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The UAB ranks 9th worldwide in the QS Top 50 under 50
According to the QS ranking of universities founded less than 50 years ago, the UAB ranks first in Spain, second in Europe and ninth worldwide.
New autonomous microsensor is capable of detecting respiratory problems
Researchers from the UAB, the IMB CNM - CSIC and the UPC have developed a thermoelectric sensor based on silicon nanotechnology with the power to regenerate itself and detect respiratory problems such as sleep apnoea and pneumonia. To commercialise the sensor, the tech-based company FutureSiSens was created.
Journalist Rosa M. Calaf inaugurates the 2016/17 academic year
On 3 October, the official opening of the academic year took place at the Rectorat building. Rosa María Calaf gave a conference against ignorances and inequalities entitled "Sortim de l'ombra. Contra la ignorància i la desigualtat".
International Welcome Days are back
From 12 to 17 September a new edition of International Welcome Days (IWD) will take place; a week full of activities for new international students attending the UAB.
Francisco Javier Lafuente, new director of the UAB Research Park
The board of trustees of the UAB Research Park recently appointed Francisco Javier Lafuente, professor in Chemical Engineering and Vice Rector for Innovation and Strategic Projects, the centre's new director. He will be taking over from Buenaventura Guamis, who was the Park's director during these past four years.
The UAB plays host to the latest ECIU Leadership Development Programme meeting
From 6 to 9 September, the UAB is host to the latest meeting of the ECIU Leadership Development Programme, which unites university administration members from centres all over Europe.
Join the team of volunteers at the UAB
Students and staff at the UAB interested in meeting new people and discovering other realities, and learning and fighting for social justice, can participate in one of the volunteering programmes coordinated by the Fundació Autònoma Solidaria (FAS).
UAB to attend teaching innovation workshop in Poland
The European Consortium of Innovative Universities (ECIU), of which the UAB is member, has organised a meeting on innovative learning strategies which will be held on 19 and 20 September at the Lodz University of Technology.