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R&D news

The UPC, the best Spanish university in research and innovation

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.

Cosmic Research, the first Spanish team in the Spaceport America Cup

 The team has competed with its LUCID rocket 
The UPC’s Hydrogen Laboratory on the Diagonal-Besòs Campus

Unite! boosts green hydrogen research in Europe

Through a network of doctoral programmes
Illustration of the 17 United Nations Sustainable Development Goals

In the world’s top 60 for the SDG Climate Action

According to the THE Impact Rankings

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

A study by researchers from the UPC’s Department of Physics
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Research indicators

  • 3,629teaching and research staff
  • 141research groups
  • 2,411articles in scientific journals
  • 329
    doctoral theses defended
  • 610
    new research projects
  • 119million euros R&D income
  • 412
    R&D collaboration agreements
  • 17patents in the last year
  • 13technology-based companies in the last year
  • 15TECNIO  research centres
  • 234scientific and technical awards received
  • 5,119students on work placement

Check all the indicators in the R&D Annual report