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The UPC unveils a leading scientific infrastructure in Spain for testing 6G technologies in real-world conditions
On 8 April, the UPC unveiled 6GLabNet, an autonomous experimental network designed to test and validate next-generation mobile communications technologies and services in real environments. Serving research, teaching, public administration and... -
Scientists create living tissues capable of changing shape in a programmed manner
Researchers at the UPC, the Institute for Bioengineering for Catalonia (IBEC), and the International Centre for Numerical Methods in Engineering (CIMNE) have developed a new strategy for ‘programming’ the shape of biological tissues in vitro. The... -
Unite! Doctoral Event: from a master’s degree to a PhD
Are you considering pursuing a research career after your master’s degree? The Unite! alliance is hosting a joint event across all Unite! universities where you can connect with researchers to learn about their doctoral journeys. -
Solve and Unite! Hackathon: student innovation at UPC
Driven by students from five Unite! universities and supported by the Seed Fund, the Solve and Unite! Hackathon at the UPC has become a hub for collaborative innovation. This initiative demonstrates how multidisciplinary teamwork delivers creative,... -
Safe and Secure Technologies, the new BSC and UPC spin-off that will design chips for critical sectors in which "failure is not an option"
The Barcelona Supercomputing Center–Centro Nacional de Supercomputación (BSC-CNS) and the UPC promote the creation of their new spin-off Safe and Secure Technologies S.L., which is born with the purpose of designing chips for critical sectors in... -
A new method enables more accurate decoding of how brain circuits work
Researcher David Garcia Soriano, a Serra Húnter professor at the UPC, together with other international scientists, has introduced an innovative method that sheds new light on how brain circuits work. Published in Nature Communications, the study... -
35th worldwide in Architecture and Spain’s leader in innovation according to the 2026 Scimago World Institutions Rankings
The UPC is ranked among the world’s top 50 in Architecture and the top 100 in five additional categories in the 2026 Scimago World Institutions Rankings (SIR). In the overall ranking, it is placed 240th worldwide and is the leading Spanish... -
A study commissioned by the Government of Catalonia to the UPC confirms that Antoni Gaudí designed the Xalet del Catllaràs
A study commissioned by the Department of Culture to Galdric Santana, a professor at the Barcelona School of Architecture and director of the UPC’s Gaudí Chair, confirms that the project for the Xalet del Catllaràs in La Pobla de Lillet was designed... -
Two new bachelor’s degrees added to the UPC’s offering for 2026–2027
The UPC is expanding its academic offering for the 2026–2027 academic year with two new bachelor’s degrees: the bachelor’s degree in Agri-Food Technologies and Business Management, a new interuniversity degree coordinated by the UPC, in... -
The UPC showcases its technological potential at MWC Barcelona, 4YFN and Talent Arena
Once again, the UPC has taken part in MWC Barcelona and Four Years From Now (4YFN), running from 2 to 5 March at Fira de Barcelona in Gran Via venue. For the first time, it also has been present at Talent Arena, held from 2 to 3 March at the... -
Six new master’s degrees in emerging fields expand the UPC’s postgraduate offer
The UPC will introduce six new master’s degrees in emerging areas of engineering, architecture, sciences and technology in the 2026–2027 academic year. These six new master’s degrees add to the University’s extensive postgraduate offer, which... -
An app to assess wildfire risk to homes
A European research team led by the UPC has created a web application that assesses the vulnerability to fire of homes located in forest areas. The app, which is part of the European FIREPRIME project, has been designed and tested with the... -
The UPC’s studies and technological ecosystem will be on display for the first time at Talent Arena
From 2 to 4 March, the University will take part in the second edition of Talent Arena, a major European meeting point for digital talent and the tech industry. The event complements Mobile World Capital Barcelona and 4YFN, both of which the... -
The ETSAV’s model workshop coordinates the production of an interactive model of Barcelona for the World Capital of Architecture
The Barcelona Plain 2026–2035 model is an initiative led by the Barcelona city council and coordinated by the model workshop of the UPC’s Vallès School of Architecture (ETSAV), marking the start of the celebration of Barcelona as World Capital of... -
4th UPC Virtual Postgraduate Fair: over 100 online sessions from 23 to 27 February
A new edition of the UPC Virtual Postgraduate Fair has kicked off on Monday 23 February. For five days, until Friday 27 February, the University will showcase its wide range of postgraduate studies: master’s degrees, doctoral programmes and... -
Statement regarding the gale warning for 12 February
The UPC has issued the following statement regarding the activation of the Special Emergency Plan for Wind Risk in Catalonia (VENTCAT) across Catalonia. -
UPC technology and capabilities at the ISE audiovisual trade fair
The UPC will participate for the first time in the Integrated Systems Europe (ISE), the world-renowned tech show for the audiovisual industry. The 2026 edition will be held in the Gran Via venue of the Fira de Barcelona from 3 to 6 February. -
Statement regarding the suspension of the Rodalies railway network service
Given the suspension of the Rodalies railway network service that is affecting travel in Catalonia, the UPC has issued the following statement. -
University spin-off Virmedex strengthens its international presence
Founded by the UPC and the UB three years ago, Virmedex Virtual Experiences SL specialises in training healthcare professionals through simulators based on video games, artificial intelligence and virtual reality. The company has consolidated its... -
Greening school playgrounds improves quality of life in cities and helps deal with climate change
After three years of work, a European project led by a team of researchers at the UOC and the UPC calls for cities to be built based on the urban planning principle of looking after shared, natural and climate-adapted spaces, particularly in school... -
DigiPatICS consolidates the use of AI to improve cancer diagnosis and share results
The eight hospitals of the Catalan Institute of Health have optimised breast cancer diagnosis thanks to artificial intelligence algorithms developed by the UPC as part of the DigiPatICS project. These algorithms automate the analysis of tissue... -
Researchers design a catalyst to produce industrial chemicals from greenhouse gases
A UPC team has developed a ceramic, biocompatible catalyst that captures greenhouse gases and converts them into useful chemicals in a more sustainable and cost-effective way than current technologies. So far, it has successfully passed the pilot... -
13 UPC researchers distinguished in the 2025 Academia Excellence programme
UPC research took centre stage in the latest call for the Government of Catalonia’s Academia Excellence programme (formerly ICREA Academia), securing 13 of the 50 grants awarded. The UPC thus becomes the institution with the most selected faculty... -
First tests of a subsea robot set to be integrated into the OBSEA observatory to monitor the seabed and create a digital twin
On 19 November, researchers from the UPC’s Technological Development Centre for Remote Acquisition and Data Processing Systems began the initial testing of a robot designed to monitor the seabed at the port of Vilanova i la Geltrú. They aim to... -
Oriol Vinyals, honorary doctoral degree holder by the UPC: “AI allows us to focus on asking the right questions to advance science”
On 26 November, the UPC conferred an honorary doctoral degree on researcher Oriol Vinyals, vice-president of Research at Google DeepMind. Professor Eduard Alarcón delivered the oration in praise of Vinyals’s achievements at an event held in the... -
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... -
A declaration to transform the monitoring and protection of Amazonian biodiversity is presented at COP30
On 15 November, the UPC together with Indigenous communities, Amazonian scientific institutions, NGOs, governments and international organisations presented the Mamirauá Declaration at COP30. It is an innovative collective commitment to transform... -
Using AI to decodeing 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... -
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...