News archive - Faculty of Biosciences

The UAB to host Catalonia's Biology Olympics

The UAB Faculty of Biosciences will be hosting the Biology Olympics of Catalonia on 3 and 7 February. The UAB will be the Barcelona headquarter, with headquarters also set up on the same day in Girona, Tarragona, Lleida and Vic. On 3 February, 144 students from the towns in the Barcelona region will arrive to the UAB for the theoretical test. The top 20 students in each of the regions will then all come together and undergo a practical test at the UAB on 7 February.

The UAB launches a citizen experimentation laboratory on fanzines

The UAB Library Services offers the university community the possibility to participate in the citizen experimentation and prototype lab “Fanzins atemporals” (UAB), which will be held at the COMTEC Centre of the Communications Library and General Newspaper Archives and at the Faculty of Communication Studies on 7, 8 and 9 February, with the aim of finding new ways to rethink, reshape and reuse this collection made up of 849 fanzines.

Sortida cursa 2023 des de Vila Universitària

Over 1000 people participate in the UAB Solidarity Race for La Marató de TV3

Over 1,000 people participated in the 12th edition of the Solidarity Race to raise funds for La Marató de TV3, which took place on Sunday 17 December. The race was organised by the UAB and the Cerdanyola del Vallès City Council, with the collaboration and sponsorship of the Applus+ Laboratories, the University of Barcelona (UB) and the EMD Bellaterra. Here you can view images of the race and results.

Tools for advancing towards a mentally healthy research career

UAB researchers have published The Third Half, towards the creation of healthier research careers, a compendium of international articles on mental health problems and well-being management affecting young researchers and on evidence-based strategies to help promote positive mental health and reduce stigma. These strategies include the University programme "Tercer Temps", which has been running successfully for the past three years.

Open the Term for the Teaching Evaluation of the First Semester 2023/24

Dr. Javier Rodríguez Viejo del Departament de Física de la de la Facultat de Ciències

The Faculties of Sciences and Biosciences explain the Nobel Prizes in 2023

New research to develop treatment for ultrarare disease caused by ADSL gene mutation

The UAB has launched a new campaign to raise funds to study a gene therapy for adenylsuccinate lyase deficiency (ADSL), a rare genetic disease suffered by about 80 children in the world, including two brothers from Cambrils, Anton and Andreu.

The UAB Choir and Orchestra present the Christmas concert entitled "El so de la llum"

On Monday 18 December at 1:30 p.m., the Theatre Hall of the Plaça Cívica will host the traditional Christmas concert of the UAB, under the title "El so de la llum" [The Sound of Light], with performances by the Choir, the Chamber Choir and the University Orchestra.

Imatge de la 14a edició del Programa de Generació d'Idees

The 14th Generating Ideas Programme to promote "one health" projects

This new edition of the entrepreneurial programme of the UAB Parc de Recerca, aimed at researchers and PhD students, will focus on designing and developing innovative ways of creating more balanced and sustainable ecosystems. The application period is now open for those interested in submitting their proposals.