Agenda

Description:

Online conference of the European project PlasticHeal, coordinated from the UAB.

The event, titled “Shaping the Future of Micro- and Nanoplastic Research: Connecting Science, Policy and Industry for Human Health”, marks an important milestone as the project enters its final phase after three years of research dedicated to understanding the impact of micro and nanoplastics (MNPL) on human health. The conference will showcase the results achieved so far and provide a platform for key stakeholders from various fields across Europe to discuss the current state of knowledge, its limitations, and future challenges in researching the impact of MNPL on human health.

The language of the conference is English.

Why attend?

• Presentation of results: Gain insights into the significant findings of the PlasticHeal research.
• Expert discussions: Connect with leading experts to reflect on the needs and limitations of current knowledge and future research challenges.
• Interactive sessions: Engage in debates with policymakers, industry leaders, and standardisation bodies to exchange experiences, concerns, opinions, and expectations about ongoing and future research.

Agenda highlights:

Day 1: Understanding and assessing the risks of micro and nanoplastics

• Presentation of the Risk Assessment Framework for MNPL by Steffen Foss Hansen, Technical University of Denmark (DTU)
• In-depth presentations:
  • Carcinogenicity and mutagenicity by Alba Hernández Bonilla, Autonomous University of Barcelona (UAB) - principal investigator of the project
  • Immunotoxicology by Diego Angosto, Biomedical Research Institute of Murcia (IMIB)
  • Gastrointestinal toxicity by Cyrill Bussy, University of Manchester (UoM)
• Roundtable: “Breaking down the framework: Advancing safety for MNPLs.” The discussion will focus on exploring innovative approaches and strategies to address key regulatory gaps.

Day 2: Beyond traditional approaches. Making data valuable.

• Making data valuable by Alba Hernández Bonilla, UAB
• From in vitro advanced models to in vivo data by Hans Bouwmeester, Wageningen University & Research (WUR)
• Defining MNPL exposure: analytical workflows by Thorsten Reemtsma, Helmholtz Centre for Environmental Research (UFZ) and Irina Estrela-Lopis, University of Leipzig.
• Roundtable: “Bridging Science and Policy: Refining models for regulatory impact,” dedicated to discussing how to improve experimental models to meet regulatory needs in the risk assessment of microplastics and nanoplastics.

Registration: https://bit.ly/plasticheal

Agenda and more info: https://www.plasticheal.eu/en/news/events/registrations-now-open-plasticheal-online-conference-shaping-future-mnpls-research

This conference will bring together leading experts from academia, industry, and policy-making bodies, offering a unique opportunity for attendees to exchange experiences, concerns, opinions, and expectations about ongoing and future research in the field of MNPL.

Place: Online event

Date: Monday 25, November2024 - 09:00h

End date: Tuesday 26, November2024 - 13:30h

Description:

The Faculties of Sciences and Biosciences organize the conferences on the Nobel Prizes in Physics, Physiology or Medicine and Chemistry awarded each year.  This year will take place on 12 December.

1. Physics Talk: To define, by Dr. Anna Sanpera Trigueros of the Department of Physics of the Faculty of Sciences.
2. Talk on Physiology or Medicine. The research understudy of RNA as a therapeutic molecule, by Dr. Jaume Pi'ol Ribas from the Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology of the Faculty of Biosciences.
3. Chemistry Talk: Semiconductor nanoparticles: A Nobel colored by quantum effects of size, by Dr. Javier Rodríguez Viejo of the Department of Physics of the Faculty of Sciences.

Place: Sala d'Actes Edifici C

Date: Wednesday 11, December2024 - 15:00h

Description:

The UAB Faculty of Science and Faculty of Biosciences organise this event to explore the discoveries awarded in the 2024 Nobel Prizes. The event will take place in the conference hall of Building C at 3:00 p.m. with the opening speech given by Juan Jesús Donaire, Dean of the Faculty of Science.

Isidre Gibert, Dean of the Faculty of Biosciences, will also speak, followed by the introduction of the conference givers by Lluís Casas Duocastella, Vice-Dean of Alumni and Promotion of the Faculty of Science.

The lectures will be given by renowned researchers of the University:

• Contribucions fundacionals de la Física a la Intel·ligència Artificial, by Maria Vanrell, professor of the Department of Computer Science at the School of Engineering.

• Per què el descobriment dels microARNs per Victor Ambros i Gary Ruvkun ha merescut el premi Nobel de Medicina 2024?, by Armand Sánchez, emeritus professor of the Department of Animal and Food Science at the Faculty of Veterinary Medicine.

• XNobel Prize in Chemistry 2024: A.I. in protein structure, by Òscar Conchillo, lecturer and technician of the “Vicent Villar Palasi” Institute of Biotechnology and Biomedicine, and Jean-Didier Pierre Marechal, professor of the Department of Chemistry.

The event will end with a Q&A session conducted by Dean Juan Jesús Donaire. 

The event will also be streamed live here.

Place: Building C (conference hall)

Date: Wednesday 11, December2024 - 15:00h

Description:

Researchers from different universities and research centres in Catalonia, including the UAB, have created the Catalan Association of Science and Technology Studies (STS-CAT). The official presentation will take place on 28 February at 9:30 a.m. at the Barcelona Research Residence.

The presentation will feature an inaugural lecture by Wiebe E. Bijker, lecturer and researcher at the University of Maastricht and advisor to the Dutch government as an expert on the relationship between democracy and technology. Biojker is one of the fathers of international Science and Technology Studies and one of the main exponents of the Theory on the Social Construction of Technologies. The engineer, philosopher and PhD in Sociology and History of Technology from the University of Twente (The Netherlands), studies the relationship between the development of technology and society, and how the emergence of new technologies impacts on democracy and can lead to the emergence of a new social order.

The lecture will be followed by a round table (STS in Action) with the participation of Blanca Callén (UAB), Israel Rodríguez (UOC), Ismael Ràfols (Ingenio CSIC-UPV & Univ Leiden) and Vincenzo Pavone (IPP-CSIC), and moderated by the vice-president of the STS-CAT, Núria Vallès (IIIA-CSIC). 

The closing speech will be given by Miquel Domènech (UAB), member of the STS-CAT.

Attendance is free, but prior registration is required.

Place: CSIC Researcher Residence, Barcelona (Carrer Hospital 64)

Date: Friday 28, February2025 - 09:30h

Description:

The “Ecosocial crisis, implications and challenges” series consists of 6 conferences and is organised by lecturer Josep Espluga, together with the Faculty of Political Science and Sociology and the UAB's Solidarity Foundation. It is aimed at students from all the UAB campus.

The fifth conference is entitled "Global Extractivism and Climate Migrations", and will be given by Miguel Pajares, honorary president of the Catalan Commission for Refugee Action. It will take place on 24 April, at 1:00 p.m., in Aula 13 of the Faculty of Political Science and Sociology of the UAB.

Attending all 6 conferences can be validated for two ECTS credits. All conferences are free of charge. For more information, please consult the following link.

Place: Faculty of Political Science and Sociology (Aula 13)

Date: Thursday 24, April2025 - 13:00h