University of Barcelona

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The University of Barcelona (official name in Catalan: Universitat de Barcelona; UB), formerly also known as Central University of Barcelona is a public research university located in the city of Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain. It was established in 1450. With 76,000 students, it is one of the biggest universities in Spain and has also been ranked 1st in the country in most of the 2025 rankings. It has 106 departments and more than 5,000 full-time researchers, technicians and research assistants, most of whom work in the 243 research groups as recognized and supported by the Government of Catalonia.

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Històries de la Universitat de Barcelona: “Difonent la llum” en temps difícils - UB
UB - Universitat de Barcelona· 2d ago

Històries de la Universitat de Barcelona: “Difonent la llum” en temps difícils    UB - Universitat de Barcelona
The University of Barcelona has been invited to the Hangzhou World Digital Education Conference - UB
UB - Universitat de Barcelona· 4d ago

The University of Barcelona has been invited to the Hangzhou World Digital Education Conference    UB - Universitat de Barcelona
The University of Barcelona has been invited to the Hangzhou World Digital Education Conference - UB
UB - Universitat de Barcelona· 3d ago

The University of Barcelona has been invited to the Hangzhou World Digital Education Conference    UB - Universitat de Barcelona
New meeting of the Barcelona Knowledge Campus Governance Committee - UB
UB - Universitat de Barcelona· 1d ago

New meeting of the Barcelona Knowledge Campus Governance Committee    UB - Universitat de Barcelona
Medical studies at the University of Barcelona: past, present and future - UB
UB - Universitat de Barcelona· 2d ago

Medical studies at the University of Barcelona: past, present and future    UB - Universitat de Barcelona
The UB’s archaeological mission in Oxyrhynchus has found Homer’s ‘Iliad’ inside a Roman-era mummy - UB
UB - Universitat de Barcelona· 26d ago

The UB’s archaeological mission in Oxyrhynchus has found Homer’s ‘Iliad’ inside a Roman-era mummy    UB - Universitat de Barcelona