Activity Report 2015-16

Abstract

The Activity Report 2015-2016 of the Institute of Nanoscience and Nanotechnology of the University of Barcelona (IN2UB). During these two past years the Board of Directors pushed several actions in order to improve the scientific impact of the research conducted by the different groups of the IN2UB. It has been a period of little but significant changes at various levels whose final aim is to attain scientific excellence and gain national and international visualization of the institute. IN2UB is an institute that gathers 135 permanent researchers, 43 post-docs and 83 PhD students in 2016 from the Faculties of Chemistry, Physics, Pharmacy, Biology and Medicine, all working with different perspectives within the field of phenomena occurring at the nanoscale. Notice that, in opposition to other institutes of Catalonia working in the same or similar fields, all members of the IN2UB are strongly involved in teaching obligations, the most important of being the Master of Nanoscience and Nanotechnology (recently recognised as Erasmus Mundus Joint Master Program) and the Doctoral Program in Nanoscience and Nanotechnology. Research and education are our commitment with the society.