We're transforming the present and building the future

Digital research and innovation to tackle social challenges

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Our research

From the UOC, specializing in particular in the digital realm, our research contributes to the construction of the society of the future and the transformations required to tackle global challenges. We have five research missions:

As well as exploring what the future may hold for education, we champion innovative methods and technologies which, in an increasingly digital and constantly evolving world, can provide people with lifelong learning and empowerment.

We create organizational and technological models that empower people, and foster digital technologies that are ethical, inclusive and respectful of human rights.

We research equitable and sustainable solutions, focusing on social, environmental, economic and political dynamics with the transformative potential of digital technologies.

We encourage critical thinking and ethical awareness among the public, promoting understanding of the impact of digital technologies on culture and society.

We promote and research human health and planetary well-being with an all-encompassing approach, developing digital tools and technological solutions that address global challenges and improve ecosystems.

More than 500 researchers

More than 50 research groups

More than 200 projects in progress

News

Latest news

The first UOC Investment Forum will take place on May 5 at the UOC (photo: Adobe)

Visit the UOC Investment Forum to fuel the growth of leading digital start-ups

The study has addressed aspects such as the causes of their involvement in paid sex, the consequences it has for their physical and mental health and the violence they have suffered as a result (photo: Adobe)

Over 90% of women in prostitution see it as their only means of survival

The project will help consolidate excellence in supporting researchers at a key stage in their scientific development

UOC receives €2.8 million to develop international doctoral programme on social impact of ICTs

Research misconduct, a growing and harmful problem

Research suggests that TikTok and Instagram affect the psychological well-being of teenage girls more than boys

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

A close-up of a glowing round light bulb

Knowledge transfer and entrepreneurship

We transform knowledge into opportunities

Hubbik, where innovative ideas and entrepreneurial projects come to life

A close-up of a glowing round light bulb with a blurred string of warm-toned lights in the background

Knowledge transfer and entrepreneurship

1st UOC Investment Forum

May 5

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

A close-up of a glowing round light bulb

Knowledge transfer and entrepreneurship

We transform knowledge into opportunities

Hubbik, where innovative ideas and entrepreneurial projects come to life

A close-up of a glowing round light bulb with a blurred string of warm-toned lights in the background

Knowledge transfer and entrepreneurship

1st UOC Investment Forum

May 5

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

A close-up of a glowing round light bulb

Open science

UOC's O2 Repository

Academic journals

Research talent

Persona entrevistada

Lifelong education

"We want to understand the experience and success of online students and ensure their inclusion"

Ariadna Angulo, MISS coordinator

Persona entrevistada

Digital health and planetary well-being

"Synthetic databases accelerate innovation and improve patient privacy"

Ferran Prados, NeuroADaS Lab co-coordinator

Persona entrevistada

Culture for a critical society

"Technology isn't neutral: it's always designed to suit particular interests and values"

Eduard Aibar, professor, researcher in the MUSSOL group and president of the Catalan Association of Science and Technology Studies

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