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Wednesday:

Researchers from different universities and research centres in Catalonia, including the UAB, have created the Catalan Association of Science and Technology Studies (STS-CAT). The official presentation will take place on 28 February at 9:30 a.m. at the Barcelona Research Residence.

The presentation will feature an inaugural lecture by Wiebe E. Bijker, lecturer and researcher at the University of Maastricht and advisor to the Dutch government as an expert on the relationship between democracy and technology. Biojker is one of the fathers of international Science and Technology Studies and one of the main exponents of the Theory on the Social Construction of Technologies. The engineer, philosopher and PhD in Sociology and History of Technology from the University of Twente (The Netherlands), studies the relationship between the development of technology and society, and how the emergence of new technologies impacts on democracy and can lead to the emergence of a new social order.

The lecture will be followed by a round table (STS in Action) with the participation of Blanca Callén (UAB), Israel Rodríguez (UOC), Ismael Ràfols (Ingenio CSIC-UPV & Univ Leiden) and Vincenzo Pavone (IPP-CSIC), and moderated by the vice-president of the STS-CAT, Núria Vallès (IIIA-CSIC). 

The closing speech will be given by Miquel Domènech (UAB), member of the STS-CAT.

Attendance is free, but prior registration is required.

Place: CSIC Researcher Residence, Barcelona (Carrer Hospital 64)

Date: Friday 28, February de 2025 - 09:30h

Wednesday:

The Periodicals Room of the Faculty of Arts & Humanities will host the session The Rural Past of the UAB Campus, by Esteve Dot, lecturer of the Department of Geography and coordinator of the Master's Degree in Tourism Management of Cultural Heritage of the FUAB.

This session is part of the “Les ruralitats del Campus de la UAB” lectures series, programmed within the framework of the Seminar on Advanced Anthropological Theories and Research, organised by the Department of Social and Cultural Anthropology. The aim of this program is to learn about and highlight the rural past of the UAB campus and to see how it still survives in today's environment. The lecture will take place on 7 March at 9:30 a.m.

The conferences run from February to April in the Periodicals Room of the Faculty of Arts & Humanities of the UAB and are open to the general public.

Place: Faculty of Arts & Humanities (Periodicals Room)

Date: Friday 7, March de 2025 - 09:30h

Wednesday:

The European project PlasticHeal, coordinated by the UAB, will present its results at the final conference, entitled "Plastic inside us: Unveiling the hidden impact of micro and nanoplastics" (MNPLs), which will take place on Tuesday, March 11, 2025, in Barcelona and also online via YouTube.

This event (in English with simultaneous translation into Catalan) connects cutting-edge research with guidelines and ideas to address the challenges posed by micro and nanoplastics. Whether you come from the academic and scientific world, work in the health sector, public administration, education, civil society, or industry, you will find topics tailored to your field.

• Health impacts: Carcinogenicity, reproductive toxicity, immunotoxicity, effects on the microbiome, risks for vulnerable populations.
• Guidelines for industry: Materials of the future, biomonitoring, innovative measurement techniques (FTIR, RAMAN).
• Education and awareness: Exposure, safety, long-term effects.

• PlasticHeal: Taking microplastics research beyond the lab
  Alba Hernández Bonilla. Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona
• Micronanoplastics and health: What hospitals and healthcare professionals need to know
  Cyrill Bussy. University of Manchester
• Micronanoplastics in the workplace: Linking research to safer products and practices
  Julia Catalán. Universidad de Zaragoza
• Coffee break – posters presentation
• Understanding MNPLs: Tools and stories to inspire social action
  Virginia Mata Marcano. Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona - PRUAB
• Why micro- and nanoplastics should matter to governments and local authorities
  Steffen Foss Hansen. Technical University of Denmark
• Facing the future: Common challenges and next steps
  Hans Bouwmeester. Wageningen University & Research

☕ In-person highlight: Coffee break + scientific poster exhibition

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Place: Hub Social, Barcelona (Carrer Girona 34) and Online via YouTube

Date: Tuesday 11, March de 2025 - 10:00h

Date: Tuesday 11, March de 2025 - 13:30h

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Event in English with translation to Catalan

Wednesday:

The periodicals library of the UAB Faculty of Arts & Humanities will project the documentary Fer poble com a reflex de fer país (Caramelles) and hold a conference session presented by anthropologist and alumnus Marta Rallo. The study was presented in the past edition of the Catalan Anthropology Congress.

This session is part of the “Les ruralitats del Campus de la UAB” conference series, programmed as part of the Seminar on Advanced Anthropological Theories and Research which is organised by the Department of Social and Cultural Anthropology. The programme aims to discover and give importance to the rural past of the UAB campus and see how it continues to survive in today's world. The conference will take place on 14 March at 10:00 a.m.

The conference series will be running from February to April in the Periodicals Room of the Humanities Library. All conference are free and open to the general public.

Place: Faculty of Arts & Humanities (Periodicals Room)

Date: Friday 14, March de 2025 - 10:00h

Wednesday:

The “Ecosocial crisis, implications and challenges” series consists of 6 conferences and is organised by lecturer Josep Espluga in collaboration with the Faculty of Political Science and Sociology and the UAB Solidarity Foundation. It is aimed at all UAB students.

The third conference is entitled "Future scenarios of the ecosocial transition: ecological modernisation, ecofascism or degrowth?", and will be given by Eva Vilaseca (Espai Ambiental) and Rubèn Suriñach (Solidarity Economy Network). It will take place on 18 March at 1:00 p.m., in Aula 13 of the Faculty of Political Science and Sociology.

Students may attend one or more conferences. Attending all conferences in the series can be validated for two ECTS credits. For further information, please consult the following link.

Place: Faculty of Political Science and Sociology (Aula 13)

Date: Tuesday 18, March de 2025 - 13:00h

Wednesday:

The periodicals library of the UAB Faculty of Arts & Humanities will offer a session on rural Barcelona entitled L’última collita. Transformacions i pervivències de la Barcelona rural. Núria Font, geographer and lecturer of the Department of Geography of the University of Girona, will present her research, conducted for the exhibition commissioned to her by the Municipal Archives of Barcelona. 

This session is part of the “Les ruralitats del Campus de la UAB” conference series, programmed as part of the Seminar on Advanced Anthropological Theories and Research which is organised by the Department of Social and Cultural Anthropology. The programme aims to discover and give importance to the rural past of the UAB campus and see how it continues to survive in today's world. The conference will take place on 19 March at 9:00 a.m.

The conference series will be running from February to April in the Periodicals Room of the Humanities Library. All conference are free and open to the general public.

Place: Faculty of Arts & Humanities (Periodicals Room)

Date: Wednesday 19, March de 2025 - 09:00h