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The UPC has conferred an honorary doctoral degree on mathematician and telecommunications engineer Oriol Vinyals
Oriol Vinyals, vice-president of Research at Google DeepMind, has received an honorary doctoral degree from the UPC on 26 November. The ceremony has taken place at the Auditorium of the Vèrtex building, on the North Diagonal Campus, in Barcelona. -
Algorithms for cancer diagnosis, a greenhouse gas catalyst and the spin-off Virmedex receive awards
The jury of the 15th UPC Research Valorisation Award has recognised DigiPatICS as the best technology transfer project, Permanently Polarized Hydroxyapatite as the best market-ready invention and Virmedex as the best technology-based company. A... -
Using AI to decode the mechanisms that enable plants to adapt to climate change
An international research team led by the UPC has used advanced machine learning techniques to identify, for the first time, the key genes that enable plants to respond simultaneously to multiple forms of environmental stress. The study, published... -
Last days to register for the 1st UPC Artificial Intelligence Competition for bachelor’s and master’s students
The UPC Artificial Intelligence Challenge (IA Challenge) will recognise the best projects applying this technology in any of the University’s fields of knowledge. The competition is open to more than 30,000 UPC bachelor’s and master’s students, who... -
The UPC inaugurates the first monitored agrivoltaic plant for comprehensive horticultural crop control at the Agròpolis
On 24 October, the UPC inaugurated the first fully monitored agrivoltaic plant for comprehensive horticultural crop control at its Agròpolis facility in Viladecans. This new infrastructure is being used to study the impact of two types of... -
The UPC suspends academic activities on 6 November due to forecast of heavy rainfall
In view of the recent activation of the CECAT alert by the Civil Protection Agency of the Government of Catalonia, due to the forecast of torrential rain starting in the early hours and morning of 6 November, the UPC is suspending all academic... -
UPC professor Antonio González receives the IEEE Computer Society B. Ramakrishna Rau Award
Antonio González, a professor at the UPC’s Barcelona School of Informatics (FIB) and a member of the Department of Computer Architecture, has been honoured with the 2025 B. Ramakrishna Rau Award from the IEEE Computer Society. This is one of the... -
The UPC, a driving force for deep tech innovation in Catalonia
According to the report The Deep Tech Spin-off Ecosystem in Spain 2025, the UPC is the third institution in Spain and the first in Catalonia for the creation of deep tech companies emerging from universities and research centres, accounting for 5.3%... -
First light captured by the 4MOST telescope: observation begins of 77,000 stars in an international project led by the UPC
The 4MOST telescope at the European Southern Observatory in Chile captured its first light on 18 October, marking the start of new scientific programmes around the world. An international research team led by Alberto Rebassa, a researcher at the UPC... -
Patents and international mobility: the UPC’s standout indicators in the new THE WUR edition
In the 2026 edition of the THE WUR, the UPC achieved its best results in the pillars industry and international outlook, standing out for its strong performance in patents and international mobility. -
A UPC delegation is taking part in the 12th Unite! Dialogue at Aalto University in Finland
From 6 to 9 October 2025, the 12th Unite! Dialogue is being held in Espoo (Finland), bringing together more than 300 participants from the nine partner universities of the Unite! alliance, including a delegation from the UPC. -
UPC researchers Maria Pau Ginebra, Jezabel Curbelo and Sergi Abadal win 2025 National Research Awards
The Ministry of Science, Innovation and Universities has named three UPC researchers among the winners of the 2025 National Research Awards. Maria Pau Ginebra received the Leonardo Torres Quevedo Award for Engineering and Architecture, while Sergi... -
Ian Watson: “There is no such thing as AI. It’s a massive theft of material, scraped and then fed into programmes that consume obscene amounts of energy.”
Ian Watson, a leading British science fiction author, was the guest speaker at the Miquel Barceló UPC Science Fiction Award ceremony, held at the Barcelona School of Informatics (FIB) on 17 September. In this interview, he reflects on experiences... -
The UPC opens the 2025–2026 academic year by invoking the power of imagination
On 25 September, the UPC inaugurated the new academic year on the Terrassa Campus. The event recreated the universe of Hogwarts, the school of magic from the Harry Potter saga, in the ESEIAAT lecture hall. The inaugural lecture was given by UPC... -
The UPC issues an institutional declaration on the humanitarian situation in Gaza
The Standing Committee of the Governing Council of the UPC has adopted a declaration condemning the serious violations of international law in Gaza and expressing solidarity with those affected. The statement reaffirms the University’s commitment to... -
Ian Watson, guest speaker at the Miquel Barceló UPC Science Fiction Award ceremony
British science fiction writer Ian Watson has given the lecture 'I have no idea' on the UPC’s North Diagonal Campus on Wednesday 17 September. The event has taken place as part of the 27th Miquel Barceló UPC Science Fiction Award ceremony. This... -
Stabilising the power grid through grid-forming loads: the challenge of a European project led by CITCEA-UPC
The UPC’s Centre for Technological Innovation in Static Converters and Drives (CITCEA) is leading a European project to redesign the current energy system in order to stabilise the power grid in the face of growing renewable energy integration. The... -
Leonardo Grants awarded to UPC researchers Inés Aquilué, Gissell Estrada and Juan Murcia
The 2025 call for BBVA Foundation’s Leonardo Grants has selected the projects of Inés Aquilué, Gissell Estrada and Juan Murcia to study, respectively, the reconstruction of cities after armed conflicts, the mathematical modelling of cell migration... -
The UPC leads a Unite! project to restore urban rivers and prevent flooding in European cities
Coordinated by a research team from the UPC’s Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering and involving researchers from the University along with other Unite! partners, the initiative has received funding from the alliance’s seed fund. -
150 years of architectural education in Barcelona on display
The Barcelona School of Architecture (ETSAB) of the UPC is marking its 150th anniversary. Over the years, the School has trained some of the most influential names in architecture, including Domènech i Montaner, Gaudí, Puig i Cadafalch, Jujol, Sert,... -
The UPC reduces tuition fees for non-EU students enrolling in master’s degrees
The UPC has introduced new credit fees for international students who are not nationals of European Union member states and who enrol in bachelor’s or master’s degrees. The price per credit for master’s programmes has been reduced from €102.52 to... -
The UPC aims to improve the treatment of bone fractures with advanced biomaterials
A research team from the UPC’s Department of Materials Science and Engineering is exploring ways to transform the treatment of bone fractures using smart, advanced biomaterials that can reduce the risk of infection and implant rejection, as well as... -
Antoni Tió, honorary doctoral degree holder by the UPC: “At the age of 23 I knew I wanted to make sails. What I wanted was to dress the wind.”
On 16 June, the UPC conferred an honorary doctoral degree on Antoni Tió Sauleda, a nautical industrialist renowned for his innovation in the design and manufacture of sails. Professor Agustí Martin Mallofré, dean of the Barcelona School of Nautical... -
The UPC, Spain’s leading university in six classifications in the 2025–2026 Best Global Universities Rankings by ‘U.S. News’
Published by U.S. News on 17 June, the latest edition of the Best Global Universities Rankings positions the UPC as Spain’s top university in Engineering and in five subjects: Optics, Meteorology and Atmospheric Sciences, Civil Engineering, Chemical... -
Launch of a European project for monitoring marine biodiversity using an intelligent marine digital twin
SEAMPHONI is a project led by the UPC with the participation of 24 European partners and funding of €11 million from the Horizon Europe programme. It aims to transform the monitoring of marine biodiversity through the creation of an intelligent... -
69 European regions share tools to assess climate risk at regional and local levels
In a context of climate change, how will areas at risk of wildfires evolve? What about projections of extreme rainfall or the frequency and intensity of heatwaves? A total of 69 regions and municipalities from 23 European countries have received... -
Francesc Torres took office as rector of the UPC
Professor Francesc Torres took office as rector of the UPC on 3 June in an event chaired by the minister of Research and Universities of the Government of Catalonia, Núria Montserrat -
Launch of Next Frontier Founders, the programme that connects technological vision with funding
New call—running until 15 July—of this programme for start-up acceleration and investment readiness. For the students, recent graduates and academic and research staff at the UPC who have founded a tech-based start-up or spin-off. -
7 tonnes of plastic waste end up along the Barcelona coastline every year, according to a UPC and UB study
A research team from the UPC and the UB has spent two and a half years monitoring the Barcelona coastline to quantify the scale of floating marine litter and to identify transport flows and accumulation zones for plastic waste. The results of the... -
Francesc Torres, elected rector of the UPC, according to final results
Professor Francesc Torres has been elected/reelected as rector of the UPC, according to the early/provisional results of the voting held from 13 to 16 May. Torreshas been elected with 53.280% of the weighted votes, factoring in blank ballots, ahead...