Defenses de tesi

Description:

Anna Matamala is lecturer in the Department of Translation and Interpreting and East Asian Studies, and researcher of the UAB TransMedia Catalonia group, as well as director of AccessCat.

Occupying the Expert's Seat of the Science Carriage, Anna Matamala will speak on what accessibility to information and communication is and what it implies, and why there is a need of developing tools that can break language, cultural and social barriers, thereby offering media channels that are more accessible to everyone.

The activity will take place on 5 March on the train departing from the UAB at 10:42 a.m. in direction of Plaça Catalunya.

Place: FGC train from UAB to Plaça Catalunya, 10:42 a.m.

Date: Thursday 5, March2026 - 10:42h

Description:

La Zarzamora is a music ensemble formed in 2025 by soprano Inés Alonso, plucked string player Jeremy Nastasi, and viol player Marc de la Linde. After years of collaborating in various groups specializing in Renaissance and Baroque repertoire, the three musicians come together under a single name to explore the richness of historical music with a fresh and approachable perspective. On this occasion, the ensemble collaborates with Mireia Peñalver, a result of artistic chemistry and a desire to expand the musical dialogue.

They will offer two 45-minute concerts, at 12:00 PM and 4:00 PM.

Date: Friday 6, March2026 - 12:00h

Description:

Once again the UAB organises a series of activities (conferences, sports activities, debates) in commemoration of International Women's Day, celebrated on 8 March, with the aim of strengthening the University's commitment to gender equality. The main institutional event, organised by the Equality and Diversity Service, will be held on 9 March at 12 noon at the conference hall of the Rectorat building. The event will also be streamed live on the UAB's YouTube channel.

The institutional day (attendance requires prior registration via the designated form) will begin with a speech by UAB Rector Javier Lafuente Sancho, and will continue with a presentation by Secretary General Esther Zapater of the UAB's main lines of work and gender equality policies.

This year, the central moment of the event will be the recognition of the career and contributions of lecturer Maria Prats Ferret, former director of the Observatory for Equality (now the Equality and Diversity Service) and member of the Geography and Gender Research Group (UAB), for sustained work aimed at consolidating the feminist perspective in geography and promoting gender transversality within the discipline, with a significant impact on both research and teaching. The day will conclude with a performance by the UAB Chamber Choir.

Date: Monday 9, March2026 - 12:00h

Description:

On 10 March, the Department of Public Law and Historical-Legal Sciences of the Faculty of Law is organising a day-long event entitled “Constitutionalism, Populism and the Judiciary: Case Studies”, in tribute to José Tudela, former professor of constitutional law at the University of Zaragoza, for his career in the defence of constitutionalism. The session will take place at 10:00 a.m. in the courtroom of the Faculty of Law. 

The event will analyse the impact of populism on the judiciary from a comparative perspective, with particular attention to Latin American cases and the risks these phenomena may pose to the rule of law. Speakers will include Roberto Viciano, professor of Constitutional Law at the University of Valencia, who will speak on populism and the judiciary in Latin America; Miguel Revenga, professor of Constitutional Law at the University of Cádiz; and Enriqueta Expósito, professor of Constitutional Law at the UB, in the debate on the threats of populism to the judiciary; and Alfredo Ramírez, professor of Constitutional Law at the UAB.

Place: Faculty of Law (Courtroom)

Date: Tuesday 10, March2026 - 10:00h

Description:

To mark 8 March, International Women's Day, the CCOO trade union section at the UAB is organising the event entitled "Plant Battles, Harvest Equality". The event will take place on 10 March at 1:00 p.m. at the UAB Health and Sustainability Space, on the Avinguda de l'Eix Central, between Buildings B and C. 

The event invites participation and reflection on a collective commitment to feminism and the awareness of equality between women and men in the professional and academic spheres. It encourages members to share real stories and personal experiences of women's ongoing struggles through the writing of feminist messages and assertions that will be symbolically planted as paper cards. These messages will be read aloud, along with the reading of the UAB's CCOO 8M manifesto. 

Place: Health and Sustainability Space, UAB

Date: Tuesday 10, March2026 - 13:00h

Description:

As part of the UAB farmers' market and community involvement at the Plaça Cívica as a space for meeting and reflection, this theatre performance will take place on 11 March at 1:15 p.m. Entitled Onades de dones [Waves of Women] and performed by the La Xixa Teatre, this pioneering proposal focuses on training professionals in the world of participatory performance and critical cultural practices. The performance invites reflection on the experiences and struggles of women from a critical and participatory perspective, highlighting their political and social presence in the public sphere. 

Place: Plaça Cívica, UAB

Date: Wednesday 11, March2026 - 13:15h