Activities
Wednesday, February 4 2026
Dia · Setmana
12:00
Images as thoughts: dialogue between art, science, history and philosophy
Description:
Academic research has devoted relatively little attention to the means of image production, its epistemological meaning, and relationship to culture in general. Although the visual turn of recent years has brought new methodological perspectives, the understanding of images remains limited and is often considered only as a communicative resource to illustrate results, but not as part of the development of a “materialised epistemology” that integrates sensitive knowledge with scientific knowledge and allows for the generation of a different historiography.
Science historian Norton Wise argues that traditional dichotomies that tend to separate art from science, museums from laboratories, and geometric from algebraic methods have impoverished understanding of visualisation processes.
The seminar will use an interdisciplinary vocation to explore other ways of understanding images and their use in research.
Reference article: M. Norton Wise, Making visible, Isis 97 (1):75-82 (2006)
Participants: Andrea Soto Calderón (lecturer in Aestetics and Art Theories, UAB), Blanca Pujals (architect, writer and scriptwriter) and Agustí Nieto-Galan (lecturer in the History of Science, UAB)
Programme
12:00 p.m. Presentation
12:15-12:45 p.m. Projection and contextualisation of the audiovisual Quantum sensing infrastructures (Blanca Pujals)
12:45-1:15 p.m. Commentary (A. Soto Calderón)
1:15-1:45 p.m. Lunch break
1:45-2:15 p.m. Commentary (A. Nieto-Galan)
2:15-3:00 p.m. General debate
This seminar forms part of the "Workshops on Historiographic Tools" (WHITS) series. It is addressed particularly to PhD students, but open to all members of the academic community.
Place: Seminar Hall, iHC
Date: Wednesday 4, February2026 - 12:00h
End date: Wednesday 4, February2026 - 15:00h
16:30
Learning to think critically in an age of widespread disinformation
Description:
The UAB Social Science Teaching Research Group (GREDICS) will be holding the 22nd International Conference on Research in Social Science Teaching from 4 to 6 February. The sessions will discuss the objective of promoting critical thinking through innovation and research in the teaching and learning of social sciences, especially in a social context marked by disinformation and fake news. Information will be updated on the official website.
Place: Faculty of Education (Sala de graus)
Date: Wednesday 4, February2026 - 16:30h
Thursday, February 5, 2026
13:30
Training for members of associations and student councils. Mediation, conflict resolution and management.
Description:
Training aimed at understanding conflict as an opportunity for transformation and improvement in personal, professional, and collective relationships. Mediation and conflict resolution tools will be developed from a practical, integrative perspective that respects both people and processes.
More information and registration at this link.
Date: Thursday 5, February2026 - 13:30h
End date: Thursday 5, February2026 - 15:30h
Friday, February 6, 2026
09:30
Learning to think critically in an age of widespread disinformation
Description:
The UAB Social Science Teaching Research Group (GREDICS) will be holding the 22nd International Conference on Research in Social Science Teaching from 4 to 6 February. The sessions will discuss the objective of promoting critical thinking through innovation and research in the teaching and learning of social sciences, especially in a social context marked by disinformation and fake news. Information will be updated on the official website.
Place: Faculty of Education
Date: Friday 6, February2026 - 09:30h
Tuesday, February 10, 2026
13:00
Internships and work in European institutions and international organisations
Description:
The UAB Employability Service organises the information session “Internships and work in European institutions and international organisations” on 10 February, focused on explaining the professional opportunities in the European Union and other international organisms. Participating in the session will be Complutense University lecturer José Díaz, who will provide a global vision of the existing opportunities and the most valued professional skills. In addition, attendees will learn about the computer resources available for them at the Employability Services and the UAB UNICAT ambassador will be presented, the person in charge of disseminating professional opportunities in European institutions.
Place: Faculty of Political Science and Sociology (conference hall)
Date: Tuesday 10, February2026 - 13:00h
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: Tuesday 10, February2026 - 15:00h