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UPC researchers design a device to harvest hydroelectric energy from water flowing in pipes
The UPC’s Barcelona Fluids & Energy Lab and the Centre for Technological Innovation in Static Converters and Drives participate in the European project H-HOPE, focused on developing solutions to harvest green energy from as yet untapped water... -
The UPC among the world’s top 25 in Architecture and the world’s top 35 in Civil and Structural Engineering according to the QS WUR by Subject
In the new edition of the QS Word University Rankings by Subject, the UPC is ranked the world’s 22nd in Architecture and Built Environment, and 35th in Civil and Structural Engineering. It is also Spain’s leader in both subjects. The ranking, which... -
Neutron star that behaves like a black hole discovered
An international scientific team including researcher Yuri Cavecchi, from the UPC’s Department of Physics, and led by the Institute of Astrophysics of the Canary Islands has found a neutron star that captures matter from a companion star in a... -
Researcher Justin Zoppe wins an ERC Consolidator Grant to develop new chiral metamaterials
The European Research Council has awarded a Consolidator Grant to UPC researcher Justin Zoppe from the Materials Science and Engineering Department to develop new metamaterials for detecting molecular chirality. The researcher will receive funding... -
The UPC participates in a marine regeneration project with industrial waste
The Technological Development Centre for Remote Acquisition and Data Processing Systems (SARTI)—affiliated with the UPC’s EPSEVG —participates in the SEASLAG project, which will provide solutions to fight marine biodiversity loss by developing a new... -
The UPC is Spain’s top university in raising funds for European research and innovation projects
The UPC is Spain’s top university in raising Horizon Europe funds for research and innovation projects in 2021-2022, having raised 42 million euros for 66 projects already signed. It is also Spain’s third organisation, behind the Spanish National... -
ESA BIC Barcelona issues a call to incubate aerospace start-ups
The ESA BIC Barcelona incubation centre has started operating on the UPC’s Baix Llobregat Campus with a call for space technology and infrastructure start-ups. Promoted by the UPC, the Mediterranean Technology Park and the Government of Catalonia as... -
The UPC joins the EIT Manufacturing knowledge and innovation community
The UPC has joined EIT Manufacturing, Europe’s largest manufacturing innovation network. Promoted by the European Institute of Innovation and Technology (EIT), it pursues the digitalisation of industry in the context of circular economy. -
International scientists warn of the serious impact of noise pollution on marine invertebrates
An international scientific study, led by the UPC’s Laboratory of Applied Bioacoustics (LAB), shows that noise from human operations at sea damages marine invertebrates and ocean ecosystems. Published in Frontiers in Marine Science, the work points... -
Nimble Diagnostics closes a financing round of one million euros
NIMBLE Diagnostics, a spin-off from the Germans Trias i Pujol Research Institute (IGTP), the UPC and the University of Barcelona (UB), has successfully closed a funding round led by Grow Ventures together with Namarel Ventures and Inveniam Group... -
The UPC participates in a €25-million European project to improve the response to climate change-related emergencies
The UPC’s Centre of Applied Research in Hydrometeorology participates in the European project RESIST, which aims to improve preparedness for weather emergencies and thus increase resilience to climate change. RESIST receives EU funding under the... -
Artificial intelligence for increased navigational safety
The Centre for Language and Speech Technologies and Applications—part of the UPC’s Intelligent Data Science and Artificial Intelligence research centre—and the CIMNE’s Center for Innovation in Transport participate in the OCEAN project, which aims... -
Innovative solutions for muscle injuries, autonomous driving and beach safety at MWC 2023
The UPC, through the Innovation and Technology Centre (CIT UPC), presents its technological capabilities and cutting-edge projects at MWC Barcelona 2023, which takes place from 27 February to 2 March. Its technology will be shown at the University’s... -
The UPC shows its muscle and entrepreneurial talent at 4YFN
From 27 February to 2 March, the UPC will show its entrepreneurial spirit at the Four Years From Now (4YFN) event. Over thirty technology-based spin-offs and start-ups, led by UPC students, alumni or research staff, will be attending this... -
Barcelona will implement a UPC-designed sustainable construction system
The UPC’s Architectural Rehabilitation and Restoration (REARQ) research group and the Interdisciplinary Group on Building Science and Technology (GICITED) have developed a construction prototype to extend buildings sustainably that will be tested... -
WEAVE spectrograph begins study of galaxy formation and evolution
More than 500 astronomers from all over Europe, including members of Catalan universities and research centres—the UPC and the ICCUB—have designed and planned a total of five years of operations for the WEAVE spectrograph, a powerful instrument... -
Exheus successfully completes capital increase and prepares for international market entry
Exheus, a spin-off of the UPC, the Sant Pau Hospital Research Institute (IIB Sant Pau), Summit SL and Mobile World Capital Barcelona’s innovation programme The Collider, has raised 900,000 euros. The investment will help to reach new European... -
The UPC participates in 65 of the Horizon Europe projects funded so far, leading 12 of them
The UPC has successfully participated in several calls issued during the first ten months of the Horizon Europe programme. The University takes part in 65 projects—leading 12 of them—which account for almost 47 million euros in funding. Its presence... -
ICFO awarded the National Innovation Award
The award from the Department of Research and Universities of the Government of Catalonia and the Foundation for Research and Innovation of Catalonia (FCRi) recognizes the creation of ICFO’s technology spin-off, LuxQuanta. -
Adriano Camps and Marta Guardiola win the Duran Farell Technological Research Award
Professor Adriano Camps, director of the UPC’s NanoSat Lab, and MiWEndo founder Marta Guardiola have won the 13th Duran Farell Technological Research Award. The jury also presented an honourable mention to IBEC researcher Zaida Álvarez. -
Unite! will work with Ukrainian universities on the green transformation of campus
The Unite! alliance, of which the UPC is a member, will work with Ukrainian universities on developing a green campus model. The aim of the collaboration is to contribute to Ukraine’s post-war reconstruction process and its integration into the... -
Using technohumanism to solve social challenges: UPCArts Dialogue at CASA SEAT on 31 January
On 31 January at 6 p.m., CASA SEAT will host the first UPCArts Dialogue of the year, which will focus on Fusion Point, an innovative educational experience promoted by the UPC, ESADE and IED Barcelona to address real social challenges. The event... -
'La caravana de los Errantes', by Raúl Gonzálvez, wins the 2022 Miquel Barceló UPC Science-Fiction Award
Written by Raúl Gonzálvez del Águila, 'La caravana de los Errantes' won the 2022 Miquel Barceló UPC Science-Fiction Award, which is organised by the Board of Trustees. The award was presented at an event on 16 November. It was broadcast live on... -
Power electronics solutions to modernise the power grid
The UPC’s CITCEA coordinates the European iPLUG project, under the Horizon Europe programme, to develop power electronics solutions to allow a smooth integration of multiple renewable sources, energy storage systems and loads in the distribution... -
The UPC joins EIT Manufacturing
The University joins forces with the largest innovation network in Europe, EIT Manufacturing, to collaborate in future endeavours and share knowledge and expertise. -
Unmasking the microscopic fingerprint in finite-temperature features of a one-dimensional Bose gas
A team of researchers from the UPC in Barcelona and the EPFL in Lausanne have built a new theory to explain finite-temperature properties in terms of microscopic excitations of bosons in one dimension. -
1-minute exposure to monochromatic light modifies neural connections
A study led by researchers from the UPC’s Terrassa School of Optics and Optometry (FOOT) shows that 1-minute stimulation with blue, green or red light activates several visual and non-visual brain regions. The study opens new avenues for better... -
MSX and the UPC join forces to further develop the Sustainable Mobility Centre
The UPC and MSX International TechServices, a global organisation providing technology-enabled business solutions and services to the mobility industry, have signed a collaboration agreement to establish the Sustainable Mobility Campus in... -
Climate change adaptation plan for ports of general interest in the Balearic Islands submitted and prepared by the LIM of the UPC
The plan commissioned by the Port Authority of the Balearic Islands (APB) proposes adaptation measures and pathways to prevent possible risks from the rise in sea level as a result of climate change. -
UPC rector Daniel Crespo new vice-president of the Unite! alliance
UPC rector Daniel Crespo and Ilkka Niemelä, rector of Aalto University, in Espoor (Finland), have been elected for two vice-president positions established by Unite!