diff --git a/services/static-webserver/client/source/class/osparc/Application.js b/services/static-webserver/client/source/class/osparc/Application.js
index 251b74d42aa..20750d2f941 100644
--- a/services/static-webserver/client/source/class/osparc/Application.js
+++ b/services/static-webserver/client/source/class/osparc/Application.js
@@ -209,17 +209,10 @@ qx.Class.define("osparc.Application", {
     },
 
     __updateTabName: function() {
-      const platformName = osparc.store.StaticInfo.getInstance().getPlatformName();
-      if (osparc.utils.Utils.isInZ43()) {
-        document.title += " Z43";
-      }
-      if (platformName) {
-        document.title += ` (${platformName})`;
-      }
+      const newName = osparc.utils.Utils.composeTabName();
+      osparc.utils.Utils.updateTabName(newName);
     },
 
-
-
     __setDeviceSpecificIcons: function() {
       const isIOS = /iPad|iPhone|iPod/.test(navigator.userAgent) && !window.MSStream;
       const isAndroid = /android/i.test(navigator.userAgent);
diff --git a/services/static-webserver/client/source/class/osparc/dashboard/StudyBrowser.js b/services/static-webserver/client/source/class/osparc/dashboard/StudyBrowser.js
index a3cfc5b9d88..327de47602c 100644
--- a/services/static-webserver/client/source/class/osparc/dashboard/StudyBrowser.js
+++ b/services/static-webserver/client/source/class/osparc/dashboard/StudyBrowser.js
@@ -167,7 +167,6 @@ qx.Class.define("osparc.dashboard.StudyBrowser", {
       if (
         !osparc.auth.Manager.getInstance().isLoggedIn() ||
         this.getCurrentContext() === "studiesAndFolders" ||
-        this.getCurrentContext() === "search" || // not yet implemented for workspaces
         this.__loadingWorkspaces
       ) {
         return;
@@ -178,7 +177,7 @@ qx.Class.define("osparc.dashboard.StudyBrowser", {
         case "search": {
           const filterData = this._searchBarFilter.getFilterData();
           const text = filterData.text ? encodeURIComponent(filterData.text) : "";
-          request = osparc.store.Workspaces.getInstance().searchWorkspaces(text);
+          request = osparc.store.Workspaces.getInstance().searchWorkspaces(text, this.getOrderBy());
           break;
         }
         case "workspaces": {
diff --git a/services/static-webserver/client/source/class/osparc/data/Resources.js b/services/static-webserver/client/source/class/osparc/data/Resources.js
index 45aede41aaa..1332df084a9 100644
--- a/services/static-webserver/client/source/class/osparc/data/Resources.js
+++ b/services/static-webserver/client/source/class/osparc/data/Resources.js
@@ -368,7 +368,7 @@ qx.Class.define("osparc.data.Resources", {
           getPageSearch: {
             useCache: false,
             method: "GET",
-            url: statics.API + "/workspaces:search?offset={offset}&limit={limit}&text={text}&order_by={orderBy}"
+            url: statics.API + "/workspaces?offset={offset}&limit={limit}&filters={filters}&order_by={orderBy}"
           },
           getPageTrashed: {
             useCache: false,
diff --git a/services/static-webserver/client/source/class/osparc/store/Store.js b/services/static-webserver/client/source/class/osparc/store/Store.js
index cd82975131d..e560a643980 100644
--- a/services/static-webserver/client/source/class/osparc/store/Store.js
+++ b/services/static-webserver/client/source/class/osparc/store/Store.js
@@ -59,7 +59,8 @@ qx.Class.define("osparc.store.Store", {
       check: "osparc.data.model.Study",
       init: null,
       nullable: true,
-      event: "changeCurrentStudy"
+      event: "changeCurrentStudy",
+      apply: "__applyCurrentStudy",
     },
     currentStudyId: {
       check: "String",
@@ -334,6 +335,21 @@ qx.Class.define("osparc.store.Store", {
       }
     },
 
+    __applyCurrentStudy: function(study) {
+      if (study) {
+        study.addListener("changeName", () => {
+          if (this.getCurrentStudy() === study) {
+            // the study might have been closed
+            osparc.utils.Utils.updateTabName(study.getName());
+          }
+        });
+        osparc.utils.Utils.updateTabName(study.getName());
+      } else {
+        const newName = osparc.utils.Utils.composeTabName();
+        osparc.utils.Utils.updateTabName(newName);
+      }
+    },
+
     __applyWallets: function(wallets) {
       const preferenceSettings = osparc.Preferences.getInstance();
       const preferenceWalletId = preferenceSettings.getPreferredWalletId();
diff --git a/services/static-webserver/client/source/class/osparc/store/Workspaces.js b/services/static-webserver/client/source/class/osparc/store/Workspaces.js
index 924312639de..df028e160d7 100644
--- a/services/static-webserver/client/source/class/osparc/store/Workspaces.js
+++ b/services/static-webserver/client/source/class/osparc/store/Workspaces.js
@@ -103,16 +103,24 @@ qx.Class.define("osparc.store.Workspaces", {
         });
     },
 
-    searchWorkspaces: function(text) {
+    searchWorkspaces: function(
+      text,
+      orderBy = {
+        field: "modified_at",
+        direction: "desc"
+      },
+    ) {
       if (osparc.auth.Data.getInstance().isGuest()) {
         return new Promise(resolve => {
           resolve([]);
         });
       }
 
+      const curatedOrderBy = this.self().curateOrderBy(orderBy);
       const params = {
         url: {
-          text,
+          filters: JSON.stringify({text: text}),
+          orderBy: JSON.stringify(curatedOrderBy),
         }
       };
       return osparc.data.Resources.getInstance().getAllPages("workspaces", params, "getPageSearch")
diff --git a/services/static-webserver/client/source/class/osparc/utils/Utils.js b/services/static-webserver/client/source/class/osparc/utils/Utils.js
index b5140e3713a..075db07763e 100644
--- a/services/static-webserver/client/source/class/osparc/utils/Utils.js
+++ b/services/static-webserver/client/source/class/osparc/utils/Utils.js
@@ -91,6 +91,22 @@ qx.Class.define("osparc.utils.Utils", {
 
     FLOATING_Z_INDEX: 110000,
 
+    updateTabName: function(name) {
+      document.title = name;
+    },
+
+    composeTabName: function() {
+      let newName = osparc.store.StaticInfo.getInstance().getDisplayName();
+      const platformName = osparc.store.StaticInfo.getInstance().getPlatformName();
+      if (osparc.utils.Utils.isInZ43()) {
+        newName += " Z43";
+      }
+      if (platformName) {
+        newName += ` (${platformName})`;
+      }
+      return newName;
+    },
+
     replaceTokens: function(str, key, value) {
       // `str` might be a a localized string, get the string first
       str = str.toString ? str.toString() : str;