Activities
Tuesday, February 24 2026
Dia · Setmana
11:00
Mental health is also occupational health: strategies to promote and protect mental health at work
Description:
The CCOO UAB organises a conference aimed at all members of the university community with the aim of raising awareness of an issue that affects us more and more every day and is present in our daily lives in terms of occupational health. The conference will take place on 24 February from 11:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. at the Sala G6/002 of the Faculty of Education. It will include the participation of three experts who will speak on their experiences and viewpoints: Magda Casamitjana, director of the National Pact on Mental Health of the Catalan government; Sílvia Edo, lecturer in Basic Psychology at the UAB; and Clara Llorens, lecturer in Sociology at the UAB.
Place: Faculty of Education (Sala G6/002)
Date: Tuesday 24, February2026 - 11:00h
Wednesday, February 25, 2026
12:30
Preview "ORWELL: 2+2=5"
Description:
Set around the last months of George Orwell's life, the documentary follows the author's creative processes and obsessions while writing 1984, his dystopian novel that has marked contemporary culture. Through archival photographs, film fragments, Orwell's own texts and current images, Orwell: 2+2=5 reveals how concepts such as doublethink, thought crime, the new language and the omnipresent presence of 'Big Brother' are still disturbing and relevant to understanding today's world and the ways in which power and the way in which power.
Free admission limited to the capacity of the room. The box office opens 30 minutes before.
Place: Sala Cinema UAB
Date: Wednesday 25, February2026 - 12:30h
Telephone: 93 581 22 04
E-mail: cultura.enviu@uab.cat
15:00
Learn about SUGAR software for archaeological data management
Description:
The Department of Prehistory of the UAB, through its CEPAP research team, is organising during the month of February the first free face-to-face training courses in SUGAR (Unified Software for Archaeological Management), a tool the team developed for the integrated management of archaeological data generated during fieldwork and research.
The courses are aimed at students, researchers and heritage professionals, as well as museums, companies and public administrations.
Three training sessions will be offered:
- 10 February: addressed to all UAB community members.
- 17 February: addressed to non-UAB students and researchers.
- 25 February, addressed to members of the public administration, museums, and archaeology and heritage companies.
A complementary SUGAR course is also offered online as a MOOC course on the Coursera platform, for those interested in learning how to use SUGAR at their own pace.
For more information on how to apply and the training activities' programme, please visit the website.
Place: Faculty of Arts & Humanities (computer hall)
Date: Wednesday 25, February2026 - 15:00h
Thursday, February 26, 2026
12:00
Webinar on Industrial Doctorates: research with a future and business collaborations
Description:
The Industrial Doctorates Programme is an initiative of the Government of Catalonia that aims to boost collaborations between the academic sphere and the business sector through research projects conducted jointly by the university and private companies or institutes. This model allows doctoral students to carry out their PhD thesis in a practical environment, favouring transfer of knowledge to and competitiveness in the productive sector.
With the aim of communicating a new call and sharing successful experiences, the Parc de Recerca UAB organises this online seminar aimed at researchers and companies interested in participating in the programme.
The session will include the participation of Jordi Alba, technical director of the Industrial Doctorates Plan of the Government of Catalonia, who will present all the details of this 2026 call. Also speaking will be Beatriz Farrús, director of the UAB School for Doctoral Studies, who will talk on the institutional support provided by the University. Successful cases from previous years will also be presented.
To attend please sign up here.
Place: Online event via Teams
Date: Thursday 26, February2026 - 12:00h
Organiser: Parc de la Recerca UAB
12:30
Conference by Grzegorz Rossolinski-Liebe "Stepan Bandera. Història, postguerra i polítiques de memòria"
Description:
Grzegorz Rossoliński-Liebe, lecturer of the Freie Universität Berlin and specialist in the history of the Holocaust, fascism and the politics of memory, will give a conference within the block of conference offered this year by the bachelor's degree in Contemporary History, Politics and Economics.
Rossoliński-Liebe, is author of the book Stepan Bandera. Leben und Kult, published in German in 2025 and recently translated into Spanish with the title Stepan Bandera. Fascismo, genocidio y culto. This is the first comprehensive academic biography of Ukrainian nationalist politician Stepan Bandera: in it, the historian from the Freie Universität Berlin offers a critical and rigorous reflection on a highly controversial historical figure and how he is remembered after 1945. The research conducted by Rossoliński-Liebe contextualises these different ways of recalling Bandera in their political, social and historical dimensions, and focuses on both the Ukrainian diaspora, as well as the politics of memory of the USSR and Poland.
The conference will also feature the presence of lecturers Javier Rodrigo and Steven Forti from the Department of Modern and Contemporary History.
Date: Thursday 26, February2026 - 12:30h
16:00
Screening of Japanese film: "Every Day a Good Day"
Description:
Ms. Takeda shows his young student Noriko how every day can be a good day in a film by director OMORI Tatushi starring KUROKI Haru and the award-winning KIKI Kilin.
Based on the successful book by the essayist MORISHITA Noriko and directed by OMORI Tatushi, Every Day a Good Day stars KUROKI Haru, from The Little House, as 20-year-old Noriko, who is suggested by her mother to start taking tea ceremony classes with Mrs. Takeda, known for being an extraordinary teacher, played by the equally extraordinary KIKI Kilin. At first, Noriko feels confused by the ceremony and its meticulousness, but later she realizes that it offers a unique way of understanding life and the challenges that await her.
Free entry, limited by the room's capacity. The box office opens 30 minutes beforehand. Sing up using the following form.
Date: Thursday 26, February2026 - 16:00h
End date: Thursday 26, February2026 - 18:00h