Activities
Tuesday, October 13 2026
Dia · Setmana
15:00
Inauguration of the academic year at the Faculty of Psychology and Speech Therapy
Description:
The academic year's opening ceremony will take place on Tuesday 13 October at 3:00 p.m. in the conference room of the Faculty of Psychology and Speech Therapy. Manuel Armayones Ruiz, professor of Psychology and Education at the UOC, will give the inaugural lecture, entitled "Psicologia i IA: reptes i oportunitats per a la professió", in which he will tak about the challenges and opportunities of AI.
Place: Faculty of Psychology and Speech Therapy (Sala de graus)
Date: Tuesday 13, October2026 - 15:00h
End date: Tuesday 13, October2026 - 16:00h
16:00
GReDD ongoing seminar: From the "international presence" to the "foreign policy" of Catalonia (1980-2026)
Description:
Michel Martinez Perez, lecturer at the Sorbonne University, will present his lecture on 13 October in the conference hall of the Faculty of Arts & Humanities, as part of the GReDD ongoing seminars—a forum for academic debate coordinated by the UAB’s Centre for the Study of Dictatorships and Democracies (CEDID).
Place: Faculty of Arts & Humanities (conference hall)
Date: Tuesday 13, October2026 - 16:00h
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