A pilot treatment plant developed by the Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona and Aigües de Manresa S.A. Empresa Municipal generates added value products while simultaneously treating wastewater. The technology used improves the treatment process and at the same time extracts the phosphorus and materials used to manufacture bioplastics.
The interlacing of more than 1,000 360º images allows users to view eight kilometres of a virtual tour around the faculties, green areas, public transport, services and artistic heritage of the university.
On 19 June the Government of Catalunya, the university community, social and economic agents and parliamentary groups signed an agreement to debate and reach a consensus on the future model of Catalonia's universities.
The prizes will be awarded to Bacherlor Degree’s Final Papers of this year 2016-2017 that address subjects on gender equality and non-discrimination, or sustainable development and global justice
The socio-educational programme Campus Ítaca will take plane at the UAB Bellaterra Campus during the months of June and July. The aim of the programme is to give more opportunities to adolescents from unfavourable economic backgrounds and good grades to encourage them to continue with their studies.
A study conducted by the universities Pablo de Olavide and the UAB has identified a functional brain pattern linked to cognitive behavior able to activate an iPad’s touchscreen. Results may be useful in brain-machine interfaces, for people with physical difficulties to communicate.
The IUNE Observatory 2017 report on Spanish universities' R&D&I shows an increase in scientific productivity, visibility and the number of patents granted between 2006 and 2015, despite a loss in leadership in the experimental sciences field.
The Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona moves up 8 positions and reaches 195 in this new 2018 edition of the QS World University Rankings. The classification places the UAB within the l.1% of the best university centres in the world.
The internationally renowned dramatist received an honorary doctorate from the UAB in a ceremony which took place on 27 June at noon at the Rectorat building.