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AstrónomAs
The new exhibition ‘AstrónomAs’ focuses on women who have dedicated their nights and days to the study of astronomy.
Apps to introduce you to astronomy
Our app selection to introduce you to the world of astronomy are:
Here are the winners of the drawing contest “Draw your own Asteroid!” 2021
From the Institute of Cosmos Sciences of the University of Barcelona (ICCUB) we are very pleased to announce the winners of the drawing contest “Draw your own Asteroid!” 2021.
Calendar of activities
Dark matter, the formation of galaxies, and gravitational lenses
The existence of dark matter in the Universe has been corroborated by a great diversity of observations.
Outreach talk "La Vía Láctea y sus encuentros con otras galaxias"
ICCUB-IEEC researcher Teresa Antoja will be next Friday, November 10, at the Museum of Science and Cosmos in Tenerife to talk about collisions between galaxies and galactic cannibalism.
Featured Materials
Ética para máquinas
Thanks to technological development, we have learned to live with machines that surpass us in physical strength and calculation power.
Cosmos: A fast immersion
The astrophysicist José Manuel Carrasco presents his book "Cosmos: Una inmersión rápida" in the programme "La República Santboiana" by radio Sant Boi.
Assumpta Parreño. Internacional Day of Women and Girls in Science
Assumpta Parreño, a researcher in nuclear physics at the University of Barcelona and deputy director of the Institute of Cosmos Sciences, talks in this video about when she decided to be a sci
We are surrounded by space technology, although we do not know it
News
"En busca del número que explica el universo"
Jordi Miralda, ICREA- ICCUB researcher and Xavier Luri, ICCUB director, talk about the new results of the research on the Hubble Constant made by the Nobel laureate Riess' team using Gaia's and Hubble's data.
ICCUB Director takes office
Masterclasses Introduce High School Students to Particle Physics
Today the ICCUB is hosting a new edition of the Masterclass in Particle Physics, held at the ICCUB under the name of Taller de Física de Partícules. A second edition of this activity will be held on 16 March. Altogether, 160 bachelor students from 149 different Catalan high schools will take a day off from school to come to the ICCUB and dive into the actual data.
The UB comes back to YoMo Barcelona Festival
The new edition of YoMo Barcelona Festival, a proposal aimed at students framed within the Mobile World Congress joining science and technology, is taking place from February 27 to March 2. This festival aims to bring the school’s learning to real life, throughout the exhibition of the available and exciting employment opportunities in the mobile ecosystem and STEAM sector.