Defenses de tesi

Description:

The Institute of Labour Studies will hold the ninth IET conference, entitled "Envelliment i treball. Reptes i transformacions en el mercat laboral" ["Ageing and Work. Challenges and Transformations in the Labour Market"] on 29 May at 9:30 a.m. The activity will take place in the plenary hall of the Labour, Economic and Social Council of Catalonia (CTESC). The conference is free and open to the public with prior registration.

The conference will be dedicated to analysing the social, economic and labour impacts of current demographic changes. It will bring together researchers, professionals and representatives of social entities to reflect on the main challenges linked to the ageing of the population and its consequences on the labour market. The conference will focus on issues such as ageism, inequalities affecting older workers, the sustainability of pension systems, the extension of working lives, and the role of public policies in the current demographic transition.

The programme includes an opening session with a presentation by Alejandra Chulián, lecturer in psychology at the Universidad a Distància de Madrid, moderated by Óscar Molina, director of the Institute of Labour Studies. Subsequently, two round tables will be held. The first, focused on the labour market and ageing, will feature the participation of David Luque, lecturer in sociology at the University of Oviedo, and Riccardo Dalla, lecturer in sociology at the Open University of Catalonia, moderated by Mireia Bolíbar, lecturer in sociology at the UAB. The second table will address policies and experiences at the local level related to ageing and work, with the participation of Lourdes Charles, member of the Somseniors association, and Laia Sánchez, member of the Citilab Cornellà laboratory. The table will be moderated by Joan Rodríguez, lecturer in sociology at the UAB.

Place: CTESC Plenary Hall, Barcelona (Carrer de la Diputació 284)

Date: Friday 29, May2026 - 09:30h

Description:

On 1, 2 and 3 June the UAB will host the scientific and practical conferences on social reintegration, a space for transmitting research on desistance and reintegration and for making visible policies and practices aimed at reintegration. The meeting also aims to generate a space for reflection and debate on the challenges faced by the penitentiary system and re-entry programmes. It is aimed at professionals from prison administrations and juvenile justice and from foundations and third sector entities working in the field of reintegration, as well as researchers interested in desistance and reintegration. The first day will be held at the Palau Macaya in Barcelona; on the second day, the conferences will continue in the Aula Magna, and on the third day in the Boardroom of the UAB Faculty of Law. The conferences are organised by the Research Group on Crime Desistance and Reintegration Policies of the UAB, by the research project "Third degree, parole and reintegration", funded by the Spanish Research Agency (PID2022-140171NB-I00), the Justice and Society Centre of the Pontifical Catholic University of Chile, and the Foundation for Applied Research in Crime and Security (FIADYS).

Place: Palau Macaya, Barcelona (Passeig de Sant Joan 108)

Date: Monday 1, June2026 - 09:00h

Description:

On 1, 2 and 3 June the UAB will host the scientific and practical conferences on social reintegration, a space for transmitting research on desistance and reintegration and for making visible policies and practices aimed at reintegration. The meeting also aims to generate a space for reflection and debate on the challenges faced by the penitentiary system and re-entry programmes. It is aimed at professionals from prison administrations and juvenile justice and from foundations and third sector entities working in the field of reintegration, as well as researchers interested in desistance and reintegration. The first day will be held at the Palau Macaya in Barcelona; on the second day, the conferences will continue in the Aula Magna, and on the third day in the Boardroom of the UAB Faculty of Law. The conferences are organised by the Research Group on Crime Desistance and Reintegration Policies of the UAB, by the research project "Third degree, parole and reintegration", funded by the Spanish Research Agency (PID2022-140171NB-I00), the Justice and Society Centre of the Pontifical Catholic University of Chile, and the Foundation for Applied Research in Crime and Security (FIADYS).

Place: Faculty of Law (Aula Magna)

Date: Tuesday 2, June2026 - 09:30h

Description:

The Dictatorships and Democracies Research Group (GREDD) of the UAB organises for 2 June at 4:00 p.m. a new session of the GREDD seminar entitled "Thinking in the Trenches: revolutionary intellectuals from 1914 to the Spanish Civil War". The activity will take place at the conference hall of the Faculty of Arts & Humanities and will focus on the analysis of the political and cultural commitment of revolutionary intellectuals in times of war and social transformations.

The seminar will be led by Juan Andrade, lecturer in History at the Complutense University of Madrid. Andrade will reflect on the relationship between revolutionary thought, the experience of war, and the construction of political projects during the period between the First World War and the Spanish Civil War.

Place: Faculty of Arts & Humanities

Date: Tuesday 2, June2026 - 16:00h

Description:

On 3, 4 and 5 June, the Association of Public Relations Researchers organises the 20th International Public Relations Research Congress, which will be hosted by the UAB. The 20th edition of this congress will take place at the Palau Macaya in Barcelona, with the title "Rebels with a Cause. Public Relations as an Agent of Change". The international event will bring together researchers and academics in the field of public relations to discuss advances in research and teaching in this discipline. The congress also provides an opportunity to project the promising future of public relations, analysing the subject from a perspective that is critical, transformative, and committed to the today's great social challenges.

The full programme, which can be found on the congress' official website, will include inaugural conferences, scientific communication panels, academic forums, social activities, and debate spaces around issues such as sustainability, disinformation, artificial intelligence, institutional communication, inclusion, and digital reputation.

Among the highlights will be the opening conference by Pep Martorell, artificial intelligence researcher and lecturer at the ESADE Business School, as well as several sessions dedicated to the impact of AI on public relations, communicative transparency, and new forms of digital citizen participation. The congress will also feature cultural and networking activities, such as a visit to the Chez Matisse exhibition at the CaixaForum Barcelona, or a visit to the former Estrella Damm beer factory.

Place: Palau Macaya, Barcelona (Passeig Sant Joan 108)

Date: Wednesday 3, June2026 - 08:00h

Description:

This seminar explores the intersections between reproductive politics, networks and production of knowledge from a historical, sociological and science and technology studies (STS) perspective.

Departing from the notion of reproductive politics, the seminar analyzes activist movements, communication and global market networks that have configured reproductive rights, scientific knowledge of reproduction and access to public health resources. On one hand, feminist and activist networks are studied as forms of organizing, circulating knowledge and doing historical research; on the other hand, the role of reproductive markets, the commercialization of fertility and the global circulation of reproductive cells in the transformation of contemporary reproductive biology is examined.

The language will be English, but questions or contributions may be raised in Catalan or Spanish.

Online participation by this Teams link.

Programme:

11:00 a.m. - 11:05 a.m. Introduction (Laia Iturrizaga Zurita)
11:05 a.m. - 11:35 a.m. Oocyte biology networked entanglements in fertility crisis times (Rebecca Close)
11:35 a.m. - 12:05 p.m. Compliance as valorization: Ukrainian donor eggs and the global reproductive bioeconomy (Polina Vlasenko)
12:05 p.m. - 12:15 p.m. Coffee break
12:15 p.m. - 12:45 p.m. Feminist net-working: The work of networks as a critical historical methodology (Lina Chordaki)
12:45 p.m. - 1:00 p.m. Discussion

Participants:

Lina Chordaki (National Hellenic Research Foundation)
Rebecca Close (UAB)
Laia Iturrizaga Zurita (UAB)
Polina Vlasenko (ReproMob)

Place: iHC Seminar room + Teams

Date: Wednesday 3, June2026 - 11:00h

End date: Wednesday 3, June2026 - 13:00h