Our commitment to research

In 2019, the UOC consolidated its position as a research university, focusing on the interaction between technology, human & social sciences, e-health and e-learning, and generating knowledge that will help society overcome the challenges of the 21st century.

A look at the results of the 2019 research data and an analysis of how the data have evolved in the last five years reveals an increase in the number of researchers and groups earning official accreditation, a doubling of the external funding obtained and, as a result of all this, an increase in scientific production. These figures respond to the four main challenges of the Strategic Plan 2014-2020: to transfer the knowledge generated from all areas of the UOC's activity, to boost scientific production, to provide doctoral programmes based on first-class research, and to raise the UOC's international profile thanks to its cutting-edge research on the knowledge society and e-learning.

"Society needs answers and expects science to provide them. In this context, the UOC has the opportunity to act as a forum for surveying new intellectual ground, a forum for questions and reflections. It can act as a forum that is open to everyone, a forum promoting dialogue, and the creation and sharing of knowledge."

Marta Aymerich Vice President for Strategic Planning and Research