University of Barcelona

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FormationNovember 3, 1450
HeadquartersBarcelona, Catalonia, Spain
The biggest university in Catalonia and one of the biggest in Spain

The University of Barcelona is a public university located in the city of Barcelona, Catalonia in Spain. With 63,000 students, it is one of the biggest universities in Spain.[1] It is one of the oldest universities in Catalonia, established in 1450.

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. In 2010 the UB was awarded 175 national research grants and 17 European grants and participated in over 500 joint research projects with the business sector, generating an overall research income of 70 million euros. The work of these groups is overseen by the UB's research centres and institutes which collaborate with leading research institutions and networks in Spain and abroad. The UB is also home to three large research foundations: the Barcelona Science Park Foundation (PCB), which includes the Institute of Biomedical Research of Barcelona (IRBB); the August Pi i Sunyer Biomedical Research Institute (IDIBAPS); and the Bellvitge Institute for Biomedical Research (IDIBELL).


 

Alumni on Wikispooks

PersonBornDiedNationalitySummaryDescription
Guillem Anglada-Escudé1979SpainPoliticianCatalan astronomer; Friends of Europe/Young European Leaders 2018
Quique Badia-MasoniSpainJournalistSpanish journalist member of the Integrity Initiative and the Institute for Statecraft.
José Creuheras1957SpainEditorSpanish corporate media executive.
Irene Martínez FernándezResearcherJoined the Institute for Statecraft as an associate researcher in July 2019
Joaquín Romero Maura19405 June 2022SpainHistorian
Anna Fontcuberta i MorralSpain
Switzerland
PhysicistSpanish/Swiss physicist, materials scientist and administrator. Bilderberg/2024
Alberto Oliart29 July 192813 February 2021PoliticianFormer Spanish defence minister Oliart claimed it was childish to "ask whether also under dictator Franco a secret right-wing army had existed in the country because 'here Gladio was the government'."
Jordi Pujol9 June 1930SpainPoliticianCatalan (Spanish) politician
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