On 19 June the Government of Catalunya, the university community, social and economic agents and parliamentary groups signed an agreement to debate and reach a consensus on the future model of Catalonia's universities.
The prizes will be awarded to Bacherlor Degree’s Final Papers of this year 2016-2017 that address subjects on gender equality and non-discrimination, or sustainable development and global justice
The socio-educational programme Campus Ítaca will take plane at the UAB Bellaterra Campus during the months of June and July. The aim of the programme is to give more opportunities to adolescents from unfavourable economic backgrounds and good grades to encourage them to continue with their studies.
The IUNE Observatory 2017 report on Spanish universities' R&D&I shows an increase in scientific productivity, visibility and the number of patents granted between 2006 and 2015, despite a loss in leadership in the experimental sciences field.
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.