Given the current situation of democratic regression, the UAB governing team and representatives of the trade unions called on members of the university community to participate in a demonstration today in front of the Rectorat building.
The Cloister of the Monastery of Sant Cugat hosted the official opening of the 2017/18 academic year on 21 September in an event which also marked the beginning of the UAB's 50th anniversary celebrations.
On 18 September the UAB organises the International Partner's Day, a meeting with universities from abroad in which students and faculty members studying and working at the UAB will talk about their experiences here.
The UAB ranks 147 in this year's edition of the Times Higher Education World University Rankings. It is up 16 positions from last year's 163. The university improves its position in aspects such as citations, international outlook, and teaching.
Five members of the Spanish water polo team, who have just won silver in the World Championships, are students at the UAB and form part of the Tutoresport Programme: Anna and Clara Espar, Beatriz and Matilde Ortiz and Laura Ester.
During the month of August, UAB campus services will have special opening hours and some will close for a short period.
The new Serra Húnter call by the Government of Catalonia to hire new lecturers under international quality standards will be open until 1 October. There are twenty-three positions available at the UAB.
The UAB occupies ninth place worldwide in the field of veterinary medicine according to the Academic Ranking of World Universities (ARWU), the ranking conducted by the Shanghai Jiao Tong University.
The cut-off marks corresponding to the first enrolment period for the 2017/2018 academic year confirm the great demand for UAB undergraduate courses. The UAB's joint bachelor's degree in Physics+Mathematics is once again the one with the highest cut-off mark in Catalonia (13.352), while 22 other bachelor's degrees have cut-off marks above 10.