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Francesc Torres has taken office as rector of the UPC

Francesc Torres has taken office as rector of the UPC on 3 June, in a ceremony that has been presided over by the minister of Research and Universities, Núria Montserrat. The event has taken place in the lecture hall of the Barcelona School of Architecture (ETSAB).
Poster of the programme Next Frontier Founders

Launch of Next Frontier Founders, the programme that connects technological vision with funding

New call—running until 15 July—of this...
Buoys floating in the sea off the coast of Barcelona

Every year, 7 tons of plastic waste are dumped along the coast of Barcelona

According to a study by UPC and UB

The 1st UPC Artificial Intelligence Challenge launches new challenges

Students can submit their projects until 15 November
Car sinking in a flood

New method to identify regions at high risk of compound flooding

On the Mediterranean coast, in research by the UPC and the University of Granada

The UPC, Spain’s leading university for European patent filings

According to data from the European Patent Office

Citizen science and numerical modeling to combat marine pollution

The UPC's LIM participates

Sustainable 3D printing resins from plant sources

Developed by a team from the UPC and the ICIQ

The Interdisciplinary Research Institute of Architecture is presented

A pioneering initiative in the university system
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