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New transformative agreements 2025

New transformative agreements 2025

What are transformative agreements and how to make use of APCs?

These are journal subscription agreements between publishers and universities or consortia that include a certain number of Article Processing Charges (APC) for publishing articles in immediate open access.

Research Café: Ethics and research integrity

Research Café: Ethics and research integrity

When: June 19, 2025 from 10:00 a.m. to 13:00 p.m.
On: Agora Room. Campus Nord
Organize:  Rector Gabriel Ferraté Library

Program: 

Open Science Awards of Catalonia

Open Science Awards of Catalonia

The Department of Research and Universities of the Generalitat de Catalunya, in cooperation with the Consortium of University Services of Catalonia (CSUC) and the Catalan Foundation for Research and Innovation (FCRI), has opened the deadline for submitting candidacies to the 

Learning capsule of the UPC School

Learning capsule of the UPC School

La Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya has defined the competition "Critical and responsible use of information” as the ability to acquire the skills to identify, discriminate, plan, communicate and organize information, respecting copyright. In a context marked by

Workshops ICE face-to-face teaching support for teaching staff

Workshops ICE face-to-face teaching support for teaching staff

 

During the months of June and July, the Library Service, with the collaboration of theICE, offers several workshops aimed at the teaching and research staff of the UPC with the aim of:

6th Day UPC Open Science. Registrations open!

6th Day UPC Open Science. Registrations open!

Next Wednesday, June 18, 2025, the VI Conference will be held UPC of Open Science. This year, the conference will focus on citizen science and the social impact of research, and will feature speakers from various institutions.

Presentation available from the IEEE Workshop for Authors in Spain

Presentation available from the IEEE Workshop for Authors in Spain

The presentation of the seminar that EBSCO and IEEE presented on March 31 in the ETSEIB auditorium is now available. "Develop Your Research Portfolio: An IEEE Workshop for Authors in Spain".

Open Access Observatory update

Open Access Observatory update

The Open Access Observatory at Catalan universities has been updated with data for the year 2024. This observatory aims to monitor the state of Open Access at Catalan universities.

Final exams: we are extending the timetable

Final exams: we are extending the timetable

From Saturday, May 17 some libraries have extended hours and are open on weekends:

Temporary closure for renovations of the Library of Vilanova

Temporary closure for renovations of the Library of Vilanova

From May 5th (and until further notice) the Campus Library Vilanova will remain closed in order to carry out comprehensive renovation work on the spaces.