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The UPC among the world’s top 50 in Architecture and Art History in the 2025 QS Rankings by Subject
The 2025 QS World University Rankings by Subject rank the UPC the world’s 38th in Architecture and Built Environment and in the 21–40 band in Art History. The rankings also place the University among the world’s top 100 in the broad subject area of... -
The UPC leads an innovative project within Unite! to tackle climate challenges in cities
The project “Cities in times of drought or abundance”, funded by the Unite! Seed Fund and coordinated by the UPC, will gather European experts to develop architectural and urban solutions in response to the effects of climate change. -
Virtual mines for safer mining education
The MineXR project, led by the UPC, has received funding from the Unite! Seed Fund to develop an immersive extended reality (XR) environment to enhance safety and practical training for mining engineering students across Europe. -
Five new master’s degrees for the 2025-2026 academic year to train professionals specialised in emerging fields
The UPC is introducing five new master’s degrees for the academic year 2025-2026, addressing the demand for specialised professionals in fields such as digital architecture, distributed energy systems, biomedical technologies, industry 4.0 and water... -
New edition of the UPC Research Valorisation Award, supported by Fractus
A new call for applications is open for the UPC Research Valorisation Award, accepting submissions from the UPC’s teaching and research staff until 10 April. -
Protecting marine ecosystems from ship-induced noise pollution
The UPC’s Laboratory of Applied Bioacoustics (LAB) participates in a European project focused on developing technologies to reduce underwater noise pollution caused by maritime traffic, which poses a threat to marine ecosystems. The LAB will assess... -
Unite! Seed Fund for students, researchers and professors: call for applications open until 20 March
The 2025 Unite! Seed Fund offers financial support to students, researchers and professors who wish to initiate joint initiatives between at least three Unite! universities. The deadline for all submissions is 20 March. -
All the information on UPC postgraduate degrees at the Virtual Postgraduate Fair
The 3rd Virtual Postgraduate Fair kicked off on Monday, March 3, and will run online until March 7, providing information on the range of postgraduate courses offered at the UPC: master’s, doctoral and lifelong learning master’s degrees.... -
Advancing space exploration: a pioneering experiment in cryogenic fuel management in space
Researchers from the UPC’s Space Exploration Laboratory are contributing to the development of advanced technologies for the storage and refuelling of cryogenic propellants in microgravity conditions. This technology, which will be key to driving... -
UPC positions Barcelona as the epicenter of European higher education
Under the motto ‘Unite Students!: our soul, our core,’ this edition will gather 500 participants from the nine universities of the European alliance, focusing on the role of students in its future. The event provides a key opportunity to drive... -
The UPC stops posting on X
On 19 February, the UPC’s Governing Council unanimously approved the decision to cease posting on the University’s institutional profiles on X. This decision reflects the University’s commitment to communicating in spaces that ensure information... -
International award for a UPC project to pave the way for the shipyard of the future
Coordinated by Xavier Martínez Garcia, a professor at the UPC’s FNB and a researcher at CIMNE, FIBRE4YARDS is developing new composite material manufacturing technologies that enable a redefinition of shipyards, aiming to minimise environmental... -
Transforming the construction sector towards a circular economy: DISCOVER, a new project led by the UPC
The UPC leads the European project DISCOVER, an innovative initiative to reduce construction and demolition waste through artificial intelligence technologies, advanced robotics and building information modelling (BIM). With the aim of transforming... -
Airgilab, the first living lab that regenerates building air with horticultural crops, is presented at the UPC’s ESEIAAT
A greenhouse for urban agriculture, connected to classroom 3.07 and an office at the Terrassa School of Industrial, Aerospace and Audiovisual Engineering (ESEIAAT), absorbs CO2 from these spaces and transforms it into oxygen through photosynthesis.... -
First year of Connèxia UPC: a new model of engagement with companies offering innovation and knowledge transfer opportunities
One year after its launch, the Connèxia UPC programme now includes four major partner companies—Fractus, Schneider Electric, Mecalux and Cetaqua—and is set to welcome new additions in 2025. Around 5,000 UPC students have taken part in activities... -
The UPC launches profile on Bluesky to strengthen its online presence
The UPC has launched an official profile on the short messaging social network Bluesky to share institutional events and teaching, research and innovation activities at the University. This initiative expands the UPC’s channels for information and... -
The new space mission by the UPC NanoSat Lab for Earth observation RITA/ 3 Cat-6 successfully launched
The payload RITA/³Cat-6 is now in orbit. It has been developed by doctoral students at the UPC NanoSat Lab and integrated into the Arab nanosatellite ALainSat-1. The UPC’s space payload carries instruments to gather data on sea salinity and soil... -
The impact of animation cinema on visual fatigue
A team of researchers from the Terrassa School of Optics and Optometry (FOOT) and the Image Processing and Multimedia Technology Centre (CITM) have conducted a study on the relationship between the visual aesthetics of animation cinema and visual... -
UPC, Esade and IED Barcelona students develop innovative solutions to guarantee access to treated water in conjunction with CERN
Six teams of 34 university students of 14 different nationalities have developed prototypes after months of work with CERN scientists within the framework of the Challenge-Based Innovation (CBI) program. -
Leonardo Grant awarded to researcher Matias Carandell for innovation in marine ecosystem monitoring
Matias Carandell Widmer, a researcher at the UPC’s Department of Electronic Engineering and at the Technological Development Centre for Remote Acquisition and Data Processing Systems (SARTI), has been awarded a Leonardo Grant from the BBVA... -
Unite! students present the U!Train Manifesto with key recommendations to improve the European railway system
Students from the Unite! alliance, which features the UPC and eight other European universities, have produced the U!Train Manifesto. The document calls on policymakers, transport ministers, infrastructure managers and universities to prioritise the... -
BSC leads the DARE project driving Europe’s digital autonomy
DARE to accelerate the development of supercomputing and AI infrastructure based on open RISC-V technology, strengthening the EU's technological autonomy and boosting innovation. -
The UPC at the Smart City Expo World Congress and the Barcelona Deep Tech Summit
Once again, the UPC participated in the Smart City Expo World Congress, which took place in Barcelona from 5 to 7 November. In addition to showcasing the latest advancements in urban innovation, the University and its entrepreneurial ecosystem had a... -
Deep tech, world-changing technologies take centre stage in the new ‘Algorrritmes UPC’
The latest episode of the Algorrritmes UPC podcast delves into deep tech: disruptive solutions to global challenges with immense transformative potential. This episode features Carles Puente, Fractus co-founder and a professor at the ETSETB, and... -
The CD6 presents a car fitted with AI and optical sensors that gathers thousands of data points to improve autonomous driving
The UPC’s Centre for Sensors, Instruments and Systems Development (CD6) has equipped a low-emission vehicle with optical sensors integrated into a complex system for data computing, visualisation and storage as part of the USEFUL project. The car... -
Top Spanish University in Horizon Europe funding
The UPC heads the list of Spanish universities in terms of funding raised and the number of projects under Horizon Europe. With 161 projects, it has obtained 83 million euros in funding so far. -
The coast of Vilanova i la Geltrú has been recognised as the first hope spot in the Iberian Peninsula to promote whale conservation
Vilanova i la Geltrú coastal waters have been recognised as the first marine hope spot in the Peninsula by Sylvia Earle’s Mission Blue foundation. In a pioneering project, the Laboratory of Applied Bioacoustics (LAB) of the Universitat Politècnica... -
The UPC hooded jumper and T-shirt at exclusive prices for the university community
The UPC is offering a special discount on the University hooded jumper and T-shirt. This promotion, running until 29 November, allows members of the university community to purchase these items at a special price through the UPCShop store. -
The Unite! alliance holds its 10th Dialogue in Darmstadt
Under the theme “Inspiring People - Sparking Innovation”, the 10th Dialogue of the Unite! alliance will be held in Darmstadt, Germany, from 24 to 26 September. A UPC delegation will participate in the event, which will include a branding event, a... -
A unique hybrid device to generate electricity and store thermal energy in an efficient and sustainable manner
An international research team led by the UPC has created a hybrid device that combines, for the first time ever, molecular solar thermal energy storage with silicon-based photovoltaic energy. It achieves a record energy storage efficiency of 2.3%...