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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! -
The UPC and the Castelldefels City Council inaugurate DroneLab, a unique laboratory and flight facility for UAVs
On 11 November, the Drone Research Laboratory (DroneLab) was opened on the UPC Baix Llobregat Campus in Castelldefels. Pioneering in Spain and Europe, it is a multidisciplinary facility for conducting tests and validating and training UAV-based... -
The UPC participates in the research programme for the future quantum internet
The new research programme coordinated by the ICFO, in which the UPC and other entities participate, aims to develop technologies for the future quantum Internet. -
New magnetometer designed to be integrated into microelectronic chips
Researchers at the UPC’s Department of Electronic Engineering have developed a new type of magnetometer that can be integrated into microelectronic chips and that is fully compatible with the current integrated circuits. Of great interest for the... -
The UPC’s Doctoral School welcomes new students and presents the special awards
The welcome event for new doctoral students will take place on Wednesday 23 November, at 11:00 am, in the lecture hall of the ETSEIB. The event, which will also host the special doctoral awards ceremony, will be broadcast live on YouTube. -
A study demonstrates the relationship between SARS-CoV-2 concentration in wastewater and the cumulative incidence over waves during the pandemic
Cetaqua and the BIOCOM-UPC research group develop a mathematical model to predict SARS-CoV-2 incidence in Catalonia using wastewater-based epidemiology. -
First smart ocean monitoring buoy with UPC technology installed in the Corcovado Gulf, Chile
On 13 October, the UPC’s Laboratory of Applied Bioacoustics (LAB), the Chilean Ministry of the Environment and MERI Foundation installed the first smart buoy of The Blue BOAT Initiative in the Corcovado Gulf, Chile. Equipped with cutting-edge LIDO... -
European award for the ANYWHERE project, coordinated by the UPC’s CRAHI
The 2022 Resilience Award of the European Commission’s Directorate-General for Migration and Home Affairs went to ANYWHERE, a project coordinated by the UPC’s Centre of Applied Research in Hydrometeorology (CRAHI) that strengthens societal... -
Researchers discover a catalyst to remove emissions of methane, a powerful greenhouse gas
Researchers from the UPC, the University of Udine (Italy) and the ALBA Synchrotron have discovered a palladium and platinum catalyst, the first to eliminate methane emissions from transport and other human activities to reduce global warming. The... -
Clarifying note regarding the exhibition at the Ferraté Library
Regarding the exhibition at the Ferraté Library. -
UPC has conferred an honorary doctoral degree on the oceanographer Sylvia A. Earle
The ceremony to confer an honorary doctoral degree on marine biologist and oceanographer Sylvia A. Earle has taken place in Vilanova i la Geltrú on 28 October. Researcher Michel André, the director of the University’s Laboratory of Applied... -
Fractus and the UPC create a technological hub to develop deep tech solutions
Fractus and the UPC have agreed to create the Fractus-UPC Deep Tech Hub, a research centre where deep technologies will be designed and improved so as to develop disruptive technological solutions based on scientific challenges with great potential... -
Collaborative robots to harvest table grapes developed
Researchers from the UPC’s Institute of Robotics and Industrial Informatics (IRI) and the Agricultural Machinery Unit (UMA) are working with other research centres and European companies to develop collaborative robots to harvest and prune table... -
The BSC selected to host one of the first European quantum computers
The European Union’s supercomputing consortium has chosen the BSC-CNS as one of six centres that will host the first European quantum computing network. -
The construction of the European university of the future has focused the inauguration ceremony of the 2022-2023
The inauguration ceremony of the UPC's 2022-2023 academic year has taken place on 28 September on the Terrassa Campus. The event has be attended by the Catalan minister for Universities and Research, Gemma Geis, the Mayor of Terrassa, Jordi Ballart,... -
The UPC has participated in the VI Unite! Dialogue on 20 and 21 September
Representatives of the nine universities—including the UPC—that form Unite! have presented activities of the pilot phase of Erasmus+ and Horizon Europe and future projects at the Dialogue hosted by Politecnico di Torino (PoliTO), Italy. -
Researchers find that chemical communication between living beings obeys the linguistic law of brevity
A recent study shows that the chemicals used by living beings to communicate obey the linguistic law of brevity: just as the most used words in human language are shorter, the most frequent infochemicals in ecosystems tend to be shorter carbon... -
Researcher Maria Pau Ginebra awarded an Advanced Grant by the European Research Council
The European Research Council (ERC) has awarded UPC researcher Maria Pau Ginebra an Advanced Grant to study the mechanisms of biomaterial and bacteria interaction and to develop surfaces that can fight infections and promote bone regeneration. The...