Activities
Wednesday, October 14 2026
Dia · Setmana
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
Tuesday, October 20, 2026
09:00
Innovation Fair
Description:
The UAB Innovation Fair 2026 will take place on 20 October. This event aims to foster connections between the research community and the business world, and was designed to showcase knowledge transfer from research groups at the Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona and display the wide range of technologies, services, and innovative ideas generated on campus.
Here, visitors will be able to explore the latest trends and technologies developed at the University and connect with researchers.
Place: Hotel Exe Campus
Date: Tuesday 20, October2026 - 09:00h
18:30
2026 Eines Awards ceremony
Description:
The 5th Awards Ceremony for the Eines 2026 Awards for the best social transformation projects will take place on 20 October at the Margarida Xirgu Theatre in Montornès del Vallès. The awards aim to recognise and promote projects with a positive social impact, fostering social transformation through innovation and entrepreneurship.
The Eines 2026 Awards, which include a cash prize of between €750 and €3,000, are awarded to the best social transformation and innovation projects in four categories: General (Catalonia), Vallesà (Vallès Oriental and Vallès Occidental), Local (Cerdanyola, Mollet and Montornès) and a new category: Thematic Award (Digital Transformation with Social Impact) – Province of Barcelona.
Place: Margarida Xirgu Theatre, Montornès del Vallès (Plaça Margarida Xirgu 4)
Date: Tuesday 20, October2026 - 18:30h
End date: Tuesday 20, October2026 - 20:40h