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Leonardo Grants awarded to UPC researchers Inés Aquilué, Gissell Estrada and Juan Murcia

The 2025 call for BBVA Foundation’s Leonardo Grants has selected the projects of Inés Aquilué, Gissell Estrada and Juan Murcia to study, respectively, the reconstruction of cities after armed conflicts, the mathematical modelling of cell migration and the resilience of infrastructure in the face of extreme climate events.

Stabilising the power grid to handle renewable energy integration

Objective of a European project led by CITCEA-UPC

Restoring urban rivers and preventing flooding in European cities

A project led by the UPC with funding from the Unite! seed fund

The 1st UPC Artificial Intelligence Challenge launches new challenges

Students can submit their projects until 15 November
X-ray of a jaw

Biomaterials to enhance bone fracture treatment

A UPC research project under the European initiative HYDROHEAL
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Research indicators

  • 3,703teaching and research staff
  • 141research groups
  • 2,579articles in scientific journals
  • 345
    doctoral theses defended
  • 1,011
    new research projects
  • 108million euros R&D income
  • 3,313
    collaboration agreements with companies
  • 23
    patents in the last year
  • 10technology-based companies in the last year
  • 17TECNIO  research centres
  • 250scientific and technical awards received
  • 6,045students on work placement

Check all the indicators in the R&D Annual report