Defenses de tesi

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From 8 to 30 October 2026, the entrance hall of the Faculty of Arts & Humanities will host the exhibition “Memòries des de l'Andana: dones, àlbums i patrimonis oblidats” [Memories from the Barn: Women, Albums, and Forgotten Heritage]. The exhibition, promoted by the Department of Social and Cultural Anthropology at the UAB as part of an itinerant exhibition through the campus, with the support of the Faculty Dean's Office and the Vice-Rectorate for Culture and Language Policy, invites reflection on the central role women have played and continue to play in preserving and transmitting family heritage and collective memory.

Through photographs, personal documents, recordings, and oral testimonies, the exhibition establishes a dialogue between two fundamental themes: the traditional, domestic preservation of these collections, and collective efforts to safeguard them in emergency situations. The first section pays tribute to the women who, within the private and family sphere, have preserved—across generations—letters, albums, and notebooks that shape a shared identity. The second theme highlights the rescue and restoration work carried out by volunteers and technical teams in the wake of disasters, such as the collections affected by the 2024 DANA storm in Valencia.

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Date: Thursday 8, October2026 - 13:00h

End date: Friday 30, October2026 - 21:00h

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From 19 to 23 October 2026, the UAB will organise the fourth edition of Innovation Week. The aim is to reach out to the wider region, showcase the university's innovation ecosystem, and make the technologies and innovative knowledge generated on campus more accessible to the public.

The varied programme of activities and themes will provide opportunities for the UAB community, start-ups, companies and investors to meet and network. Some of the activities include:

• Innovation Fair
• UAB-Cruïlla Chair: Innovation, Artificial Intelligence, Arts and Music
• -Emprèn UAB: generating spin-offs and start-ups from the university
• -Eines Awards Ceremony
• From Research to Impact: Experiences of Public Innovation and Knowledge Transfer from the University to Society
• Women in Science and Entrepreneurship
• Inauguration of the Cerdanyola Activa Innovation Hub
• Beyond the Hype: How (Not) to Use AI for Entrepreneurship
• Innovation from Catalan Forests for the Bioeconomy: Construction and Green Chemistry
• UAB Virtual Reality Conference

Place: Campus UAB

Date: Monday 19, October2026 - 10:00h

End date: Friday 23, October2026 - 15:00h

Organiser: UAB Research Park

Description:

On 23 October at 9:30 a.m., the UAB and the Catalan Broadcasting Corporation will be hosting a conference in celebration of 25 years of the programme InfoK, under the title "El repte d’informar als infants en l’entorn digital" [The Challenge of Informing Children in the Digital Environment]. The conference will take place in the Aula Magna of the UAB Faculty of Communication Studies. To attend, one must register here. The event aims to reflect on and debate the way information is presented to children, as well as its educational aspect and the challenge facing the media in a context where screens define adolescent media consumption.

There will be three round-table discussions organised around the three aforementioned debate axes. Journalists affiliated with InfoK and researchers from across the country in information, childhood, education, outreach and psychology will take part. The opening address will be delivered by Lewis James, editor of the BBC's children's news programme “Newsround”.

Place: Faculty of Communication Studies (Aula Magna)

Date: Friday 23, October2026 - 09:30h

Description:

Economist Matthew O. Jackson will be invested with an honorary doctorate by the UAB, at the proposal of the Faculty of Economics and Business Studies, in a ceremony that will take place on 26 October at 12 noon in the conference hall of the Rectorat building. The ceremony will be presided over by Rector Javier Lafuente and streamed live on the UAB's YouTube channel.

Professor Jackson is the William D. Eberle Professor of Economics at Stanford University. His research centres on the study of economic agents' decision-making and the consequences these decisions have for society. He has published numerous research articles in the fields of game theory, decision theory, social choice theory, and artificial intelligence. His pioneering contributions to the analysis of the role of networks in the economy and social life are particularly notable.

Places are limited. Those interested in attending must fill out this form by 22 October.

Place: Rectorat building (conference hall)

Date: Monday 26, October2026 - 12:00h

End date: Monday 26, October2026 - 14:00h

Description:

On 16 November, the UAB Resource Centre will host a rapid HIV and syphilis testing event. The tests are free, confidential and provide results in a short time. The event will also offer information and guidance on sexual health and the prevention of sexually transmitted infections (STIs).

This initiative is part of the activities marking World AIDS Day (1 December) and aims to promote sexual health, encourage the early detection of STIs and help reduce the stigma that still surrounds HIV. The event seeks to promote evidence-based sexual health education, raise awareness of available prevention tools and highlight the importance of knowing one’s HIV status in order to make informed decisions about personal health. It also aims to create spaces for awareness and dialogue that help challenge prejudice and foster a positive, safe and respectful approach to sexuality.

Prior registration is required via WhatsApp at +34 619 77 86 56 or through @provavih.actua (Instagram account).

Date: Monday 16, November2026 - 10:00h

End date: Monday 16, November2026 - 18:00h

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This monographic course offers a space for critical reflection and learning about sexualities from a diverse, inclusive, and transformative perspective. Through a series of sessions, participants will explore the social norms that shape the way we understand and experience sexualities, as well as their implications for the construction of identities, relationships, and sexual rights.

The course will take place on November 16, 17, 23, 24 and 30, and December 1 and 2, from 4:00 pm to 8:00 pm, and will provide an opportunity to deepen understanding of key concepts related to affective, sexual, and gender diversity, while fostering a critical and respectful approach to the plurality of lived experiences.

Participation in the course will be recognized with 2 ECTS credits. Interested participants will be able to register through a form that will be made available in the coming days.

Date: Monday 16, November2026 - 16:00h

End date: Wednesday 2, December2026 - 20:00h