Research agreements

The Department of Humanities encompasses 38 areas of knowledge, grouped into four paths: History, Thought, Art, and Literature and Literary Theory. There is a consistent link between research and teaching, particularly within postgraduate programmes, as witnessed by the topics explored in the Faculty’s master’s theses and PhD dissertations.

Key figures —— Horizon 2020:[1] €3.7 million / 9 projects —— 2 ERC grants —— 5 Marie Curie Actions —— Spanish R&D and Innovation Plan:[2] €904,000 / 24 projects —— International teaching staff:[3] 12% —— ICREA research professors:[4] 4 —— Theses defended in English: 7% (2017-2018)

Data refer to the 2014-2018 period only. They include individual and consortia projects. [2] Data refer to the 2014-2017 period. [3] Data as of January 2017. [4] The Catalan Institution for Research and Advanced Studies (ICREA) offers permanent tenured positions at Catalan host institutions to top researchers from around the world. [1]