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• The UPC hosts the annual meeting of the Council for Doctoral Education of the European University Association from 26 to 28 June

  The role of data in doctoral education will be the focus of the meeting of the Council for Doctoral Education of the European University Association (EUA-CDE), with representatives from 36 countries.

• Unite! creates a network of doctoral programmes to boost green hydrogen research in Europe

  The Unite! alliance has created a network of doctoral programmes to explore the integration of hydrogen in the energy sector from the expertise of each university. Coordinated by the UPC and funded through the Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions programme, the Unite! Energy project is the seed of the alliance’s future doctoral school. The first 12 PhD positions have already been announced.

• How do fish choose their leaders? The answer lies in speed

  Researchers from the UPC’s Department of Physics have studied leadership dynamics in schooling fish, discovering that speed is key: individuals tend to align with faster neighbours and ignore slower ones. The study is featured on the cover of the journal ‘Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences’ (PNAS).

• The UPC in the top 25% of the QS World University Rankings

  The QS World University Rankings have ranked the UPC 371st in the world, among the top 25%. It also continues to be the 9th university and the 2nd technical university in Spain, and the 4th university in Catalonia. Regarding indicators, it is ranked in the top 10% for sustainability.

• Two UPC NanoSat Lab missions, ready to be launched into space

  Students from the UPC’s NanoSat Lab travelled to Berlin and successfully completed the final integration of the 3Cat-4 nanosatellite into the Exolaunch deployer that will bring it to space on the European launcher Ariane 6 maiden flight, scheduled for next July 9. A few weeks earlier, another team at the same laboratory completed the RITA/³Cat-6 payload, which will launch aboard the AlAinSat-1 satellite of the National Space Science and Technology Center (NSSTC) at the United Arab Emirates University.

• The UPC, the best Spanish university in research and innovation according to the U-Ranking

  In the latest edition of the U-Ranking the UPC appears as the top-ranked Spanish university in research and innovation. It has also taken second place among Spanish universities in teaching and in the overall classification.

• A new edition of the competition '#HiloTesis: your doctoral thesis on social media'

  Publish your thesis with the hashtag #HiloTesis in 20 posts or less on social networks between 1 and 15 June. Use simple, accessible and engaging language!

• The UPC joins the call for an immediate and permanent ceasefire in Gaza

  In a motion approved by the Governing Council, which includes representatives of the whole UPC community, the University denounces the brutal attacks and the continuous violation of human rights against Palestinians by Israel.

• The UPC incorporates eight new master's degrees in emerging fields into its course offerings for the 2024-2025 academic year

  The UPC is launching eight new master’s degrees in engineering, architecture, science and technology for the 2024-2025 academic year. These programmes are being incorporated into the University’s course offerings, which include 92 master’s degrees, 45 doctoral programmes and 71 continuing education programmes.

• Register for the UPC’s Doctoral School Open Day on 9 May

  On 9 May, from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m., the UPC’s Doctoral School will open its doors to let you explore your options after completing your master’s degree. It will also host the institutional final of the 7th edition of the Thesis in 4 Minutes competition.

• Three Unite! laboratories work to reduce the presence of microplastics in aquatic environments

  The project 'Microfluidics meets water treatment methodologies to tackle microplastics' has received funding from the Unite! Seed Fund. It is led by Jasmina Casals. a researcher at the UPC’s MicroTech Lab.

• On 6 May the Open Educational Resources MOOC begins

  This MOOC is aimed at teaching staff. It explains what open educational resources (OER) are, where to find them and how to reuse and publish them according to Creative Commons licenses. Organised by the Unite! Alliance.

• Call for internships and awards Batlleiroig Chair at TFG and TFM in architecture

  Students on the bachelor’s degree in Architecture (GArq), the master’s degree in Architecture (MArq) or the master’s degree in Landscape Architecture (MBLandArch) have until 10 June to apply for a 6-month work placement grant at the Batlleiroig Chair, which aims to promote practical learning of solutions to tackle the climate emergency. Those students who were awarded a mark of excellent or a distinction for their bachelor’s or master’s thesis, submitted in January 2021 and dealing with the climate emergency and the construction of the cities of the future, are eligible for the Batlleiroig Chair Award, a cash prize of 1,000 euros. Applications may be submitted until 28 June.

• New discovery in the behaviour of high-speed particles

  Researchers from the UPC and the University of Massachusetts analyse how particles moving at high speeds undergo a transformation from quantum to classical behaviour at temperatures above the anomaly threshold.

• The UPC among the world’s top 50 in Architecture, Art History and Civil Engineering in the latest edition of the QS Rankings

  In the 2024 QS World University Rankings by Subject the UPC is ranked the world’s 26th best in Architecture, in the 21-40 band in Art History and 40th best in Civil Engineering. It is also listed among the world’s top 100 universities in seven additional fields and is the top Spanish university in seven subjects.

• A NanoSat Lab project selected for the 4th edition of ESA’s Fly Your Satellite! programme

  Developed by bachelor’s and master’s degree students, PoCat-LEKTRON is a twin satellite mission that will be launched into space as part of the European Space Agency’s (ESA) training programme.

• The UPC has conferred an honorary doctoral degree on pianist Ignasi Terraza

  The ceremony to confer an honorary doctoral degree on jazz pianist Ignasi Terraza has taken place in Barcelona on 21 March. Ignasi Terraza, a graduate from the Barcelona School of Informatics, was the first person with visual impairment to graduate in Informatics in Spain.

• Unite! presents the White Paper on Open Science and Innovation

  It provides a university open science and innovation governance model and five policy recommendations for fostering a new university scientific knowledge cocreation and transfer policy.

• The UPC entrepreneurial ecosystem shines again at 4YFN

  From 26 to 29 February, the UPC’s entrepreneurial talent once again showcased itself at Four Years From Now (4YFN). Over 40 technology-based companies driven by UPC students, graduates and researchers participated, with 16 of them presenting their entrepreneurial projects at the University’s stand. The other spin-offs and start-ups associated with the University were present at other stands or engaged in scheduled activities.

• The UPC shines at the 2024 MWC

  The UPC once again shone at the Mobile World Congress (MWC Barcelona) with its own stand, where it presented an AI-based application for diagnosing malaria, smart fabric with applications in healthcare, a non-invasive device for monitoring animals’ cardiovascular systems and a virtual assistant for applying for social assistance from your mobile device, to name a few.

• An oceanographic campaign validates innovative technologies for managing marine ecosystems

  The UPC’s Technological Development Centre for Remote Acquisition and Data Processing Systems (SARTI) has participated in a campaign to test novel technologies to enable the deployment of stations and vehicles for monitoring the marine environment and providing real-time data. Experiments were conducted off the Catalan coast up to 350 metres deep as part of the PLOME project.

• The UPC Postgraduate Virtual Fair starts with more than 150 online sessions scheduled

  From 26 February to 1 March, the UPC holds the second edition of the UPC Postgraduate Virtual Fair, an online event to provide information about the University’s wide range of postgraduate studies: master’s degrees, doctoral programmes and continuing education master’s degrees.

• Call for the Miquel Barceló UPC Science Fiction Award

  Organised by the UPC’s Board of Trustees, it is open to international entries. The award consists of a 2,000-euro prize to the best original story and a special mention. The deadline is 1 April 2024.

• Meeting of the UPC with companies supporting the CFIS

  On 9 February, the UPC held a meeting and an event to thank the companies supporting the Interdisciplinary Higher Education Centre (CFIS) under the CFIS Partners programme.

• New photonics and AI tools for the diagnosis of ocular, cardiovascular and neurodegenerative diseases

  Led by the UPC’s Centre for Sensors, Instruments and Systems Development, an international consortium of universities, hospitals and companies is developing new technologies based on light and AI to improve the diagnosis of several diseases.

• The UPC will coordinate the new interuniversity master’s degree in Semiconductor Engineering and Microelectronic Design

  The UPC, the UB, the UAB and the URV, with the collaboration of the IMB-CNM of the CSIC, programs, for the academic year 2024-2025, the new interuniversity master's degree in Semiconductor Engineering and Microelectronic Design, intended for train the next generation of professionals in this field. The master's degree will be taught in English and pre-registration will open in the first semester of 2024.

• UPC researcher Corrado Altomare receives a Leonardo Grant to study how heavy swell can affect seaside promenades

  Corrado Altomare, a Ramón y Cajal researcher at the UPC’s Maritime Engineering Laboratory, has been awarded a Leonardo Grant from the BBVA Foundation to study how episodes of heavy swell, caused by climate change and rising sea levels, can affect seaside promenades.

• Cyber avatars for a new era

  The UPC takes part in the Avatar Symbiotic Society, an initiative by the Japanese government to drive the creation of a society in which teleoperated avatars and cyborgs can stand in for individuals in various areas of life. Researcher Alberto Sanfeliu, from the Institute of Robotics and Industrial Informatics (IRI), is the only international member in a team of Japanese researchers led by professor Hiroshi Ishiguro.

• Registration for the 2024 UNIRUN race is open!

  Registration for UNIRUN, the Catalan university race, is open until 26 February or until reaching 5,000 entries. The race reaches its tenth edition in 2024 and will take place at the Parc del Fòrum in Barcelona on 3 March at 9.30 a.m. Participating students can obtain ECTS credits.

• For a 2024 full of opportunities

  For a more equitable future and a more open and cooperative world. For a 2024 full of opportunities. We are the UPC community.

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