More journals to publish in open access at no cost to authors
From 2023, journals from Cambridge University Press and the American Institute of Physics (AIP) are also available for open access publishing at no cost to authors.
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Participative proposals for a sustainable water-food-energy ecosystem in the Mediterranean
The European project NEX-LABS led by the UAB has launched several participative proposals to to set down the bases of an international cooperation combining a start-up, incubators and accelerators in Italy, Lebanon, Tunisia, Cyprus, Spain, Egypt and Jordan. The project's mission is to favour more innovation and entrepreneurship in the Mediterranean region and advance towards a sustainable ecosystem of the water, energy and food sectors.
The UAB Dance and Theatre workshops premiere their shows
During the month of May, the UAB Theatre will host a series of shows created by the Dance, Theatre and Music classrooms that are the result of the work carried out during this academic year. It is a good opportunity for the UAB community to get to know contemporary theatre and dance free of charge and, at the same time, to promote and raise awareness of new artistic trends.
Finalists of the 6th edition of the "Thesis in 4 Minutes" competition to present their theses on 17 May
The "Thesis in 4 Minutes" competition final, in which students present their PhD thesis in a maximum of four minutes, will take place on 17 May at 12 noon at the UAB Doctoral School. The event will be streamed live on the UAB's YouTube channel.
New "activities on campus" to be held at the UAB on 12 May
On 12 May from 1 to 3 p.m. a series of "activities on campus" will be held, all of which are organised by the UAB teaching centres. These activities can be cultural, participative and/or complementary to the academic courses (conferences, seminars, talks, debates, institutional events, etc.).
Call for MOOC creation and production grants now open
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 2023.
The UAB launches the BiciBus UAB
From 17 to 21 April, the UAB launches a new initiative under the name of BiciBus UAB: volunteers that will act as guides and accompany people on bike from different cities to the UAB campus. The goal is to help new bikers discover the routes to be used to get to and from campus. There will be volunteers in Cerdanyola, Sabadell, Sant Quirze, Sant Cugat, Terrassa, Barcelona (Renfe Sant Andreu Arenal) and la Llagosta.
The UAB's 2nd Bioblitz brings together 170 participants who identified an endangered and protected lichen
In the 2023 edition of the UAB's Bioblitz, participants detected for the first time on campus the presence of the lichen Waynea stocechadiana, considered a vulnerable species in Catalonia, in addition to identifying 260 animal and plant species. Thanks to these two editions and other contributions by campus users, the UAB has managed to register 645 different species and conducted almost 1800 observations, which can be consulted at the iNaturalist project "Biodiversitat del campus UAB".
The Campus visits YouTube version are back!
Àlex Figueruelo stars in the third season of the UAB's campus visits, YouTube version, a series of videos where you can find out about the exchange programmes offered by the university.