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The UAB awards an honorary doctorate to music director Josep Pons

"I believe in the need for art, always, and particularly now in the times we are living", Josep Pons, music director of the Gran Teatre del Liceu, said in his acceptance speech after being awarded an honorary doctorate by the UAB on Wednesday 7 April. His sponsor, Professor Francesc Cortès, explained that the UAB and Josep Pons shared six qualities: a search for quality, commitment with modernity, a constructive spirit, social involvement, international projection, and promotion of youth.

Submarine groundwater discharge is essential for the functioning of coastal ecosystems

A study involving the ICTA-UAB determines that Submarine Groundwater Discharge (SGD) is a very important source of nutrients for the coastal ocean and that, therefore, SGD represents an essential component of the functioning and vulnerability of coastal ecosystems, both at local and global scales.

Mar's enormous spiral ice canyons are young and were formed by erosion

A research with the involvement of the UAB explains the origin and shape of the ice canyon system in the Martian north polar plateau, one of the solar system's largest megastructures. The research will aid in better understanding the great environmental changes undergone by the red planet throughout its history.

Seven UAB projects to receive funding for pandemic research

The Government of Catalonia's PANDÈMIES 2020 call was created to analyse the impact of COVID-19. Seven projects proposed by UAB research groups will receive funding for a total of over 1.5 million euros.

Observed in vivo the collective movement of nanorobots

A team of researchers with the participation of UAB professor Esther Julián has monitored, for the first time, the behaviour of a swarm of nanorobots inside living mice. The study has been published in Science Robotics.

The UAB to boost its academic offer in English and interdisciplinary studies in 2021/22

The UAB will be offering new academic programmes in Artificial Intelligence and in Contemporary History, Politics and Economics, and will begin with a new bachelor's degree in Science, Technology and the Humanities, offered between Barcelona and Madrid by the Alliance 4 Universities. In addition, changes will be made to the bachelor's degree in English Studies and in Spanish Language and Literature.

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Health screenings continue for all members of the university community

The Generalitat's Ministry for Health has organised health screenings from 8 to 15 April for all members of the UAB, to detect asymptomatic cases and those who have already had Covid-19.

Vicent Fonollosa ingressa a l'Academia de Medicina

Vicent Fonollosa becomes new member of the Royal Academy of Medicine of Catalonia

The Royal Academy of Medicine of Catalonia recently appointed Vicent Fonollosa i Pla, professor at the Department of Medicine and Dean of the Faculty of Medicine, a new member of the academy.

Màrius Martínez davant del piano del Rectorat

Màrius Martínez, New President of the ECIU

UAB Vice President for International Relations Màrius Martínez was recently elected new president of the European Consortium of Innovative Universities (ECIU) in a session held by the ECIU Board on 19 March 2021. Until now, Martínez had been a member of the Presidium.

Esteve Corbera, member of the Scientific Council of MAB programme

ICTA-UAB researcher was appointed member of the Scientific Council of the Spanish Committee of the Man and the Biosphere (MAB) programme of the UNESCO on behalf of Catalonia.

The UAB to award an honorary doctorate to criminologist Anthony Bottoms

The UAB Governing Council approved the awarding of an honorary doctorate to British criminologist Anthony Bottoms, who was proposed for the degree by the Faculty of Law.