The UAB now forms part of the new Young European Research Universities Network (YERUN), which includes eighteen centres with outstanding positions in international rankings of universities founded less than 50 years ago.
On 16 January the UAB opened the registration period for its 2015/16 official master's degrees. Over 100 academic programmes are offered in all areas of knowledge.
The UAB Solidarity Fund has opened two calls: one for teaching/research and administrative/service staff, the other for postgraduate students (diploma, MA, PhD), to facilitate the submission of proposals for development cooperation projects in developing countries linked to the UAB. Examples of such initiatives are this project in Mexicoor the communication workshops.
The European Research Council has awarded the grants to Caterina Calsamiglia (Department of Economics and Economic History - MOVE), Iñaki Permanyer (Centre for Demographic Studies) and Albert Quintana, (Department of Cell Biology, Physiology and Immunology and the Institute of Neuroscience).
All UAB centres will be closed from 22 December 2014 to 6 January 2015 although some services will be available.
According to the QS Best Student Cities 2015, Barcelona is the 19th top city in the world for university students. Among other factors, the ranking takes into account that the city is home to the two most prestigious universities in Spain: the UAB and the UB.
The UAB has created a programme which helps disabled students and graduates find jobs. The university offers support and assessment in looking for work and acts as a liaison between candidates and job vacancies.
The UAB is one of the 15 universities and research centres which - through the Consorci de Serveis Universitaris de Catalunya (CSUC) - has saved up to 1.73 million euros in 2014, a 13% of the total electricity bill.