University of Oviedo

Overview

University of Oviedo

University of Oviedo, or Universidá d'Uviéu in Asturian, is a public university in Asturias, Spain. Established in 1574, the institution has witnessed several historical events including the French invasion of Spain, the Socialist-led miner’s revolt in Asturias, and the Spanish Civil War. University of Oviedo, while the only university in the region, is ranked among the best in the country with contributions to the fields of physics, chemistry, and biology.

University of Oviedo Key Statistics

The university is composed of 38 departments under 17 schools and faculties, including the Faculty of Economics and Business, Faculty of Teacher Training and Education, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, and the Jovellanos Faculty of Commerce, Tourism, and Social Sciences. There are 57 undergraduate degree programs, 50 master’s degree programs, and 24 doctoral degree programs on offer.

University of Oviedo has 25,000 students and employs 2,000 lecturers and researchers and 1,000 administrative staff. The university has seven campuses in the cities of Oviedo, Gijón, and Mieres. These house facilities such as halls of residence with 210 beds and a fully-equipped sports center.

Other University of Oviedo key statistics include its libraries containing more than 850,000 books, 14,000 scientific journal issues, and several thousand copies of maps, microfilms, and audiovisual materials in addition to over 60,000 digital resources.

University of Oviedo Research

The university is responsible for 80% of research and development activities in the region, obtaining close to 500 agreements and contracts with companies and deriving research income amounting to 40 million euros each year. Research support comes from sources such as Asturian research groups and the university’s own grants scheme.

Physics, biology, and chemistry are the top fields of University of Oviedo research. Its work outputs have been presented at conferences, such as the Soft Computing conference, IEEE Industry Applications Society Annual Meeting, and the Web Science conference. The university has also published studies in journals like Astronomy and Astrophysics, ChemInform, and Nature.

The most cited article from the university is Ade et al.’s (2016) “Planck 2015 results - XIII. Cosmological parameters,” which appeared in Astronomy and Astrophysics and has close to 17,500 citations to date. The second most cited publication is Ade et al.’s (2014) “Planck 2013 results. XVI. Cosmological parameters” featured in Astronomy and Astrophysics and has more than 16,600 citations. In addition, the third most cited work is López-Otín et al.’s (2013) “The hallmarks of aging” published in Cell with nearly 8,100 citations so far.

Research centers and institutes at University of Oviedo include the Feijoo Institute of 18th Century Studies, the University Institute of Biotechnology of Asturias, and the University Institute of the Enterprise. They are also known for the Enrique Moles University Institute of Organometallic Chemistry, Institute of Space Sciences and Technologies of Asturias, and the Institute of Neurosciences of the Principality of Asturias.

Other noteworthy centers of the institution are the Center for Cooperation and Territorial Development, Artificial Intelligence Center, Institute of Natural Resources and Territorial Planning, and the Seminar of Constitutional History.