The University of Barcelona (Catalan: Universitat de Barcelona, UB; IPA: [uniβərsiˈtat də βərsəˈɫonə]; Spanish: Universidad de Barcelona) is a state funded college situated in the city of Barcelona, Catalonia in Spain. With 75 undergrad programs, 353 graduate projects and 96 doctorate projects to more than 63,700 understudies, UB was thought to be the best University in Spain in the 2011 QS World University Rankings, which positioned the college 148th in general on the planet. Its subject rankings were: 74th in Life Sciences and Biomedicine, 89th in Arts and Humanities, 87th in Natural Sciences, 143rd in Social Sciences and 175th in Engineering and IT. In 2010, as per University Ranking by Academic Performance (URAP), it is the best college in Spain and 83rd college on the planet.
The University of Barcelona is the central focal point of college examination in Spain and has turned into an European benchmark for exploration action, both as far as the quantity of exploration projects it conducts and the greatness these have accomplished. As per the 2011 CYD Report, it is the most astounding put Spanish college regarding investigative yield, with an aggregate of 15,290 papers distributed somewhere around 2006 and 2010, likewise driving the positioning of Spanish colleges as far as rate of papers distributed in high effect diaries. It has 106 offices and more than 5,000 full-time specialists, experts and exploration partners, a large portion of whom work in the college 243 examination bunches as perceived and bolstered by the Government of Catalonia. In 2010 the UB was honored 175 national examination gifts and 17 European gives and partook in more than 500 joint exploration ventures with the business division, creating a general exploration pay of 70 million euros. The work of these gatherings is regulated by the UB's exploration focuses and founds which team up with driving examination foundations and systems in Spain and abroad. The UB is additionally home to three huge examination establishments: the Barcelona Science Park Foundation (PCB), which incorporates the Institute of Biomedical Research of Barcelona (IRBB); the August Pi i Sunyer Biomedical Research Institute (IDIBAPS); and the Bellvitge Institute for Biomedical Research (IDIBELL).