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Research missions

Specializing in the digital realm, the UOC's research contributes to the construction of the society of the future and the transformations required to tackle global challenges. The UOC has five research missions.
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More than 500 researchers
More than 50 research groups
More than 200 projects in progress
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Their first innovation field is the first step in a series of meetings that LIST – OpenLab will be holding in the coming months (photo: Adobe)
Research

The Transformative Social Innovation Lab is launched to tackle challenges at the intersection of research and the socio-economic fabric

The HR Excellence in Research award was granted to the UOC for the first time in 2018 (photo: Euraxess)
Research

The UOC's HR Excellence in Research Award renewed by the European Commission

Researchers believe that as the database expands, it will boost the training of artificial intelligence models (photo: Adobe)
Health

Research project involving the UOC creates pioneering open library to identify biomolecules

Economy

Why is employee delight key for workers and companies?

Education

UOC designs groundbreaking intervention to enhance the self-determination of young people with intellectual disability

Activities

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    Knowledge transfer and entrepreneurship

    We transform knowledge into opportunities

    Hubbik, where innovative ideas and entrepreneurial projects come to life

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    Knowledge transfer and entrepreneurship

    1st UOC Investment Forum

    May 5

    The meeting point between the talent of the UOC community and investment

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    Open science

    UOC's O2 Repository

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    Academic journals

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    CORA.Research Data Repository

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    Research talent

    Persona entrevistada
    Digital health and planetary well-being

    "Some 10% of women leave their jobs due to menopause symptoms"

    Clara Selva, researcher in the Behavioural Design Lab

    Persona entrevistada
    Lifelong education

    "Synthetic databases accelerate innovation and improve patient privacy"

    Albert Sangrà, professor and expert in e-learning and researcher with the EDUL@B research group

    Persona entrevistada
    Lifelong education

    "Education is the most powerful tool for combating racist political discourse"

    Jordi Planella, dean of the Faculty of Psychology and Education Sciences and researcher at the Laboratory of Social Education