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Description:

On Thursday 18 December at 12 noon, the Col·legi de Periodistes will host the presentation of the book collecting the main contributions of the International Radio Congress held in Barcelona in November 2024.

As part of the centenary of radio in Spain and coinciding with the 100th anniversary of the Ràdio Barcelona (EAJ-1) station, the International Radio Congress, organised by the Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona (UAB) and Cadena SER, was held at the CaixaForum in Barcelona on 15 and 16 November 2024. Under the title of “Present and Future of Audio”, the congress brought together more than 100 professionals and academics from media, technology, advertising and management, among others, to debate the evolution of the medium and new audio ecosystems.

One year later, the UAB Publications Service has published the book that collects the conferences, round tables, conclusions and institutional texts of the international Radio Congress. The book, coordinated by Maria Corominas, Fernando Guerrero, Enric Marín, Maria José Recoder and Jaume Serra, consists of a digital version and a paper version. It is published in Catalan, Spanish and English, the three official languages ​​used at the congress. Each edition includes photographs of the participants, summaries of the sessions, and the full conference by journalist Iñaki Gabilondo. The publication also incorporates QR codes that link to the videos of the debate tables, the conferences, the presentations and institutional closings, as well as to the reading of its manifesto.

The book presentation will include speeches by:

• Esther Zapater, secretary general of the UAB.
• Joan Maria Morros, dean of the Col·legi de Periodistes.
• Juan José Perona, dean of the Faculty of Communication Studies of the UAB.
• Jaume Serra, director general of Radio and Audiovisual Business at PRISA Media and director of the congress on behalf of PRISA.
• Enric Marín, director of the congress on behalf of the UAB and lecturer in the Department of Media, Communication and Culture of the UAB.

The book presentation will take place on Thursday 18 December at 12 noon at the Conference Hall of the Col·legi de Periodistes, Barcelona (Rambla de Catalunya 10). Seating is limited, all those interested in attending can register here.

The event will also be streamed live (on this link).

For more information please visit the website of the Col·legi de Periodistes.

Place: Col·legi de Periodistes de Catalunya, Barcelona (Rambla Catalunya 10)

Date: Thursday 18, December2025 - 12:00h

Description:

The 9th Christmas concert of the UAB faculties and schools will be held on Thursday 18 December at the UAB Auditorium. The concert will be performed by the Taller de Músics' ESEM Jazz Band.

Founded in 1984, this group is one of the pillars of the Taller de Músics programme and offers musicians the opportunity to acquire training and experience in a large-format group.

The concert is organised by the UAB Faculties and Schools and has already become a tradition at the UAB, a moment of celebration and meeting to end 2025 well and return stronger in 2026.

Place: UAB Auditorium, Faculty of Arts & Humanities

Date: Thursday 18, December2025 - 18:30h

End date: Thursday 18, December2025 - 19:30h

Description:

The Faculty of Economics and Business Studies of the UAB will host the 50th edition of the Symposium of the Spanish Economic Association (SAEe) on 17, 18 and 19 December. This nationally and internationally renowned academic meeting in economic research returns this year to its place of origin to celebrate its fiftieth anniversary. The conference will include 4 plenary sessions and 8 regular sessions, with 14 classrooms participting simultaneously in each session and more than 400 researchers.

More information can be found through the following link.

Place: Faculty of Economics and Business Studies

Date: Friday 19, December2025 - 10:00h

Description:

The Seminaris a l’Abast series is a dynamic and participatory training space where current issues are discussed. The series includes eight 2-hour sessions, independent of each other, with a total duration of 16 hours. Registration can be made for the entire series or for individual sessions, and can be attended online or in person.

On 14 January, the conference “History and stories about the transition to democracy” will take place, which will focus on the analysis of the transition from the Franco dictatorship to democracy, and the construction of stories that have been told about this period. The event will feature the participation of Carme Molinero, professor of contemporary history and former director of the Center for Studies on Dictatorships and Democracies (CEDID) at the UAB.

Place: UAB Auditorium, Faculty of Arts & Humanities

Date: Wednesday 14, January2026 - 17:00h

Description:

On 20 January, the UAB Arts Campus will be offering its II Seminar on Performative Research, a day focused on artistic research that will feature the participation of prominent agents from the academic and cultural fields. In addition to various talks, the seminar will include an artistic installation entitled “3D-Interactive”, programmed in the same auditorium thanks to the collaboration of the Cruïlla Chair. The organisation and logistics of the event have been carried out by the UAB Office of Commitment and Community.

Place: Aula Magna of the Casa Convalescència UAB, Barcelona (Carrer Sant Antoni Maria Claret 171)

Date: Tuesday 20, January2026 - 09:00h

Description:

The international FREECOVER project, in which the UAB Chemical Separation Techniques Group participates, is organising a technical workshop on 22 January, followed by a science café, focused on methods and technologies for waste valorisation and the recovery of critical materials. During the session, different approaches aimed at waste valorisation will be presented and discussed, with the aim of identifying possible synergies and defining the next steps of the project. After the workshop, at 7:30 p.m., the science café will be held at the CAU (Bar of the Vila Universitària), which will offer an informal space to continue the discussion, share suggestions and explore new perspectives in a more relaxed atmosphere.

Place: Faculty of Science (board room)

Date: Thursday 22, January2026 - 14:30h