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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

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The UAB through its QUIT research group and the CED, organises and hosts Time Use Week, the leading international gathering dedicated to advancing the debate, knowledge, and public policies regarding the right to time and improved time organisation. The meeting will take place on Wednesday 21 October and the full programme can be consulted here.

From 19 to 21 October, the Setmana dels Horaris i el Temps [Schedules and Time Week] will bring together researchers, policymakers, companies, social organisations, and citizens from around the world in Barcelona and at the UAB to foster debate—drawing on their diverse fields of knowledge and experience—aimed at improving the social organisation of time.

Time policies are the key tools at the disposal of administrations and organisations to reduce the inequalities caused by time poverty and to build a healthier, fairer, more efficient and more sustainable society in which the right to time is guaranteed for all. 

The event on Wednesday 21 October, to be held at the UAB, is expected to attract between 100 and 150 participants. It will be attended by the various institutions co-organising the Time Use Week (Government of Catalonia, Barcelona Provincial Council, Barcelona City Hall, and the Metropolitan Area of Barcelona).

The programme also includes the presence of the official statistical institutes of Catalonia (IDESCAT) and Europe (Eurostat), and a research presentation session on time use, which will feature research from the UAB.

To view the provisional programme, please visit Time Use Week website.

Date: Wednesday 21, October2026 - 09:30h

End date: Wednesday 21, October2026 - 14:00h

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On 23 October at 9:30 a.m., the UAB and the Catalan Broadcasting Corporation will be hosting a conference in celebration of 25 years of the programme InfoK, under the title "El repte d’informar als infants en l’entorn digital" [The Challenge of Informing Children in the Digital Environment]. The conference will take place in the Aula Magna of the UAB Faculty of Communication Studies. To attend, one must register here. The event aims to reflect on and debate the way information is presented to children, as well as its educational aspect and the challenge facing the media in a context where screens define adolescent media consumption.

There will be three round-table discussions organised around the three aforementioned debate axes. Journalists affiliated with InfoK and researchers from across the country in information, childhood, education, outreach and psychology will take part. The opening address will be delivered by Lewis James, editor of the BBC's children's news programme “Newsround”.

Place: Faculty of Communication Studies (Aula Magna)

Date: Friday 23, October2026 - 09:30h

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On 16 November, the UAB Resource Centre will host a rapid HIV and syphilis testing event. The tests are free, confidential and provide results in a short time. The event will also offer information and guidance on sexual health and the prevention of sexually transmitted infections (STIs).

This initiative is part of the activities marking World AIDS Day (1 December) and aims to promote sexual health, encourage the early detection of STIs and help reduce the stigma that still surrounds HIV. The event seeks to promote evidence-based sexual health education, raise awareness of available prevention tools and highlight the importance of knowing one’s HIV status in order to make informed decisions about personal health. It also aims to create spaces for awareness and dialogue that help challenge prejudice and foster a positive, safe and respectful approach to sexuality.

Prior registration is required via WhatsApp at +34 619 77 86 56 or through @provavih.actua (Instagram account).

Date: Monday 16, November2026 - 10:00h

End date: Monday 16, November2026 - 18:00h

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This monographic course offers a space for critical reflection and learning about sexualities from a diverse, inclusive, and transformative perspective. Through a series of sessions, participants will explore the social norms that shape the way we understand and experience sexualities, as well as their implications for the construction of identities, relationships, and sexual rights.

The course will take place on November 16, 17, 23, 24 and 30, and December 1 and 2, from 4:00 pm to 8:00 pm, and will provide an opportunity to deepen understanding of key concepts related to affective, sexual, and gender diversity, while fostering a critical and respectful approach to the plurality of lived experiences.

Participation in the course will be recognized with 2 ECTS credits. Interested participants will be able to register through a form that will be made available in the coming days.

Date: Monday 16, November2026 - 16:00h

End date: Wednesday 2, December2026 - 20:00h

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The “One Health: connecting science and public policies” conference, which will take place on 4 November at 5:00 p.m. at Casa Convalescència, will bring together representatives of the administration and specialists from the UAB and other institutions to study the challenges of global health and the incorporation of the One Health approach into public policies. Participants will include officials from the Ministries for Public Health, Agriculture, Livestock and Ecological Transition of the Government of Catalonia, in addition to UAB lecturers and researchers.

Programme:

5:00 p.m. Institutional welcome

5:20 p.m. The origin and evolution of the One Health concept
Maria dels Àngels Calvo Torras, president of the Academy of Veterniary Science
of Catalonia and emeritus lecturer of the UAB Faculty of Veterinary Medicine

5:30 p.m. Roundtable: Global Health Challenges
Enric Mateu de Antonio, professor of the Department of Health and Animal Anatomy of the Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, UAB, and president of the Organising Committee of the IPRRS 2026.
Speakers:
• Jacobo Mendioroz Peña, deputy director-general for surveillance and response to public health emergencies. Public Health Agency of Catalonia.
• Joan Pino Vilalta, professor in the Department of Animal Biology, Plant Biology and Ecology at the UAB. Director of the Centre for Ecological Research and Forestry Applications (CREAF_UAB).
• Laila Darwich Soliva, professor and director of the Department of Animal Health and Anatomy of the Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, UAB.

6:30 p.m. From Theory to Practice: public policies as a driver of health
Building a modern public health system: presentation of the guide on implementing the One Health approach in public policies
Speaker: Maite Martín Ibáñez, UAB lecturer and president of the One Health Platform

Roundtable: One Health in public policies
Pau Solanilla, member of the Public Sector in Harmon Corporate Affairs.
Speakers:
• Esteve Fernández Muñoz, secretary of Public Health. Department of Health of the Government of Catalonia.
• Rosa Altisent i Rosell, director general of Agriculture and Livestock of the Government of Catalonia.
• Jordi Sargatal i Vicens, secretary of Ecological Transition. Ministry for Territory, Housing and Ecological Transition of the Government of Catalonia.

7:30 p.m. Closing speech

Place: UAB Casa Convalescència, Barcelona

Date: Wednesday 18, November2026 - 17:00h

End date: Wednesday 4, November2026 - 19:30h