Activities
13:00
Inauguration of the exhibition "Memòries des de l'Andana"
Description:
From 8 to 30 October 2026, the entrance hall of the Faculty of Arts & Humanities will host the exhibition “Memòries des de l'Andana: dones, àlbums i patrimonis oblidats” [Memories from the Barn: Women, Albums, and Forgotten Heritage]. The exhibition, promoted by the Department of Social and Cultural Anthropology at the UAB as part of an itinerant exhibition through the campus, with the support of the Faculty Dean's Office and the Vice-Rectorate for Culture and Language Policy, invites reflection on the central role women have played and continue to play in preserving and transmitting family heritage and collective memory.
Through photographs, personal documents, recordings, and oral testimonies, the exhibition establishes a dialogue between two fundamental themes: the traditional, domestic preservation of these collections, and collective efforts to safeguard them in emergency situations. The first section pays tribute to the women who, within the private and family sphere, have preserved—across generations—letters, albums, and notebooks that shape a shared identity. The second theme highlights the rescue and restoration work carried out by volunteers and technical teams in the wake of disasters, such as the collections affected by the 2024 DANA storm in Valencia.
Date: Thursday 8, October2026 - 13:00h
End date: Friday 30, October2026 - 21:00h
Wednesday, October 14, 2026
10:00
Second Conference on University Social Responsibility
Description:
On 14 October, from 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m., the Sala Carles Perelló of the Schools for Doctoral Studies and Continuing Education will host the 2nd UAB University Social Responsibility Conference, organised with the aim of sharing the good practices that different universities are developing in the field of USR, especially in the areas of value chains, suppliers, and responsible purchasing and contracting. To attend, please register by completing the following form.
Place: Schools for Doctoral Studies and Continuing Education (Sala Carles Perelló)
Date: Wednesday 14, October2026 - 10:00h
13:30
Painting and well-being workshop
Description:
A painting, health, and well-being workshop that uses artistic knowledge and dynamics to support and stimulate processes of healing and development.
Workshop directed by Ezequiel Rosenfeldt.
Places are limited, please sign up using this form.
Place: Plaça Cívica (Edifici Àgora)
Date: Wednesday 14, October2026 - 13:30h
16:00
Inauguration of the academic year at the Faculty of Communication Studies
Description:
The opening ceremony for the new academic year at the Faculty of Communication Studies will take place on Wednesday 14 October 2026, at 4:00 p.m. in the faculty’s Aula Magna.
Ana Palencia, Senior Communications Advisor at the communications and public relations agency Tinkle, will deliver the inaugural lecture, titled "Communication and Purpose: Communicating to Transform".
The event will also feature addresses by Juan José Perona, Dean of the Faculty of Communication Studies; Virgina Luzón, Vice-Rector for Communication; and Ana Maria Enrique, lecturer at the Faculty.
Following the inaugural lecture, students will have the opportunity to participate in a Q&A session with Ana Palencia. The event will conclude with a performance of Gaudeamus Igitur.
Place: Faculty of Communication Studies (Aula Magna)
Date: Wednesday 14, October2026 - 16:00h
End date: Wednesday 14, October2026 - 18:00h
Monday, October 19, 2026
10:00
UAB Innovation Week
Description:
From 19 to 23 October 2026, the UAB will organise the fourth edition of Innovation Week. The aim is to reach out to the wider region, showcase the university's innovation ecosystem, and make the technologies and innovative knowledge generated on campus more accessible to the public.
The varied programme of activities and themes will provide opportunities for the UAB community, start-ups, companies and investors to meet and network. Some of the activities include:
- Innovation Fair
- UAB-Cruïlla Chair: Innovation, Artificial Intelligence, Arts and Music
- -Emprèn UAB: generating spin-offs and start-ups from the university
- -Eines Awards Ceremony
- From Research to Impact: Experiences of Public Innovation and Knowledge Transfer from the University to Society
- Women in Science and Entrepreneurship
- Inauguration of the Cerdanyola Activa Innovation Hub
- Beyond the Hype: How (Not) to Use AI for Entrepreneurship
- Innovation from Catalan Forests for the Bioeconomy: Construction and Green Chemistry
- UAB Virtual Reality Conference
Place: Campus UAB
Date: Monday 19, October2026 - 10:00h
End date: Friday 23, October2026 - 15:00h
Organiser: UAB Research Park
11:30
Charlotte Bigg: Images of the Universe. A scientific, technical and cultural history
Description:
Charlotte Bigg, historian of science and research director at the Centre Alexandre Koyré (CNRS, Paris), will offer the inaugural lecture of the 2026/27 academic year for the bachelor’s degree in Science, Technology and Humanities.
In her inaugural lecture, Bigg will outline the interconnected history of techniques for the visual representation of the universe and for the popularisation of astronomy in the modern era, as well as how these advances have contributed to shaping our perception of the universe and humanity's place within it.
After earning her degree in history at the University of Oxford and in the history and philosophy of science at the University of Cambridge, Bigg worked at the Max Planck Institute for the History of Science in Berlin and at ETH Zurich. She is an expert in the social and cultural history of science—particularly 19th- and 20th-century chemistry, physics, and astronomy—and has published numerous works exploring the visual and material cultures of science and technology.
Place: Faculty of Arts & Humanities (Room 501)
Date: Monday 19, October2026 - 11:30h
End date: Monday 19, October2026 - 13:00h