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 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".
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.
The UAB ranks among the top 100 most innovative universities in Europe
The UAB ranks third in Spain according to Reuters' World's Most Innovative Universities. It is located in 93rd position in the Reuters News ranking, which assesses patents and the commercial impact of university research.
The UAB to award honorary doctorates to Caddy Adzuba, Marie-Paule Kieny, Jaume Plensa, Joaquim Mª Puyal and Lisa Randall
As partof its 50ty annivesary celebrations, the UAB has decided to award five honorary doctorates to experts from different fields of knowledge: Caddy Adzuba, Marie-Paule Kieny, Jaume Plensa, Joaquim Mª Puyal and Lisa Randall.
The UAB opens a call for 44 emeritus and honorary titles
Candidates have until 18 May to submit their applications to the call for emeritus and honorary titles for teaching staff in the 2018/19 academic year. Departments and institutes can present applications for professors who have already retired and fulfil all requirements stated in the call details.