The news of the Park

Description:

The European Research Night is a public event dedicated to scientific dissemination. The goal is to bring research, innovation and the people involved closer to society and people of all ages in a simple and leisurely manner.

This year Research Night will take place on 27 September from 5:00 p.m. to 10:00 p.m. and the UAB campus will now be one of the headquarters of activities of the Barcelona node. The activities include workshops and demonstrations, micro-talks and conversations with experts, visits to laboratories and an astronomical observation with a telescope from the Institute of Space Sciences. 

The full list of activities can be viewed on the Research Night website.

Place: UAB campus

Date: Friday 27, September2024 - 17:00h

End date: Friday 27, September2024 - 22:00h

Description:

Innovation Day: solutions of talent is an initiative launched by the Molins de Rei City Council and the Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, with the support of the Barcelona Provincial Council, the Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya, the Citilab and the city councils of Cervelló, Corbera de Llobregat, El Papiol, La Palma de Cervelló, Pallejà, Sant Vicenç dels Horts and Vallirana. The initiative aims to make technology available to the university community so that, thanks to open innovation and collaboration, it can work on finding solutions to new business contexts, needs and challenges.

The activity is open to all members of the UAB community, particularly to students. Participants will have the opportunity to create teams, obtain ideation and/or prototyping tools, and learn techniques and discover resources to provide an impactful idea presentation.

On 1 October an ideation session will be held, a session in which ideas will be generated based on existing business challenges. Participants will work in groups of 4 to 10 people to develop a solution proposal for the challenge they have chosen. 

For more information and to sign up, please visit this link.

Place: El Molí, Molins de Rei (Plaça del Molí s/n)

Date: Tuesday 1, October2024 - 10:00h

Organiser: Parc de Recerca UAB and Molins de Rei City Council

Description:

In the current context, where transitioning to renewable energy sources is a necessity, town and city halls can play a key role in promoting these initiatives. From the working group at Hub b30, they have detected that some municipalities have difficulties understanding the application of the legal folds in constituting these communities. This is the main reason to celebrate this meeting: to promote proactivity at cities and town halls in creating energetic communities. At the same time, it wants to give an answer and break the legal barriers while creating them. 

The goal of the meeting is to promote the proactivity of the cities and town halls in the B30 area in creating energetic and consummer communities, analysing its legal viability, its executions, and the promotion of shared self-consumption.

Programme:

10:00- Welcome

10:05- An analysis of the energetic communities from a legislative point of view. Josep Rovira - Lawyer at the Department of Public Law at NOVACELONA SL

10:40- The support of the Provincial Council of Barcelona in the municipalities in the matter of energy communities - Oficina Impuls Comunitats Energètiques. Albert Vendrell - Coordinator at the Local Energy Management Support Section.

11:00- Questions

12:00- End of session

Registration form: https://forms.office.com/e/rkxhacL8Rh

Place: CircuLab, UAB Campus

Date: Wednesday 2, October2024 - 10:00h

End date: Wednesday 2, October2024 - 12:00h

Description:

Daniel Campos and Xavier Álvarez hold PhDs in Physics and their research focuses on the physics of biological and social systems and the transport of energy. In the Expert's Seat of the UAB Science Carriage, the two will converse with passengers on energetic transition, a change from non-renewable energy sources to a model in which the energy used is more sustainable, and how citizens play an important role in this process. 

The journey will begin at 9:28 a.m. on the FGC train travelling from Plaça Catalunya to the Universitat Autònoma train station.

Place: FGC - Plaça Catalunya station

Date: Thursday 3, October2024 - 09:28h

Organiser: UAB and FGC

Description:

Cristina Madrid is researcher at the Institute for Environmental Science and Technology (ICTA-UAB). Her research focuses on the evaluation of sustainability of political strategies and technological investigations. The UAB Science Carriage Expert's Seat will serve to talk with train passengers on the alternative energy sources available and the advantages and challenges in implementing these new energies.

The journey will begin at 10:42 a.m. on the FGC train travelling from the Universitat Autònoma to the Plaça Catalunya station.

Place: FGC Universitat Autònoma station

Date: Thursday 10, October2024 - 10:42h

Organiser: UAB and FGC

Description:

From 14 to 18 October 2024, the UAB organises the second edition of its Innovation Week to open up to the surrounding organisations, showcase its innovation ecosystem and bring the technologies and innovative knowledge generated on campus closer to society.

The objective of Innovation Week is to make visible the UAB's commitment to innovation from the perspective of different agents, sectors and groups, as well as to connect entrepreneurs with the business network, the network of public-private investors and knowledge centres. 

Its programme offer different spaces, activities and themes, and will generate meeting and relationship spaces between the UAB community, start-ups, companies and investors. Some of the activities are:

• Innovation Fair
• Showcase of the network of labs located in the Vallès regions
• Eines awards
• Culture, sustainability and new technologies
• Visits to campus centres and laboratories
• Science and entrepreneurship for women

More information can be found on the Innovation Week website.

Place: Different spaces of the UAB campus

Date: Monday 14, October2024 - 09:00h

End date: Friday 18, October2024 - 14:00h

Organiser: UAB Research Park