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Using AI to decode the mechanisms that enable plants to adapt to climate change
An international research team led by the UPC has used advanced machine learning techniques to identify, for the first time, the key genes that enable plants to respond simultaneously to multiple forms of environmental stress. The study, published... -
First light captured by the 4MOST telescope: observation begins of 77,000 stars in an international project led by the UPC
The 4MOST telescope at the European Southern Observatory in Chile captured its first light on 18 October, marking the start of new scientific programmes around the world. An international research team led by Alberto Rebassa, a researcher at the UPC... -
Algorithms for cancer diagnosis, a greenhouse gas catalyst and the spin-off Virmedex receive awards
The jury of the 15th UPC Research Valorisation Award has recognised DigiPatICS as the best technology transfer project, Permanently Polarized Hydroxyapatite as the best market-ready invention and Virmedex as the best technology-based company. A... -
Last days to register for the 1st UPC Artificial Intelligence Competition for bachelor’s and master’s students
The UPC Artificial Intelligence Challenge (IA Challenge) will recognise the best projects applying this technology in any of the University’s fields of knowledge. The competition is open to more than 30,000 UPC bachelor’s and master’s students, who... -
The UPC inaugurates the first monitored agrivoltaic plant for comprehensive horticultural crop control at the Agròpolis
On 24 October, the UPC inaugurated the first fully monitored agrivoltaic plant for comprehensive horticultural crop control at its Agròpolis facility in Viladecans. This new infrastructure is being used to study the impact of two types of... -
The UPC suspends academic activities on 6 November due to forecast of heavy rainfall
In view of the recent activation of the CECAT alert by the Civil Protection Agency of the Government of Catalonia, due to the forecast of torrential rain starting in the early hours and morning of 6 November, the UPC is suspending all academic... -
UPC professor Antonio González receives the IEEE Computer Society B. Ramakrishna Rau Award
Antonio González, a professor at the UPC’s Barcelona School of Informatics (FIB) and a member of the Department of Computer Architecture, has been honoured with the 2025 B. Ramakrishna Rau Award from the IEEE Computer Society. This is one of the... -
The UPC, a driving force for deep tech innovation in Catalonia
According to the report The Deep Tech Spin-off Ecosystem in Spain 2025, the UPC is the third institution in Spain and the first in Catalonia for the creation of deep tech companies emerging from universities and research centres, accounting for 5.3%...
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