ICTA UAB News

ICTA-UAB Opens ALIA's New Edition on the Energy Transition

Thu, 08 Oct 2026 16:41:42 +0200

ICTA-UAB’s environmental economist Jeroen van den Bergh was in charge of inaugurating the new edition of ALIA, the CCCB's educational program for secondary school students, of which ICTA-UAB is the scientific partner this year. The talk took place on October 8 at the CCCB Auditorium and kicked off a full year of educational activities, which this year focus on the energy transition.

Sunlight and precise nutrient management, keys to success in urban agriculture

Wed, 07 Oct 2026 11:29:35 +0200

Factors such as sunlight and stage-specific nutrient application determine crop success in urban agriculture, far beyond fixed recipes or miracle solutions.

How do researchers feel about the potential impacts of AI on research?

Mon, 05 Oct 2026 11:04:10 +0200

As warnings about AI grow louder, we asked ICTA-UAB researchers how they see AI's impact on their work and on science more broadly.

Amalia Calderón Argelich explores decision-making in the face of the climate crisis, at CUIMPB

Thu, 01 Oct 2026 15:47:27 +0200

Amalia Calderón Argelich, a researcher at ICTA-UAB, participated as a speaker in the course "Science, Politics, and Citizenship," organized by the CUIMPB – Centre Ernest Lluch at the CCCB.

GreenME project calls for investment in nature-based mental wellbeing

Wed, 30 Sep 2026 12:40:42 +0200

The GreenME General Assembly Meeting brought together partners from across Europe to review the project's progress, exchange knowledge, and consider how their work can create a lasting impact beyond its lifetime. Researchers, practitioners, and advisors met at the Department of Agricultural and Food Sciences of the University of Bologna from September 16 to 18.

European Researchers' Night with visits at ICTA-UAB

Tue, 29 Sep 2026 11:41:49 +0200

The ICTA-UAB joins once again the European Researchers’ Night, the great science festival that brings research, innovation, and its protagonists closer to the public of all ages in a fun and interactive way.

The inappropriate use of scientific databases renders Indigenous peoples’ role in conservation invisible

Mon, 28 Sep 2026 11:50:08 +0200

The scientific community often makes inappropriate use of large global biodiversity databases, sometimes applying them to analyses and research for which they were never designed.

Can Catalonia survive without economic growth? A new study says it can

Wed, 16 Sep 2026 13:19:46 +0200

With an unprecedented level of detail, an ICTA-UAB report describes the policies required to put a post-growth transition into practice in Catalonia. The measures could be applicable in both a national and international context.

Barcelona's municipal rooftops could produce 31% of the tomatoes consumed in the city

Mon, 07 Sep 2026 16:54:01 +0200

A study published in Cities by researchers at ICTA-UAB with collaboration from the CRM's Knowledge Transfer Unit, estimates that 65 hectares of municipal rooftop could supply 31% of the tomatoes consumed in Barcelona each year.

Biosphere reserves, allies against deforestation in the Western Amazon

Thu, 30 Jul 2026 13:59:52 +0200

Biosphere reserves help curb deforestation in the Western Amazon and, taken together, have prevented the loss of more than 7,400 square kilometers of forest over the last two decades compared to similar scenarios without this protection status.