The Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona moves up 8 positions and reaches 195 in this new 2018 edition of the QS World University Rankings. The classification places the UAB within the l.1% of the best university centres in the world.
The internationally renowned dramatist received an honorary doctorate from the UAB in a ceremony which took place on 27 June at noon at the Rectorat building.
Next academic year, the UAB will offer a new programme in the management of smart and sustainable cities, the first of its kind in Spain. The UAB Governing Council gave the go-ahead for its creation on 1 June.
The UAB Department of Social Anthropology professor and director of the Wassu-UAB Foundation Adriana Kaplan was awarded the Lluís Companys Memorial Prize from the Josep Irla Foundation and the DKV Prize in Medicine and Solidarity for her professional trajectory.
ICTA-UAB researcher Dr Martí Boada has been appointed UNESCO's scientific advisor on issues of conservation of biosphere reserves.
The UAB ranks among the top 100 most innovative universities in Europe. It is located in 81st position in the Reuters News ranking, which assesses patents and the commercial impact of university research. The ranking is based on the data provided by Clarivate Analytics and analyses institutions which have applied for at least 50 patents between 2010 and 2015.
The UAB obtains a maximum score in 26 of the 33 indicators evaluated by the Fundación Conocimiento y Desarrollo (CYD). The CYD ranking evaluates a total of 69 Spanish universities and is based on the European Commission's U-Multirank.
The UAB stands out once again in a ranking on the 50 most popular degrees in Spain according to El Mundo: the university improves its results and is now second in the ranking, surpassed only by the Complutense University of Madrid.