The ECIU University, the European university of which the UAB is member, will receive 2 million euros in funding from the European Commission's Horizon 2020 programme, to strengthen theh research and innovation activities of the future SMART-ER (ECIU University Research Institute for SMART European Regions).
An international research involving ICTA-UAB scientists shows how local and indigenous knowledge can help manage ecosystems and wildlife. The study is published in the Journal of Applied Ecology.
A research team will create tools which rapidly detect vulnerability to post-traumatic stress among healthcare workers exposed to SARS-CoV 2. Another team will focus on guaranteeing that remote working does not reinforce gender inequalities. Both will receive funding from the Fondo Supera Covid-19.
A study conducted by the UAB certifies that despite the presence of microplastics in deep-sea shrimp, the amounts detected do not cause any types of health problems. The research coincides with other studies pointing to the fact that there is no danger for human consumption, either.
The Telespazio Technology Contest 2020 will feature technology projects created by students, graduates and researchers from some twenty universities, including proposals by the UAB. The objective is to promote the technological development of the most innovative ideas.
The UAB and CREAF research group Grumets has developed a Covid-19 maps navigator which allows analysing the current situation of the pandemic and discovering its evolution from the first case to the global, national and regional dimensions it now occupies. An open access navigator, it provides information on a multiple of variables, such as active cases, mortality and the latest news on its evolution.
During the month of August, UAB campus services will have special opening hours and some will close for a short period. All work that can be done remotely or online will be given priority in all those areas in which presence is not mandatory.
The UAB opens its selection process for tenure-eligible lecturer and researcher positions under a new call for the Serra Húnter Programme which will be open until 10 September.
The ICTA-UAB has been accredited a Maria de Maeztu Unit of Excellence Award for the second consecutive time. This programme by the MICINN recognizes excellence in scientific research and includes a grant of 2 million euros throughout a four-year period.
AEInnova, a spin-off of the Department of Microelectronics, was awarded the prize in recognition of the technology it has developed, which allow capturing residual industrial heat and turning it into clean energy.
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