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4YFN 2026 will take place from 2–5 March at the Gran Via exhibition centre in Barcelona, within the framework of the Mobile World Congress (MWC). UIC Barcelona will present four research projects developed at the University, three start-ups led by former students and one project created by a group of students currently enrolled on one of our degree programmes.

Dr Carlos Garcia Forero, researcher and lecturer in the Department of Medicine, represented UIC Barcelona at a session organised by Sant Cugat City Council and Sant Cugat Empresarial. The event sought to bring together talent, research, business and healthcare, with a clear focus on generating social impact.

In an article published in The Conversation, the dean of the Faculty of Education Sciences, Enric Vidal, and researcher Margarida Romero reflect on an academic study that explores the use of technology in the classroom and its potential

The biannual magazine Panorama de Tendencias published its second issue last quarter under the title “Barcelona, Capital of the Mediterranean”, offering a reflection on the historic link between the Catalan capital and the Mediterranean Sea. The edition opens with an article by Xavier Baró, historian at UIC Barcelona.

UIC Barcelona has led one of the work packages of the European DigiCare Innovation project, an initiative under the EIT Higher Education Initiative call to co-create technological solutions in mental health, oncology and integrated primary care

Through this partnership, the three organisations, all of which are committed to innovation and the health of society, will promote a project aimed at modifying the clinical guidelines of hospital facilities to reduce and control the spread of antibiotic-resistant bacterial infection

The hARQware Platform Business Chair is supported by the companies Simon and TdB Arquitectura and directed by doctor of Architecture and UIC Barcelona lecturer Juan Trias de Bes. Its mission is to foster applied research for the integration of digital technologies into the building and urban habitat industries.

Under the title “A New Vision for Creativity. Reimagining the Process of Architectural Design”, final-year students have presented their degree projects at the Roca Barcelona Gallery, a total of 26 proposals that explore new ways of approaching architectural projects through experimental and research-driven creative processes developed at the university

Promoted by the University’s Doctoral School, the conference on the Barcelona Campus brought the doctoral community together to share their research, connect with fellow researchers and take part in different networking and scientific dissemination activities

The innovative product is made from natural waste materials such as seaweed, shrimp, and sand, and dissolves in water, acting like a conventional cream.Additionally, the packaging can also be applied to the skin, and in the future, the box will serve as a face mask.