Activities
Thursday, October 3 2024
Dia · Setmana
09:28
Science Carriage Expert's Seat: Let's talk about energetic transition
Description:
Daniel Campos and Xavier Álvarez hold PhDs in Physics and their research focuses on the physics of biological and social systems and the transport of energy. In the Expert's Seat of the UAB Science Carriage, the two will converse with passengers on energetic transition, a change from non-renewable energy sources to a model in which the energy used is more sustainable, and how citizens play an important role in this process.
The journey will begin at 9:28 a.m. on the FGC train travelling from Plaça Catalunya to the Universitat Autònoma train station.
Place: FGC - Plaça Catalunya station
Date: Thursday 3, October2024 - 09:28h
Organiser: UAB and FGC
Friday, October 4, 2024
11:30
40th anniversary of the European Documentation Centre
Description:
A ceremony commemorating the 40th anniversary of the European Documentation Centre.
Place: CDE facilities
Date: Friday 4, October2024 - 11:30h
12:00
Opening conference of the Master's Degree in European Integration
Description:
A conference is organized to inaugurate the course of the master's degree in European Integration, by Dr. Sylavine Peruzzetto, magistrate of the Cour de Cassation in France.
Place: Aula Magna
Date: Friday 4, October2024 - 12:00h
Thursday, October 10, 2024
16:00
Conference "The Revolutionary Potential of a Care Democracy"
Description:
Joan C. Tronto, emeritus professor of the City University of New York and the University of Minnesota and one of the greatest exponents of the ethics of care and democracy, will visit the UAB and offer a conference about the subject.
Place: Conference hall of the Rectorat
Date: Thursday 10, October2024 - 16:00h
16:00
The revolutionary potential of a caring democracy
Description:
Joan C. Tronto, emeritus professor of the City University of New York and the University of Minnesota, and one of the greatest exponents of the ethics of care and democracy, will visit the UAB and offer a conference at the Rectorat building on 10 October at 4 p.m. The conference will be open to all members of the UAB community. Organised by the UAB Department of Philosophy, the conference is entitled "El potencial revolucionario de una democracia del cuidado" and will focus on the revolutionary potential of a care democracy.
In her books Moral Boundaries, Caring Democracy and Who cares?, Tronto details a conceptual approach to care. Her ideas have inspired sectors such as nursing and the processes of humanising health, as well as ethics, sociology and the study of sex division in the workplace, economics, political sciences, and in the art and architectural world, as well as other areas.
Place: Rectorat building (conference hall)
Date: Thursday 10, October2024 - 16:00h
End date: Thursday 10, October2024 - 18:00h
Organiser: Department of Philosophy
Monday, October 14, 2024
12:00
Information session on mobility for the 2025-2026 academic year
Description:
An information session will be held to talk about the mobility programmes for the 2025-2026 academic year. General questions about grants, languages, etc., will be addressed, as well as specific questions related to our single and double degrees.
We recommend that interested students attend, as the application period for the mobility programmes is from 21 October to 4 November.
Place: Aula Magna
Date: Monday 14, October2024 - 12:00h