position in aspects such as citations, international outlook, and teaching.
Five members of the Spanish water polo team, who have just won silver in the World Championships, are students at the UAB and form part of the Tutoresport Programme: Anna and Clara Espar, Beatriz and Matilde Ortiz and Laura Ester.
During the month of August, UAB campus services will have special opening hours and some will close for a short period.
This year 150 pillars have been recovered, some of them in an extraordinary state of conservation, which makes this Neolithic site a unique example of wooden architecture. Currently in the process of being declared a cultural site of natural interest, La Draga will be the central theme of an exhibition at the Archaeological Museum of Catalonia.
The new Serra Húnter call by the Government of Catalonia to hire new lecturers under international quality standards will be open until 1 October. There are twenty-three positions available at the UAB.
The UAB occupies ninth place worldwide in the field of veterinary medicine according to the Academic Ranking of World Universities (ARWU), the ranking conducted by the Shanghai Jiao Tong University.