The UAB opens its doors on 5, 6, 7 and 8 February
The UAB will be holding its annual Open Days to make its course offer for the 2019/20 academic year known to future students on 5, 6, 7 and 8 February.
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Kieny awarded an honorary doctorate for her "undeniable commitment" to the underprivileged
French microbiologist and activist Marie-Paule Kieny was awarded an honorary doctorate by the UAB for, as Rector Margarita Arboix said in her speech, "her undeniable commitment to helping the underprivileged".
Maria Prats Ferret, new director of the UAB's Observatory for Equality
After two years leading the UAB's Observatory for Equality, Joana Gallego hands over the direction to lecturer Maria Prats Ferret.
UAB honorary doctor Ramon Folch i Camarasa dies at age 92
Writer and translator Ramon Folch i Camarasa died on 2 January in Mollet del Vallès. Author of more than a hundred novels and translator of over 200 works, Folch i Camarasa was awarded an honorary doctorate by the UAB in 2006.
Services at the UAB campus from 24 December to 6 January
As is customary during the winter break, some UAB campus services will have special opening hours and most will close from 24 December 2018 to 6 January 2019.
The UAB to award an honorary doctorate to Marie-Paule Kieny
On 16 January Marie-Paule Kieny will receive one of the five exceptional honorary doctorates being awarded this year in celebration of the university's 50th anniversary. The event will be streamed live by the YouTube.
UAB Choir and Orchestra to hold concert at the Theatre Hall
As is tradition, the UAB Choir and Orchestra will offer a concert on 17 December and perform pieces by Edward Elgar, Ottorino Respighi, Felix Mendelssohn and Franz Xaver Gruber, as well as several traditional songs. The event will take place at 2 p.m. at the Theatre Hall (Plaça Cívica).
The UAB to participate in the opening of the Garraf opera in Palau Güell
The UAB Chamber Choir, directed by Poire Vallvé, will be performing on 18 and 21 December in the first representation of the 3rd act of the opera Garraf at the Palau Güell. Under the musical coordination and direction of lecturer Francesc Cortès, the performance will mark the end of the Güell Year 2018. The performance of the Garraf opera was only interpreted once, in 1917, at the Palau de la Música.