New UAB website on intellectual property and open access
The UAB has launched a website on intellectual property and open access, in support of teaching, learning and research activities at the university.
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Living in areas with more services is beneficial to active, healthy ageing
According to a study by ICTA-UAB and the Department of Geography, the urban design of Barcelona's different neighbourhoods has a direct influence on the levels of physical activity displayed by their older residents.
UAB number 1 in Spain, 70 in Europe, and 146 worldwide in the Times rankings
The Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona is the best university in Spain according to the Times Higher Education World University Rankings 2015-2016.
UAB opens the 2015–2016 academic year
The official opening of the academic year at the UAB took place on 29 September, in the Rectorat building. María Josefa Yzuel, emeritus professor in the Department of Physics, gave the opening lecture, on light-based science and technology.
Mars: new hypothesis on the origin of the megafloods
An international study with UAB participation has put forward a new hypothesis regarding the origin of huge flooding on Mars, which implies it could have been caused by vast quantities of sediment and ice that were deposited 450 million years before the floods occurred.
Opening of the 2015–2016 academic year
The official opening of the 2015–2016 academic year at Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona will take place at noon on 29 September, in the auditorium (Sala d'Actes) of the Rectorat building. María Josefa Yzuel, emeritus professor in the Department of Physics, will give the opening lecture entitled "The science of light and light-based technologies".
Discovery of a triple barrier that prevents cells from becoming cancerous
UAB researchers have identified for the first time a triple mechanism that stops mitosis when the integrity of the chromosomes is threatened. Their study has been published in Plos Genetics.
"I could end up working in something that hasn't been invented yet!"
Interview with Mariona Bonàs, the student who has obtained the highest access mark in the UAB in the Sciences. With a mark of 13,720, she will be taking Physics + Mathematics, two disciplines that appeal strongly to her.