The UAB is the university with high performance scores in the largest number of indicators (28 out of 37 analysed) in this year's edition of the CYD ranking, the Spanish ranking with the highest number of universities analysed.
The UAB rises 10 points and reaches position 186 in the latest edition of the CWUR World University Rankings, which takes into account the prestige of its graduates and lecturers, as well as the scientific impact of the university.
Researchers at the UAB Department of Clinical Psychology and Health, in collaboration with the University of Paris and the University Hospital of Montpellier, recently published a study which for the first time points to a relation between gastrointestinal and eating disorders among women suffering from Ehlers-Danlos syndrome
On 15 May, the UAB research group Transmedia Catalonia will be hosting a participative workshop at the Macaya Palace in Barcelona which will include young migrants and members of the civil society, NGOs, public administration, businesses and researchers, to work jointly on finding innovative solutions to foster the reception of migrants travelling alone to Catalonia.
An international study with participation of the UAB evaluated the protective effects of Calcium dobesilate (CaD) for the treatment of cognitive disorders in physiological ageing. Results demonstrated in an animal model that weight loss, anxiety-like and cognitive impairments were reversed by the administration of the drug, while also inhibiting the oxidative stress in their brains.
The Centre for Demographic Studies (CED), located at the UAB, has worked jointly with Social Explorer Inc and with funding from the "la Caixa" Foundation, presented the "Explorador Social" digital platform, a portrait of Spanish society through maps and infographics. Data made reality.
Marina Subirats, emeritus professor in sociology of the UAB, was recently awarded an honorary doctorate by the Rovira i Virgili University.
ICREA research Professor at ICTA-UAB Victoria Reyes-García has been elected to the U.S. National Academy of Sciences in recognition of her distinguished and continued achievements in original research.
The competition to find the best presentation of a PhD thesis under 5 minutes will take place on 18 May at 11:30 a.m. A total of twelve PhD students from the UAB will give an oral presentation of their research. The two top presentations will receive 1st and 2nd prize, and a third prize will be awarded to the one most liked by the public.
The UAB rises 62 positions and ranks 209 worldwide, and is the second top university in Spain according to the 2021 Scimago Institutions Ranking.
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