Robert M. Solow awarded the title of Doctor Honoris Causa by UPF
The Nobel Prize for Economics and emeritus professor at the MIT is the fourth person in the history of the University has awarded this distinction.

Two UPF researchers have been awarded a Starting Grant by the European Research Council
Marta Reynal-Querol and Jan Eeckhout, awarded to be able to conduct their respective research projects at the Department of Economics and Business.

A videogame created at UPF is one of the winners in the Independent Games Festival
Galaxy Scraper, the game created by five students of the UPF Master in Videogame Creation. For the first time, a game created in Spain made it onto the list of winners in these independent videogame Oscars.

A study carried out by the UPF reveals that genetic factors induce relapse in nicotine addiction
Research by the Neuropharmacology Unit, published in Biological Psychiatry, indicates that the principal cause of relapse is stress.

Woody Allen awarded the title of Doctor Honoris Causa by the UPF
The ceremony of investiture was held on Thursday, 14 June, in the afternoon, in the auditorium of the UPF Ciutadella campus.

The UPF joins the winners of the El Mundo podium
Came third in the general ranking of Spanish public universities and seven degree courses at the UPF came top in the chart.

The Reactable on its world tour with Icelandic singer Björk
This revolutionary electronic musical instrument has been developed by The Music Technology Research Group (MTG) at Pompeu Fabra University.

Student exchanges for Law students between the UPF and Oxford University
The UPF is the only Spanish university to have an agreement of this kind with the Faculty of Law of that highly regarded British centre.

UPF's Department of Economics and Business tops the ranking of Spanish Economics Departments
With regard to scientific production, several DEB members appear among the most productive and cited researchers.

UPF tops the ranking of Spanish science and university libraries
According to the study Atlas digital de la España universitaria and three key elements: supply, demand and resources as well as to financial elements.