Research awards

 
Holberg Prize
2012 - Holberg Prize

Professor Manuel Castells was awarded the 2012 International Holberg Prize. This accolade recognizes his work that “has shaped our understanding of the political dynamics of urban and global economies in the network society.”

 
EDEN (European Distance and E-learning Network)
2012 - Best Research Paper

The article Students' Attitude towards ICT Learning Uses: A Comparison between Digital Learners in Blended and Virtual Universities co-authored by Iolanda Garcia, professor in the Faculty of Psychology and Education Sciences, received the Best Research Paper award from the European Distance and E-learning Network (EDEN). 

 
Joan Sardà Dexeus Award
2011 - Joan Sardà Dexeus Award

The collective work La indústria catalana després de la crisi (Catalan industry after the economic crisis), co-written by Joan Torrent-Sellens, professor at the Faculty of Economics and Business, received the Joan Sardà Dexeus Award, which recognizes the book’s influence on the economy and business.

 
University of Valencia
2011 - Extraordinary doctoral award

Beatriz Sora, professor at the Faculty of Psychology and Education Sciences, received the extraordinary doctoral award from the University of Valencia. 

 
Catalan Association of Sociology (ACS)
2011 - Concurs de Joves Sociòlegs prize for young sociologists

The prize organized by Catalan Association of Sociology (ACS) of the Institute of Catalan Studies (IEC) was awarded to Lídia Arroyo, a UOC research assistant. She received the prize for her work Joven para plegar y mayor para buscar trabajo (Too young to quit and too old to look for work), an analysis of long-term unemployment in women aged 45 and over.

 
Library Congress
2010 - Scholars Council of the Library of Congress of the United States

Professor Manuel Castells was appointed member of the Scholars Council of the Library of Congress of the United States.

 
Institute of Catalan Studies (IEC)
2010 - Prize for the best doctoral thesis in philology

Teresa Iribarren, professor at the Faculty of Arts and Humanities, received the Nicolau d'Olwer philology prize from the Institute of Catalan Studies (IEC) for best doctoral thesis. The winning thesis was titled: La revolució silenciosa: prosa i narrativa cinematogràfiques dels silent days. (The silent revolution: cinematographic prose and narrative from the silent days). 

 
European Council for Rural Law
2009 - Prize of Honour from the European Council for Rural Law

Aura Esther Vilalta, professor at the Faculty of Law and Political Science, received the Prize of Honour from the European Council for Rural Law (CEDR) for her book El derecho de superficie: la superfície rústica (The right to land: rural land). 

 
CIS - Centro de Investigaciones Sociológicas
2009 - National Sociology and Political Science Prize

Professor Manuel Castells received the National Sociology and Political Science Prize in recognition for his outstanding professional and academic career in the field of sociology and political science.

 
Consell de Treball, Econòmic i Social de Catalunya (CTESC)
2009 - Mercè Sala Award for doctoral theses

Mireia Fernández, UOC researcher, received the Mercè Sala Award for her doctoral thesis Determinants de la competitivitat de les petites i micro empreses en un entorn d’innovació (Determinants of competitiveness of small and micro enterprises in an innovation environment).