Facultat de Biociències (Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona)

Spain

Address: Campus Universitari UAB, Edifici C, Carrer dels Til·lers, 08193 Bellaterra (Cerdanyola del Vallès), Barcelona, Spain

Biology, Biotechnology, Genetics

The Faculty of Biosciences of the Autonomous University of Barcelona (UAB) specializes in life sciences, offering degrees in Biology, Genetics, Microbiology, Biochemistry, Biotechnology, and Environmental Biology. It is a key component of the UAB’s strong research in health and life sciences.

Domains taught:

Bioengineering, Bioinformatics, Chemistry, Ecology and Sustainability, Food Science, Life Sciences, Microbiology and Genetics, Nanotechnologies

Diplomas*:

Bachelor, Doctor, Master

Status:

Public

Partnerships:

Part of UAB, a leading research university. Strong connections with biomedical and biotechnology research institutes (e.g., CReSA, VHIR) and companies within the UAB Research Park and broader Catalan biotech ecosystem.

Research:

Extensive research in molecular and cell biology, genetics, microbiology, plant science, animal physiology, ecology, neuroscience, and biotechnology applications.

Famous Alumnis:

N/A

International recognition**:

Number of staff***:

300

Current students***:

2500

Foreign students***:

20%

Cumulative former students***:

15000

Pros

Highly specialized and research-intensive faculty focused on all aspects of biosciences, with excellent facilities and strong links to the biotech sector.

Cons

Very specialized focus, which is a strength for dedicated students. Located outside Barcelona city center.

Best For

Students passionate about life sciences, aiming for a research-oriented career in fields from molecular biology to biotechnology.

Most Similar Schools Locally

Facultad de Ciencias Biológicas shares the core fields of this university, namely food science, bioinformatics and nanotechnologies; it is larger, enrolling about 5,000 students against roughly 2,500 here, and is also a public institution.
Also strong in food science, bioinformatics and microbiology and genetics, Facultad de Ciencias Biológicas y Ambientales makes a sensible second look at home; it is smaller, enrolling about 1,200 students against roughly 2,500 here, and is also a public institution.
Facultad de Ciencias Ambientales y Bioquímica sits close to this university on bioinformatics, microbiology and genetics and bioengineering; it teaches at the same levels, namely bachelor's, master's and doctoral, and is far smaller, with about 700 students against roughly 2,500 here.
A good alternative in the same country is Barcelona School of Telecommunications Engineering, which likewise covers nanotechnologies and bioengineering; it covers optics and signal processing as well, and is slightly smaller, at about 2,000 students against roughly 2,500 here.
Also strong in microbiology and genetics, bioengineering and chemistry, Facultad de Ciencias del Mar y Ambientales makes a sensible second look at home; it is smaller, enrolling about 1,500 students against roughly 2,500 here, and is also a public institution.

Most Similar Schools Abroad

Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences in Sweden shares the food science, bioinformatics and microbiology and genetics orientation of this institution, and it is larger, enrolling about 5,000 students against roughly 2,500 here, and is also a public institution.
The closest overseas parallel on food science, microbiology and genetics and bioengineering is Norwegian University of Life Sciences, located in Norway; it is also a public institution, and runs the same bachelor's, master's and doctoral programmes.
On content, Karolinska Institute in Sweden and this institution are close, as both teach bioinformatics, microbiology and genetics and bioengineering; it teaches at the same levels, namely bachelor's, master's and doctoral, and covers statistics and data analytics as well.
Hannover Medical School in Germany pursues a similar profile in bioinformatics, microbiology and genetics and bioengineering, and it is larger, enrolling about 3,997 students against roughly 2,500 here, and is also a public institution.
Royal Veterinary College offers an international parallel to this institution, with bioinformatics, microbiology and genetics and bioengineering as common ground; it runs the same bachelor's, master's and doctoral programmes, and covers agriculture as well.

*our own picks (our criteria: a mix between domains, diploma delivered, reputation and size), but obviously too many criteria for an apple-to-apple ranking.

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*: without any judgment of the quality, readers are strongly encouraged to check the official status of the exact diploma envisioned as many universities have a mix of recognized diplomas, not recognized, “co-delivered,” “equivalent to”, “some pathways” (…), can change over time, and can be named differently from one country to another.

**: international reputation: is based on some criteria that do not mean much in some domains or specialties (number of researchers, of scientific publications, on budget ….). Our approximate 1-4 scale:

known locally
known locally and internationally
is listed in some of the world university’s classifications
is listed among the 20 firsts in some of world university’s classifications

***: estimated numbers, based on online sources and/or feedbacks. The numbers can vary greatly depending on school organisation (ex.: school is part of a group, it employs internal staff or external consultants or has public staff without employing them …). Refer to all the links provided to have accurate and updated numbers.

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