The UAB rises 77 points in the CWUR Ranking
The 2018-2019 edition of the Center World University Rankings (CWUR) places the UAB at position 152 worldwide and second among Spanish universities.
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Organic light-emitting diodes become brighter and more durable
Researchers from the Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona and Technische Universität Dresden demonstrate the possibility of using ultrastable film formation to improve the performance of state-of-the-art OLEDs.
The UAB to install a pilot treatment plant for organic waste generated by campus restaurants
In collaboration with the Waste Agency of Catalonia (ARC), the UAB will install a micro-anaerobic digester to treat the organic fraction of residue. The process will yield biogas for energy generation and will extract added-value bioproducts.
The UAB and fifteen upper secondary school centres participated in the Small World Initiative
The closing session of the Small World Initiative project took place on Thursday 17 MAy at the auditorium of the Rectorat building, with the attendance of university students and students from the secondary schools participating in this science popularisation project.
The UAB to participate in Universia's 4th International Meeting of Rectors
UAB Rector Margarita Arboix will be participating in the Fourth International Meeting of Universia, which will be taking place in Salamanca on 21 and 22 May under the title of "University, Society and Future".
ICTA-UAB organizes its 1st Spring Symposium to address environmental challenges
The ICTA-UAB organizes its 1st Spring Symposium, on 16 and 17 May, with the aim of addressing some of the main environmental and sustainability challenges, and mainly those related to global and climate change. The uniqueness of this symposium is its transdisciplinary and global approach.
The UAB celebrates its first edition of the “Four Minute Thesis” competition
The competition will begin on 15 May at 10 a.m. at the UAB Theatre Hall. The event will be streamed live and will consist in ten PhD students who will have a maximum of four minutes to defend their thesis. At the end of the competition the jury will select the two best thesis and all those attending will be able to vote for the thesis they liked best.
The cafeteria of the Social Sciences Library will remain open on weekends and academic holidays
The cafeteria of the Social Sciences Library will open on weekends (19, 20, 26 and 27 May and 2, 3, 9 and 10 June), and on Monday 21 May (public holiday). The café will be open from 9:30 a.m.to 5:30 p.m.
The UAB is top university in the CYD ranking
The UAB obtains the highest score in 24 of 34 indicators evaluated by the Knowledge and Development Foundation (CYD). The CYD ranking evaluates 73 Spanish universities and is based on the European Commission's U-Multirank.