Call for MOOC creation and production grants now open
The call, which is open to UAB lecturers and adminstration and services staff, aims to foster the creation of graduate and continuous learning courses. Deadline for applications is 30 June 2024.
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Services on campus from 3 to 6 April
As in recent years, all centres of the UAB's Bellaterra Campus will be closed during the Spring Break, from 3 to 6 April 2023. Only certain services will be operating on campus.
New UAB "campus activities" to be held on 13 March
On 13 March, from 1 to 3 p.m., a new edition of "campus activities" will take place, organised by UAB faculties and school. These activities are cultural, participative and complementary to academic subjects (talks, seminars, conferences, debates, institutional events, etc.).
Seventh edition of the "Thesis in 4 minutes" to be held on 7 May
The UAB will be holding a new edition of its "Thesis in 4 minutes" competition, in which PhD students are asked to explain their research in a maximum of four minutes. Candidates may submit their applications from 4 to 20 March, and the competition will take place in front of a jury on 7 May.
New UAB "campus activities" to be held on 15 February
On 15 February, from 2 to 5 p.m., a new edition of "campus activities" will take place, organised by UAB faculties and school. These activities are cultural, participative and complementary to academic subjects (talks, seminars, conferences, debates, institutional events, etc.).
The UAB to host Catalonia's Biology Olympics
The UAB Faculty of Biosciences will be hosting the Biology Olympics of Catalonia on 3 and 7 February. The UAB will be the Barcelona headquarter, with headquarters also set up on the same day in Girona, Tarragona, Lleida and Vic. On 3 February, 144 students from the towns in the Barcelona region will arrive to the UAB for the theoretical test. The top 20 students in each of the regions will then all come together and undergo a practical test at the UAB on 7 February.
The UAB launches a citizen experimentation laboratory on fanzines
The UAB Library Services offers the university community the possibility to participate in the citizen experimentation and prototype lab “Fanzins atemporals” (UAB), which will be held at the COMTEC Centre of the Communications Library and General Newspaper Archives and at the Faculty of Communication Studies on 7, 8 and 9 February, with the aim of finding new ways to rethink, reshape and reuse this collection made up of 849 fanzines.
Over 1000 people participate in the UAB Solidarity Race for La Marató de TV3
Over 1,000 people participated in the 12th edition of the Solidarity Race to raise funds for La Marató de TV3, which took place on Sunday 17 December. The race was organised by the UAB and the Cerdanyola del Vallès City Council, with the collaboration and sponsorship of the Applus+ Laboratories, the University of Barcelona (UB) and the EMD Bellaterra. Here you can view images of the race and results.
Tools for advancing towards a mentally healthy research career
UAB researchers have published The Third Half, towards the creation of healthier research careers, a compendium of international articles on mental health problems and well-being management affecting young researchers and on evidence-based strategies to help promote positive mental health and reduce stigma. These strategies include the University programme "Tercer Temps", which has been running successfully for the past three years.