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UAB and Johan Cruyff Institute set to collaborate on teaching, employability and cooperation.
The UAB and the Johan Cruyff Institute have announced an agreement to work together on teaching, research and social programmes.

Lluís Tort, president of ECIU
Lluís Tort has been appointed president of the European Consortium of Innovative Universities (ECIU), a leading network in higher education, committed to innovation in both learning and knowledge transfer.

Cerebrospinal fluid used for brain tumour diagnosis
A new technique, published in Nature Communications, uses lumbar puncture to determine the characteristics of the brain tumour without the need for a brain tissue biopsy. The research was led by UAB professor Joan Seoane.

UAB Solidarity Run returns on 13 December
4th edition of the UAB Solidarity Run-TV3 Marathon – divided this year into four categories so there's room for everyone: 6 km run, 6 km walk, 10 km run and run for persons with reduced mobility.

Put the FM in your pocket
Music and dance performances, castellers, student stalls, rugby, gymkhanas and many other activities will liven up the UAB Festa Major 2015. Psychology student, Karen Dayanna, and Nanoscience and Nanotechnology student, Martí Gibert, will give the opening speech.

Sea warming and acidification could make scuba diving areas less attractive
An ICTA-UAB study quantifies the potential economic losses that could derive from the gradual disappearance of Coralligenous species and the proliferation of jellyfish.

Europe's universities defend open access to research
The League of European Research Universities (LERU) has issued a statement, subscribed to by the UAB, advocating open access to research publications in the face of the high cost of payments to specialist journals.
