Activities
Tuesday, June 11 2024
Dia · Setmana
12:30
Diane Negra to talk about affect, authority and antagonism in customer service cultures
Description:
As part of the PhD programme in Journalism and Communication, the UAB will host a conference entitled I’m Sorry You Feel That Way: Affect, Authority and Antagonism in the Cultures of Customer Service with Diane Negra, professor of Film Studies and Screen Culture at the University College Dublin. The event will take place at the Sala de graus of the Faculty of Communication Studies on 11 June at 12:30 p.m.
Place: Faculty of Communication Studies (Sala de graus)
Date: Tuesday 11, June2024 - 12:30h
Wednesday, June 12, 2024
11:00
Vitalising stories: visual methods and emerging themes
Description:
Diane Sabenacio Nititham, professor at Murray State University (USA), will give a talk on “Bringing Stories to Life: Visual Methods and Emerging Themes” on 12 June at 11 a.m., in the meeting room of the MRA building (UAB Parc de Recerca). The researcher will reflect on the visual methodology in her work on Filipino migrant women in Ireland. This conference, which is organised by the Immigration and Ethnic Minorities Studies Group (GEDIME) and the CER Migrations of the UAB, is an accredited training activity for PhD students of the PhD programme in sociology at the UAB.
Place: MRA Building (Sala de reunions)
Date: Wednesday 12, June2024 - 11:00h
17:30
Awards ceremony for the winner of this year's Exponatura UAB
Description:
The projection of all images submitted to the competition Exponatura UAB will be held continuously on Wednesday 12 June 2024 at 9:30 a.m. in the Sala de Vidre and the Espai Sud of the Faculty of Biosciences.
The winners of the competition and the awards ceremony will take place on Wednesday 12 June at 5:30 p.m. during the IX Scientific Day of the BABVE, with the collaboration of Altaïr, Som Aguait, Orlum and Abacus.
All the photographs presented will be published telematically in an online gallery of Cultura en Viu, with the support of the Office for the Vice-Rector for Communication and Culture of the UAB.
More information: Exponatura UAB Competition 2024
Place: Faculty of Biosciences (Sala de graus)
Date: Wednesday 12, June2024 - 17:30h
End date: Wednesday 12, June2024 - 18:30h
Thursday, June 13, 2024
09:00
II Conference of the Transfer Offices of Catalan Universities
Description:
The II Conference of the Transfer Office of Catalan Universities will take place on 13 June, an initiative that will bring professionals of the sector together to promote innovation, knowledge transfer, and collaboration between the academic and business world.
During the conference, experts in transference and innovation matters will meet to foster networking amongst university technicians. Some of the themes to be discussed will be the use of Artificial Intelligence in Transfer Offices, funding options for spin-offs, and the new European legislation on AI and its effects on research and technology transfer.
The following universities will be participating in the conference:
- Universitat de Barcelona (UB)
- Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona (UAB)
- Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya (UPC)
- Universitat Pompeu Fabra (UPF)
- Universitat de Girona (UdG)
- Universitat de Lleida (UdL)
- Universitat Rovira i Virgili (URV)
- Universitat Ramon Llull (URL)
- Universitat Oberta de Catalunya (UOC)
- Universitat de Vic – Universitat Central de Catalunya (UVic-UCC)
- Universitat Internacional de Catalunya (UIC)
Place: Faculty of Biology, University of Barcelona
Date: Thursday 13, June2024 - 09:00h
End date: Thursday 13, June2024 - 15:00h
Organiser: Fundació Bosch i Gimpera, with the collaboration of Across Legal, Atrineo Iberia SL, Institut Català de Finances and Grow Venture Partners
09:30
Conference on a "Virtual Reality Community"
Description:
The UAB Open Labs organises this conference, which responds to the desire of different researchers to incorporate virtual reality as a tool for transfer, research and teaching innovation. This initiative was born with the aim of creating a group or collective in which to share technological resources and also knowledge, doubts, concerns and experiences around this tool. To form part of this group it is not necessary to have knowledge or experience in virtual reality.
La jornada compatrà amb una mostra d’experiències en realitat virtual dins la UAB, la presentacions dels assistents, un breu anàlisi de la situació actual i les perspectives de futur, una presentació de recursos actuals de realitat virtual dins el campus i un debat sobre la governança de la comunitat de realitat virtual.
The day will include a showcase of virtual reality experiences at the UAB, a presentation of the attendees, a brief analysis of the current situation and future prospects, a presentation of current virtual reality resources on campus, and a discussion on the governance of the virtual reality community.
To attend please sign up here.
Place: Journals Hall of the Humanities Library, UAB
Date: Thursday 13, June2024 - 09:30h
Organiser: UAB Open Labs
Saturday, June 15, 2024
20:00
The UAB Orchestra presents the traditional spring concert in Barcelona
Description:
The programme of the spring concert presented by the UAB Orchestra, revolves around the last symphony of the Austrian composer Joseph Haydn, followed by the intoxicating and fascinating Minuetto Serio, by Zolt'n Kod'ly, and ending with two evocative and charming songs by the English composer E. Elgar.
Date: Saturday 15, June2024 - 20:00h