Retired Professor Elisabet Garcia from the Department of Audiovisual Communication and Advertising passed away on 2 May 2024. The UAB wishes to extend its most sincere condolences to all those who loved and appreciated and express its grief in having lost a member of its community.
The final competition of "Thesis in 4 Minutes", in which PhD students are encouraged to present their doctoral thesis in a maximum of four minutes, will take place on 7 May at 12 noon, at the UAB Doctoral School. The event will be streamed live on the UAB's YouTube channel.
The UAB is sad to announce the passing of Professor Francisco Rico, who taught Medieval Spanish Literature at the UAB and was an academic member of the Royal Spanish Academy. The UAB, the Faculty of Arts & Humanities, and the Department of Spanish wish to extend their most heartfelt condolences to all those who knew and appreciated him, and express their sorrow for his passing.
Margarita Freixas, lecturer in the Department of Spanish at the UAB, was reelected dean of the Faculty of Arts & Humanities in the elections held this weekl at the teaching centre.
The call is aimed at giving support to the development of teaching and innovation research proposals that are interdisciplinary and cross-curricular with impact on student learning and that are transferable to the university community. Applications can be presented from 22 April to 22 May 2024.
The UAB hosted the 1st Conference on Addictions, Well-being and Mental Health on Youth and Adolescents on Friday 12 April from 9:15 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Faculty of Arts & Humanities. Organised by the Stress and Health Research Group (GIES) of the UAB, it discussed crucial issues such as cannabis abuse, binge drinking in adolescents, and problematic use of the internet among young people.
The study of the feeding pattern of sheep in the Cueva de El Toro, Malaga, some 7,200 years ago demonstrates that livestock management practices of the Western Mediterranean during the Old Neolithic were far more varied than believed until now. This reinforces the hypothesis that Neolithic groups in the south of the peninsula were characterised by their complexity and ability to cover large distances throughout the territory. The research has been led by researchers of the UAB Prehistory Department and published in PLOS ONE.
The call, which is open to UAB lecturers and adminstration and services staff, aims to foster the creation of graduate and continuous learning courses. Deadline for applications is 30 June 2024.
As in recent years, all centres of the UAB's Bellaterra Campus will be closed during the Spring Break, from 3 to 6 April 2023. Only certain services will be operating on campus.