The UAB and CREAF participate in a study which reaffirms the fundamental role of citizen science for the conservation of biodiversity and encourages to continue working to improve and increase contributions. The animals and plants which currently benefit from this most are birds, fungi and butterflies.
A study directed by researchers from the UAB and IMIM are the first to reveal how pregnancy causes long-lasting alterations in brain structure, probably related to improving the mother’s ability to protect and interact with the child. The research was published in Nature Neuroscience.
European research commissioner Carlos Moedas, Secretary of Universities and Research Arcadi Navarro, and UAB Rector Margarita Arboix inaugurated the centre on Friday 16 December. The IEE-UAB will foster joint interdisciplinary research into issues concerning the European Union.
Researchers at the UAB have participated in the sequencing of the genome of the Iberian lynx, which opens new paths of research and conservation. The study confirms that it is one of the species with the least genetic diversity among individuals.
Antoni Dávalos, head of the Neurology Unit at the Germans Trias i Pujol Hospital and lecturer of the Bachelor's Degree in Medicine, has spent years researching ictus, which affect 12,000 people and is one of this year's fundraising themes of the UAB Solidarity Run.
PhD students and junior postdocs interested in improving the social impact of their research have the opportunity of enrolling in the workshop “Responsible Research and Innovation: How to maximise the local impact of my research?” which will begin on Wednesday, December 14, at the UAB Theatre.
The UAB adheres to this solidarity campaign with the aim of offering support, together with other institutions, to entities searching for a solution to the severe humanitarian crisis existing in Europe today.
The UAB Rector has appointed as new director of the Observatory for Equality journalist and writer Joana Gallego, professor of Communication Studies and co-director of the master's degree in Gender and Communication.