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4th UPC Virtual Postgraduate Fair: over 100 online sessions from 23 to 27 February
A new edition of the UPC Virtual Postgraduate Fair kicks off on Monday 23 February. For five days, until Friday 27 February, the University will showcase its wide range of postgraduate studies: master’s degrees, doctoral programmes and continuing... -
UPC technology and capabilities at the ISE audiovisual trade fair
The UPC will participate for the first time in the Integrated Systems Europe (ISE), the world-renowned tech show for the audiovisual industry. The 2026 edition will be held in the Gran Via venue of the Fira de Barcelona from 3 to 6 February. -
Statement regarding the suspension of the Rodalies railway network service
Given the suspension of the Rodalies railway network service that is affecting travel in Catalonia, the UPC has issued the following statement. -
University spin-off Virmedex strengthens its international presence
Founded by the UPC and the UB three years ago, Virmedex Virtual Experiences SL specialises in training healthcare professionals through simulators based on video games, artificial intelligence and virtual reality. The company has consolidated its... -
Greening school playgrounds improves quality of life in cities and helps deal with climate change
After three years of work, a European project led by a team of researchers at the UOC and the UPC calls for cities to be built based on the urban planning principle of looking after shared, natural and climate-adapted spaces, particularly in school... -
DigiPatICS consolidates the use of AI to improve cancer diagnosis and share results
The eight hospitals of the Catalan Institute of Health have optimised breast cancer diagnosis thanks to artificial intelligence algorithms developed by the UPC as part of the DigiPatICS project. These algorithms automate the analysis of tissue... -
Researchers design a catalyst to produce industrial chemicals from greenhouse gases
A UPC team has developed a ceramic, biocompatible catalyst that captures greenhouse gases and converts them into useful chemicals in a more sustainable and cost-effective way than current technologies. So far, it has successfully passed the pilot... -
13 UPC researchers distinguished in the 2025 Academia Excellence programme
UPC research took centre stage in the latest call for the Government of Catalonia’s Academia Excellence programme (formerly ICREA Academia), securing 13 of the 50 grants awarded. The UPC thus becomes the institution with the most selected faculty... -
First tests of a subsea robot set to be integrated into the OBSEA observatory to monitor the seabed and create a digital twin
On 19 November, researchers from the UPC’s Technological Development Centre for Remote Acquisition and Data Processing Systems began the initial testing of a robot designed to monitor the seabed at the port of Vilanova i la Geltrú. They aim to... -
Oriol Vinyals, honorary doctoral degree holder by the UPC: “AI allows us to focus on asking the right questions to advance science”
On 26 November, the UPC conferred an honorary doctoral degree on researcher Oriol Vinyals, vice-president of Research at Google DeepMind. Professor Eduard Alarcón delivered the oration in praise of Vinyals’s achievements at an event held in the... -
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... -
A declaration to transform the monitoring and protection of Amazonian biodiversity is presented at COP30
On 15 November, the UPC together with Indigenous communities, Amazonian scientific institutions, NGOs, governments and international organisations presented the Mamirauá Declaration at COP30. It is an innovative collective commitment to transform... -
Using AI to decodeing 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,...