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Trescartesfamiliars

Presentation of EpiCAT, which collects, studies and disseminates personal letters from the 16th to 19th centuries

Researchers from the UAB Department of Modern and Early Modern History have spent four years on the research project “EpiCAT.Cartes familiars de Catalunya (segles XVI-XIX)”, 44 historical archives from all over Catalonia in which 2,438 letters were registered, transcribed and analysed. All letters were made available to the scientific community and general population on the open and recently presented web portal EpiCAT (epicat.uab.cat).

Abellar experimental / colmenar experimental

The role of the Asian hornet in the decline of bees is confirmed

After two years of compiling data on peri-urban conditions, the UABee Project confirms that the Asian predatory wasp represents a large menace to the survival of bees, but also demonstrates the possibility of preventing this decline by adequately managing beehives.

Facultat de Veterinària

The UAB ranks among the top 100 universities in seven academic subjects

The fourth edition of the Global Ranking of Academic Subjects, which classifies the top universities in 54 different academic subjects, ranks the UAB among the top 100 universities worldwide in 7 academic subjects: Veterinary Sciences, Geography, Agricultural Sciences, Biotechnology, Ecology, Economics and Oceanography.