Defenses de tesi

Description:

From 12 to 15 May the UAB organises The Apocalypse Is Not Coming (TANC), an international conference in which to reflect on apocalyptic imaginaries and their implications in the context of contemporary ecological, technological and geopolitical crises. The Faculty of Arts  & Humanities will host academic debates, workshops and theatrical performances that question the discourse of the end of the world and propose alternative futures based on research, critical analysis and collective participation.

Apocalyptic imaginaries shape perceptions of fear and influence both thought and action, as well as the effectiveness of certain political discourses that construct distressing and fatalistic future scenarios. TANC aims to question end-of-time ideologies and propose alternatives to contemporary apocalyptic thinking from sociology to ecofeminism and artificial intelligence.

The programme combines academic exchange, artistic practice and collaborative experimentation in two master lectures, nine round tables, ten workshops, four theatrical performances, an audiovisual session and two experimental activities.

The two keynote lectures will be given by Marco Armiero, renowned expert in environmental history, with "Ghosts of the Apocalypse: Capitalist Imaginaries and Silenced Stories", and Malcom Ferdinand, expert in political ecology, environmental justice and decolonial thinking from the Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS), who will close the event. Armiero will be accompanied in the post-conference debate by Mar Griera, professor of Sociology at the UAB and director of the Research in Sociology of Religion (ISOR) centre, and by Sergio Ruiz Cayuela, postdoctoral researcher at the Barcelona Lab for Urban Environmental Justice and Sustainability (BCNUEJ) of the ICTA-UAB. Ana Fernández-Aballí, Marie Skłodowska-Curie postdoctoral researcher at the Center for Religion, Conflict and Globalization at the University of Groningen, and Ione Avila-Palencia, senior researcher at the Centro de Innovación en Tecnología para el Desarrollo (itdUPM) at the Polytechnic University of Madrid, will participate in the debate with Ferdinand.

The round tables will revolve around narratives of permanent crisis; the relationships between ecology, power and coloniality; the social, technological and cultural transformations linked to the end of time, and the possibilities of generating alternative collective responses to these imaginaries.

The workshops will explore alternative ways of thinking, feeling and inhabiting the crisis, combining arts, sciences, humanities and collective practices. They will address the culture of prepping, dominant climate models and audiovisual imaginaries of the end of the world, among other issues.

Finally, four plays developed within the framework of the "Viable Unknowns" project will be performed by the companies Cantieri Meticci (Italy), Voice Lab (Poland), La Xixa Teatre (Spain) and Gruppe Tag (Germany).

The event is the culmination of “Viable Unknowns” and “Ontological Diversity in Environmental Education” (ODEEN), Creative Europe and Horizon Europe projects, respectively, which have brought together social sciences, environmental sciences and participatory theatre methodologies to imagine and promote sustainable and inclusive urban futures. The projects have been carried out over the past year by the UAB and the University of Groningen, together with a transdisciplinary consortium.

Researchers from different UAB centres will be participating in the conference: from Research in Sociology of Religion (ISOR), the Institute of Environmental Science and Technonlogy (ICTA), the Institut d’Història de la Ciència (iHC), the Institut de Govern i Polítiques Públiques (IGOP), and from the departments of Sociology, Journalism and Communication Studies, Art and Musicology, and Business. Experts from the University of Groningen, the Roma Tre University, the Barcelona Supercomputing Centre, the BC3 Basque Center for Climate Change, the University of Barcelona, and the Global Health Institute of Barcelona (ISGlobal) will also be participating. In addition, numerous artists and professionals from cultural groups will also collaborate.

The organising committe of TANC is formed by members of ISOR, the Barcelona Lab for Urban Environmental Science and Technology (BCNUEJ) at ICTA-UAB, and the Centre for Religion, Conflict and Globalization at the University of Groningen, as well as a broad range of external collaborators. The conference receives the support of the Communities Oriented to Strategic Challenges (CORE) of the UAB.

The conference is free and open to all those interested, but prior registration is necessary.

All information on TANC is available here:

https://webs.uab.cat/apocalypse-conf/

Place: UAB Faculty of Arts and Humanities

Date: Tuesday 12, May2026 - 09:30h

End date: Friday 15, May2026 - 19:30h

Organiser: UAB

Description:

On 15 May, starting at 9:00 a.m., the UAB organises the second day of the Eighth Teaching Innovation Conference, which will be held at the conference hall of the UAB Rectorat building. The day's programme with different activities will begin with an institutional inauguration by Neus Fitó, head of the Area of Technical, Management and Service Administration Staff (PTGAS). Following the inauguration of the second day, the first activity will be held from 9:15 to 10:15 a.m., entitled "Round table of educative research and teaching innovation projects". Participating in the round table will be Judith Gifreu, lecturer in public law and legal history studies at the UAB, who will speak on AI-based challenges; Ana Belén Barajas, lecturer in clinical and health psychology at the UAB; Antoni Navío, lecturer in applied pedagogy at the UAB; Víctor López, lecturer in computer science and artificial intelligence; and Georgeta Ion, lecturer in applied pedagogy at the UAB. 

Then, from 10:15 to 11:15 a.m., a group table on teaching innovation will be held. Participants will include Asier González, professor of biochemistry and molecular biology at the UAB; Marta Martín, professor of cell biology, physiology and immunology at the UAB; Eva Castells, coordinator of the toxicology unit at the UAB; Sònia Casillas, professor of genetics and microbiology at the UAB; Aleix Barrera, professor of applied pedagogy at the UAB; and Silvia Blanch, professor of basic, evolutionary and educational psychology at the UAB. The session will be moderated by Marta Rebull, member of the UAB Training Unit. There will also be a space dedicated to support resources for university teaching with the participation of various UAB services, in the lobby of the Rectorate. And Miguel Ángel Santos, professor of didactics at the University of Malaga, will give the conference “The value of university teaching: teachers as the engine of pedagogical transformation”, which will be presented by José Luís Muñoz, vice-rector for Teacher Training and Innovation at the UAB. Finally, the day will conclude with the ceremony of the 8th UAB Teaching Excellence Awards, from 12:45 to 2:15 p.m., with the participation of UAB Rector Javier Lafuente, Vice-Rector José Luís Muñoz and Montserrat López, president of the Academic Commission of the UAB Social Council. To confirm attendance, you must complete the prior registration, open until 8 May, through the Training Portal.

Place: Rectorat building (conference hall)

Date: Friday 15, May2026 - 09:00h

Description:

In commemoration of the 25th anniversary of the publication of the human genome and coinciding with International Fascination of Plants Day, the Centre for Research in Agrigenomics (CRAG), in collaboration with the Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona (UAB) and the Catalan Society of Biology (SCB), is organising a seminar in the conference hall (Sala d'actes) of the Faculty of Biosciences of the UAB.

Several conferences will be held, starting with Iban Eduardo, IRTA researcher at CRAG, who will give the conference "The genomic revolution in agriculture: implications for domestication and crop improvement". Afterwards, Josep Casacuberta, CSIC professor at CRAG, will give the conference "25 + 1 year of plant genomes: from draft to complete genomes and from single genomes to pangenomes".

The day will continue with the talk "One reference genome is not enough: lessons from population-scale studies", given by Josefa González, CSIC researcher at the Institute of Biomedicine and Biotechnology of the UAB (IBB-UAB). She will be followed by the conference "From the human genome to the genome of Earth: sequencing life to sustain the planet", given by Aurora Ruiz-Herrera, lecturer in the Department of Cellular Biology, Physiology and Immunology of the UAB and ICREA Acadèmia researcher.

The seminar will end with a round table presided by researchers Martí Quevedo, from CRAG, and Laia Marin, from the Department of Cellular Biology, Physiology and Immunology of the UAB.

More information:
https://www.cragenomica.es/events/25-1-years-genomes-evolution-agriculture-and-biodiversity-reimagined

Place: Faculty of Biosciences (conference hall)

Date: Monday 18, May2026 - 12:00h

Organiser: CRAG, Catalan Society of Biology (SCB) and the Faculty of Biosciences of the UAB

Description:

On May 18, 19 and 20, the "Pint of Science" Festival will take place in three bars in Sabadell: L'Estruch Bar (Carrer Sant Isidre 140), The Wild Geese (Plaça de l'Angel 4), and Lamotta (Carrer Església 3). This edition will offer 43 scientific talks on current topics such as energy efficiency, mental health, nanomedicine, climate change, and the impact of artificial intelligence in different areas of our daily lives. Some of the sessions will be given by UAB lecturers and research staff, thus promoting research, the exchange of knowledge, and debates.

Among the UAB members participating are: 

• Albert Bonillo, lecturer in methodologies of behavioural science. 
• Laura Casas, lecturer in the history of law and institutions.
• Ivan Díaz, lecturer in animal health. 
• Carol Galais, lecturer in political science and public administration. 
• Isabel González, researcher in East Asian studies.
• Reyhaneh Sohrabi, researcher in translation and interpreting. 
• Antonio Miguel, professor in theoretical physics. 
• Alex Pérez, researcher in physical chemistry.
• Marta Riba, researcher in physical anthropology. 
• Ester Carreras, researcher in zoology. 
• Arturo Blázquez, lecturer in food technology. 
• Arnau Vilas, lecturer in nutrition and food science. 
• Idoia Codina, lecturer in food technology. 
• Adam Vallés, researcher in optics. 
• Joaquim Ripoll, technician in prehistory. 
• Jordi Rodó, lecturer in English studies. 
• Francesc Gòdia, professor in chemical engineering. 
• Roger Deulofeu, lecturer in logic and the philosophy of science.

Place: L’Estruch, The Wild Geese and Lamotta bars, Sabadell

Date: Monday 18, May2026 - 19:00h

Description:

The Catalonia RNA & RNase Salon network, coordinated by the UAB, the University of Girona and the ALBA Synchrotron, is organising the "RNA & RNase Day", which will be held on 19 May at 10:00 a.m. The event will take place at the Sala Josep Vendrell i Roca of the UAB Faculty of Biosciences. Its goal is to promote the exchange of ideas and debate within the field of RNA biology and ribonucleases. 

The programme will begin with the opening lecture, entitled "Decoding the tRNA epitranscriptome and its dynamics at single molecule resolution using nanopore sequencing", which will be given by Eva Maria Novoa, researcher at the Centre for Genomic Regulation. Also participating will be Nicolas Bologna and Ignacio Rubio, researchers at the Centre for Agrigenomic Research; Jiraui Li, researcher in biochemistry and molecular biology at the UAB; Mireia Alegre and Nuria Matas, members of Isogen Life Science; and Adrián Torres, member of Aptadel Therapeutics.

Place: Faculty of Biosciences (Sala Josep Vendrell i Roca)

Date: Tuesday 19, May2026 - 10:00h

Description:

The Institute of Space Sciences organises a solar observation with specialised telescopes. The activity will take place at the UAB' s Plaça Cívica. This initiative aims to encourage members of the university community to explore aspects related to astronomy and space, and offers trainig and activities in solar eclipses and other areas. The activity will also be a preparatory phase for the total eclipse taking place on 12 August, with the use of technical goggles.

Place: Plaça Cívica

Date: Tuesday 19, May2026 - 12:00h