Defenses de tesi

Description:

The Manuel Ballbé Chair in Human Security and Global Law of the Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona will be in charge of closing the 2025/26 academic year.

The session will be inaugurated by UAB Rector Javier Lafuente Sancho and by Roser Martínez Quirante, director of the chair. Under the name of “Energy in Dispute: regulation as a shield”, the event will include a central conference by Santiago Martínez Garrido, secretary general of Iberdrola.

The conference addresses the main legal and regulatory challenges of the current international energy context, marked by geopolitical tension, the protection of critical infrastructures, and the growing technological interdependence of strategic systems. In this scenario, regulation is consolidated not only as an instrument of economic structuring, but also as a key element to guarantee institutional stability, the protection of essential services, and human security.

In addition, the progressive digitisation of energy infrastructures and the increase in automated environments introduce new vulnerabilities and technological dependencies, which forces one to rethink the role of law in the face of risks that directly impact institutional resilience and the capacity of states to ensure operational continuity and social protection.

With this conference, the Manuel Ballbé Chair reaffirms its commitment as a space for academic reflection on the transformations of global law, human security and the governance of complex risks in highly technological societies.

The event will also include the PhD thesis defence of Justo Garzón Ortega, entitled “La Regulación Jurídica de las Hermandades y Cofradías de Semana Santa ante los Retos de la Sostenibilidad en el siglo XXI”. [The Legal Regulation of Holy Week Brotherhoods and Cofradías in the Face of Sustainability Challenges of the 21st Century].

The Faculty of Law invites PhD students, research staff and the entire university community to participate in this session dedicated to analysing some of the most relevant energy, regulatory and social challenges of today.

Place: Faculty of Law (Aula Magna)

Date: Wednesday 20, May2026 - 09:00h

End date: Wednesday 20, May2026 - 10:00h

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Directed by Carme Molinero, UAB emeritus professor of Contemporary History, the Chair in Democratic Memory aims to contribute to the generation, application and dissemination of knowledge in areas of interest in areas of interest in the field of democratic memory.

The event will be opened by Margarita Freixas, dean of the Faculty of Arts & Humanities, who will then give way to the presentation of the Chair of Democratic Memory by its director, Professor Carme Molinero. This will be followed by the round table discussion "1976, a key year in the transition process", with speeches by lecturers Xavier Domènech, Martí Marín and Pere Ysàs from the Department of Modern and Contemporary History. The event will be closed by Javier Lafuente, rector of the UAB.

The event will feature the participation of students from the subject "Contemporary History of Spain. Francoism and Democracy", from the Bachelor's Degree in History at the UAB.

Place: Faculty of Arts & Humanities (Sala de graus)

Date: Wednesday 20, May2026 - 10:00h

End date: Wednesday 20, May2026 - 11:30h

Description:

The Seminaris a l’Abast series is a dynamic and participatory training space where current topics of interest 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, virtually or in person.

On 20 May, the conference “Can science and technology help improve the functioning of politics?” will take place, which will reflect on the role of scientific and technological knowledge in political decision-making and in strengthening contemporary democracies. The event will feature the participation of Joan Subirats, professor emeritus of political science at the UAB and former minister for universities.

Place: UAB Auditorium (Faculty of Arts & Humanities)

Date: Wednesday 20, May2026 - 17:00h

Description:

The children from CROMA 2.0 will visit the UAB facilities. During the morning, the results of the research projects will be presented, they will tour the university facilities, and they will take part in a scavenger hunt organised by UAB students.

CROMA 2.0 is a socio-educational programme promoted by the Fundació Autònoma Solidària (FAS) which aims to ensure that children at risk of social exclusion continue their education. This academic year, 200 children from 19 schools in the Vallès Occidental region participated, accompanied by 33 UAB students.

Place: UAB (EUREKA Building / Faculty of Education)

Date: Thursday 21, May2026 - 09:45h

End date: Thursday 21, May2026 - 15:30h

Description:

The Migration and Ethnic Minority Studies Group and the Migration Research Centre of the UAB are organising on 21 May at 11:00 a.m. a seminar session entitled "Migrant mobilities: current situation, learning opportunities and research objectives". The seminar will take place in the boardroom of the Faculty of Political Science and Sociology of the UAB.

The programme will include the session “Income generation activities, networks and migrant specialties: analytical and methodological discoveries from the mobility approach”, given by Daisy Margarit, lecturer at the Institute of Advanced Studies of the University of Santiago de Chile. There will also be a talk on “Participatory cinema and audiovisual methodologies to explore the re-territorialisation and daily life of Venezuelan women in Iquique and Alto Hospicio (Chile)”, given by Consuelo González, researcher at the National Agency for Research and Development.

Place: Faculty of Political Science and Sociology

Date: Thursday 21, May2026 - 11:00h

Description:

The UAB Physical Activity Service (SAF) organises for 26, 27 and 28 May the 40th Anniversary SAF-Days (you can consult the schedules and activities in the previous link). The event, which will take place at the SAF facilities, aims to celebrate four decades of sports, health and community at the UAB. The activity will be open to both members and non-members, with members having the opportunity to book exclusive sessions, as usual, 48 hours before.

The programme includes different guided activities such as tono-step, zumba, aquacross, toning and paddle tennis in pairs, with the aim of enjoying sports through proposals that adapt to different preferences. Once the special sessions are over, the anniversary will close with a special schedule of sports sessions and awards starting on 26 May and culminating on 28 May with the activities "An evening to take care of ourselves: 40 years of health at the UAB campus".

Place: Servei d’Activitat Física (SAF)

Date: Tuesday 26, May2026 - 13:00h