The UPC’s Maritime Engineering Laboratory is taking part in a European project aimed at improving the management of plastic pollution in the north-western Mediterranean and raising public awareness about the importance of protecting the marine...

A team from the UPC and the Institute of Chemical Research of Catalonia has developed polymeric resins derived from plant-based materials aimed at reducing 3D printing’s reliance on fossil fuel-based resins. The research findings have been published...

On 1 April, the UPC presented the Interdisciplinary Research Institute of Architecture (IRIA-UPC) with the aim of promoting and strengthening research, innovation and knowledge transfer in architecture, urban planning and building. IRIA-UPC, which...

The UPC is listed among the world’s top 25 in Architecture and top 50 in Space and Planetary Sciences, according to the Scimago World Institutions Rankings. In total, the UPC is listed among the top 100 universities worldwide in nine rankings and...

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 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.

Bringing together experts to develop architectural and urban solutions 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...