
UCAM researchers validate a marine compound to treat serious illnesses
Universities in China, Chile, India, Ethiopia and Spain are analysing the potential of a compound extracted from marine fungi to treat stroke, cancer, neurodegenerative diseases, thrombosis and kidney damage.

Young UCAM researchers are stepping up their game
They have won four of the nine grants awarded for the generation of new scientific leadership, financed by the Fundación Séneca of the Region of Murcia.

UCAM researchers develop a Minecraft game to teach lifesaving skills
UCAM has developed an educational video game, funded by an Ignacio Larramendi Research Grant from Fundación MAPFRE, so that students from all over Spain can learn CPR.

UCAM leads an innovative project to improve the diagnosis of breast cancer
María del Mar Martínez, Coordinator of the Bachelor's Degree in Medicine at the UCAM Cartagena Campus, is leading a pioneering study in Spain to identify the molecules in breast interstitial fluid that are associated with breast cancer in patients at the Santa Lucía Hospital in Cartagena.

UCAM SENS internationally recognised for its advances in sensors
The prestigious journal Analytical Chemistry has taken to its cover one of his research in which they have generated the first low-cost potentiometric sensors using 3D printing.

QS recognises the management and well-being of the academic community at UCAM
This is what the QS Sustainability Ranking 2025 acknowledges, which has selected 1751 institutions from all over the world, and in which the Universidad Católica de Murcia is included for the first time.

Meet NUTRIALITEC, the ecosystem for the promotion of food innovation
A partnership comprising the Centro Nacional Tecnológico de la Conserva, CTAEX, BCC Innovation, UCAM, oloBion and artica+i, with a budget of one million euros and an execution period of almost two years. The project seeks to detect the challenges of the agri-food industry in order to provide a solution with its R&D capabilities.

The SMARTLAGOON project presents the digital twin of Mar Menor
Universidad Católica de Murcia has led this international research, endowed with almost 4 million euros by the European Union, to support decision-making for the recovery and maintenance of Mar Menor.