UAB researchers analyse the impact of noise pollution in European cities in an EEA report. At least 100 million Europeans are exposed to levels of noise pollution which surpass EU limits. The noise is harmful to over 31 million adults, with over 13 million people suffering from disorders, 72,000 hospitalisations and 16,600 premature deaths each year.
On 21 April the annual award giving ceremony was held for this year's winners of the Institute of Catalan Studies' Sant Jordi Awards. Among the awardees are lecturers and researchers from the UAB's different academic sectors.
The UAB is one of the first universities to introduce Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) this year. Created by the United Nations, these objectives focus on extreme poverty, hunger, access to healthcare and education, and climate change, and will be offered in five degrees belonging to the Faculty of Education and the School of Engineering.
The Center for World University Rankings (CWUR) presented its 2017 edition of rankings by subjects of the best universities in the world. Globally, the UAB occupies position number 166.
The Young European Research Universities Network (YERUN), of which the UAB is member, has released a statement in which it calls to maintain collaborations with British universities despite Brexit.
Interview with Ládio Veron, representative of the Guarani-Kaiowá community of Mato Grosso do Sul, Brazil, during his visit to Europe.
The UAB now includes two new archaeology and palaeontology campuses in Lleida: the Coll de Nargó Campus and the Pallars Jussà Campus.
The UAB Governing Council has approved the nomination of an honorary doctorate in biochemistry for Margarita Salas and in fine arts for Josep Maria Flotats. They were nominated by the Faculties of Sciences and Biosciences, and by the Faculty of Arts and Humanities, respectively.