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Messi to receive honorary doctorate from UBA

30-09-2026 22:31 UBA will honour Argentina’s captain for his sporting achievements and role as an "ambassador of national identity."

IMPACT OF AUSTERITY

Minimum wage has lost 40% of its purchasing power under Milei

23-06-2026 12:07 Basic income for registered workers has plunged against November 2023 to levels even inferior to the 2001 crisis, according to a report by UBA Buenos Aires University’s Economics Faculty. Economic growth produces winners but they are not a majority.

by Ezequiel Orlando

FAITH & RELIGION

Beyond Catholic Argentina: the nation’s new religious landscape

07-06-2026 07:45 Catholicism remains the largest religion, but rising secularism, generational change and growing diversity are reshaping how Argentines believe.

EDUCATION & SOCIETY

Educational inequality: Nation's poorest children missing out on pre-school

27-05-2026 12:35 Study by Argentinos por la Educación NGO finds sharp social divide in nursery school attendance rates; Despite great improvements on enrollment over the past decade, nation still lags behind in the region.

by Juan Pablo Kavanagh

NEW MISSION TO THE MOON

Astronauts blast off for historic 'Artemis II' US lunar journey

01-04-2026 20:28 NASA’s first attempt to return to the moon in 54 years achieved with the help of the University of Buenos Aires (UBA), whose Engineering Faculty was entrusted with developing a microsatellite named Atenea.

WORKING-AGE POOR

Study: Eight in ten low-income workers are in insecure employment

31-03-2026 11:31 Low-income workers hardest-hit by insecure jobs, with 80% affected and rising levels of unprotected work, UBA study finds.

by Agustina Bordigoni

50th anniversary of coup

Poll shows strong rejection of dictatorship on 50th anniversary of coup

21-03-2026 00:01 Survey finds 71% of Argentines hold negative view of dictatorship, only 7% positive; Broad support for human rights trials ahead of March 24 coup anniversary rallies.

by James Grainger