M. Teresa Anguera, Vicerector for teaching and scientific policies, on behalf of the Rector, Professor Didac Ramirez, has committed the Universitat de Barcelona to the Compact for Open-Access Publishing Equity. The action follows on from the university's recent establishment of an open-access fund to underwrite publication fees for articles written by members of the university and published in open-access journals. The University of Barcelona is the first European university to join the Compact.