- On February 19, 2015, the Royal Academy of Sciences and Arts of Barcelona appointed Dr. Jorge Núñez de Murga Director of the Fabra Observatory of Barcelona.
Jorge Nunez is Professor of Astronomy at the Department of Astronomy and Meteorology of the University of Barcelona and active member of the Institute of Cosmos Sciences. He follows Dr. Josep Maria Vidal Codina, UB professor emeritus who has benn director since 1970 until now.