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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.... -
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%... -
Catalonia Quantum Academy underway
The Institute of Photonic Sciences (ICFO) coordinates the new training platform Catalonia Quantum Academy. This platform aims to promote the internationalisation and mobility of students and researchers, and to attract and retain talent in Catalonia. -
Starting Grant for researcher David Escofet-Martín
Serra Húnter lecturer David Escofet-Martín, from the UPC’s Department of Heat Engines, has been awarded a Starting Grant from the European Research Council to research flame spread rate. This is the main metric to assess the danger posed by a fire... -
A study by the UPC’s CPSV suggests that Spain’s climate will become steppe like by 2050
Spain’s climate could shift from a Mediterranean to a steppe-like climate. If the global warming trend experienced in recent years (1973-2022) continues, by 2050 rainfall is predicted to decrease by 14% to 20%, compared to current levels. This is... -
Unite! students board the U!Train to analyse the European railway network
On 2 September, 30 European students —five from the UPC— are boarding a train from Barcelona to Grenoble, in France. The students will participate in a mapathon, write a manifesto on green mobility in Europe and submit it to EU leaders. -
A predictive tool for personalised psychosis treatment
The UPC’s SOCO and GREC research groups are developing a personalised medicine platform to improve the psychological treatment for psychosis. Based on predictive models, the tool will predict therapy effectiveness to tailor treatment. The prototype... -
The FNB contributes innovative technology to reduce fuel consumption on the Open Arms rescue vessel
Developed by the UPC’s Barcelona School of Nautical Studies with the support of the Fractus-UPC Deep Tech Hub, the project relies on machine learning technologies to reduce fuel consumption while the Open Arms vessel navigates. By minimising the... -
The UPC’s EPSEM is launching a master’s in ICT for the 2024-2025 academic year to train experts in SME digitalisation
The Manresa School of Engineering (EPSEM) of the Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya - BarcelonaTech (UPC) will begin teaching the master’s degree in Machine Learning and Cybersecurity for Internet-Connected Systems in the academic year 2024-2025....