Research and innovation

Research focused where technology and social & human sciences converge

The UOC has 2 research centres, one centre for innovation and learning transformation and a Doctoral School and also conducts research in the fields of its seven faculties.

· More than 50 research groups
· More than 500 researchers

Find out all about the UOC's research in just 2 minutes video!

How to protect women's rights from the surveillance risks of fertility apps

UOC researchers design a tool to detect biases in AI developments

UOC opens call for postdoctoral research stays 2025

When algorithms decide for you: a warning about automation and the loss of freedom

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Internet Interdisciplinary Institute (IN3)

An institute that specializes in studying the internet and the effects of the interaction of digital technologies with human activity.

eHealth Center

An interdisciplinary academic centre that generates, transfers and exchanges knowledge in eHealth.

eLearning Innovation Center

The main mission of this body is to help the UOC's learning model evolve in order to guarantee a unique, high-quality, connected and networked learning experience.

The UOC conducts research and innovation in the three strands of this triple helix. It is transdisciplinary and translational: it aims to have an impact on society, while taking into account the people who could benefit from it.

Check out the UOC's Knowledge Map to see its research fields and groups

Net Society

IN3 + the faculties research groups

eLearning Research

The faculties research groups

Digital Health

eHealth Center + the faculties research groups

Artnodes

A journal about art, science and technology

ETHE

International Journal of Educational Technology in Higher Education

Co-published with the Dublin City University (Ireland), the Guangzhou University (China) and the Pontificia Universidad Católica de Valparaiso (Chile).

2024, 20th Anniversary

Dictatorships & Democracies

Journal of History and Culture

Co-published with the Fundacio Carles Pi i Sunyer

IDP

A journal about Internet, Law and Politics

Digithum

A relational perspective of culture, individual and society in late modernity

Internet Policy Review

Journal of internet regulation

Coedited with the Alexander Von Humboldt Institute for Internet and Society (HIIG)

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Invergy: we invest in spin-offs and start-ups with a social impact in the education and ICT sectors

Spin-offs

Labour market analysis

We establish alliances and focus on lines of research that connect the university with the labour market

SpinUOC

Entrepreneurship and knowledge transfer event

SpinUOC: More than 10 years making impacts

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European Commission's Human Resources for Research (HRS4R)

Quality seal by the European Commission that recognizes our HR excellence in research.

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"Destruction of cultural heritage is part of the strategies of war"

Glòria Munilla, a professor and researcher in the Faculty of Arts and Humanities

"Analysing facial gestures with artificial intelligence may help diagnose Parkinson's disease and dementia"

Àgata Lapedriza, lead researcher of the Scene Understanding and Artificial Intelligence LAB group

We aim to make sure that, by the year 2030, all the university's research data is generated in line with the FAIR data principles (Findable, Accessible, Interoperable, Reusable).

Open knowledge

	Social Sciences
	Health Sciences