Activities
Monday, May 13 2024
Dia · Setmana
20:10
Conference by Laura Carrera on tick and diseases and all we need to know about them
Description:
Laura Carrera-Faja, lecturer in the Department of Medicine and Animal Surgery at the UAB, will offer a conference on ticks and related diseases, entitled "Paparres i malalties i tot el que necessitem saber", on Monday 13 May at 8:10 p.m. at the bar of the Casal del Barri Prosperitat, as part of the science dissemination series Pint of Science, an activity that aims to bring science closer to the public in a relaxed environment such as the one found in bars.
Place: Casal de Barri Prosperitat, Barcelona (Plaça d'Ángel Pestaña)
Date: Monday 13, May2024 - 20:10h
Wednesday, May 15, 2024
12:00
Pre-release of the film "Los buenos profesores"
Description:
The film production company Filmax previews the film "Los buenos profesores" at the Sala Teatre UAB.
A film that tells the story of Benjamin, a PhD student without a scholarship who accepts a job as a professor at a Paris institute. Without studies or own experience, he discovers how hard the profession of teacher can be in an educational system affected by a lack of chronic resources.
More information.
Information Sala Cinema
Free entrance limited to the capacity of the room.
The box office opens half an hour before each screening begins.
Projections in VOSE (original version subtitled in Spanish).
No seats are reserved and only one ticket per person is delivered.
Date: Wednesday 15, May2024 - 12:00h
13:00
Training activity for delegates: Discover Alumni UAB!
Description:
Alumni is a network of UAB graduates. Discover its advantages, services and activities available to all UAB students after graduating, so you can make the most of this network!
More information and registration form at this link.
Place: Àgora building (Sala polivalent)
Date: Wednesday 15, May2024 - 13:00h
End date: Wednesday 15, May2024 - 15:00h
17:00
Historical thinking of the national and regional crises of Spain
Description:
On 15 and 16 May the conference Pensar històricament les crisis nacionals i territorials a Espanya [Historical Thinking of National and Regional Crises in Spain] will take place, organised by the Centre for Studies on Dictatorships and Democracies at the UAB (CEDID) and the European School of Humanities. The activity forms part of the research project "Estat i dinàmiques nacionals a Espanya (1931-1978)", of which Xavier Domènech and Francesc Vilanova, lecturers in modern history at the UAB, are the main researchers.
The meeting aims to debate different tensioning elements and proposals related to the connections between several national projects and the state of Spain, from a historical and also international point of view.
On Wednesday 15 May, a meeting will take place with the participation of Josep Ramoneda, director of the European School of Humanities, and Xavier Domènech, historian from the CEDID. The first session will include the participation of Michel Martínez, lecturer in the Department of Languages and Cultures at the Université Toulouse Capitole and Ferran Archilés, lecturer in the Department of Modern History of the University of Valencia. The conference is entitled “Quins factors expliquen que Espanya sigui un dels països europeus amb més projectes nacionals en pugna?” [What factors explain why Spain is one of the European countries with more national projects in conflict?].
This will be followed by a second session with Francesc Vilanova, lecturer of Modern History at the UAB, and Vicent Scheltiens, lecturer in History at the University of Antwerp, with the title: “Com s’ha desenvolupat la interacció entre l’Estat espanyol i els diversos projectes nacionals?” ["How has the interaction between the Spanish State and the various national projects developed?]
Places are limited, so please register to attend here.
Place: Palau Macaya, Barcelona (Passeig de Sant Joan 108)
Date: Wednesday 15, May2024 - 17:00h
17:00
Impact of chemistry on the development of modern society: some examples
Description:
Jordi Marquet, retired professor of the Department of Chemistry of the UAB, will talk about examples of chemistry and its impact on modern society in a conference entitled "Impacte de la química en el desenvolupament de la societat contemporània: alguns exemples". The conference forms part of the series Seminaris a l'Abast of this academic year. It will take place on 15 May at 5 p.m. at the Faculty of Arts & Humanities. This series of talks on topics of interest or current affairs by UAB lecturers is organised by the Universitat a l'Abast programme of the UAB Graduate School and will last until 12 June, when there will be a closing session at the UAB Auditorium, also located in the Faculty of Arts & Humanities. Registration is open throughout the course: registration for the entire series costs 32 euros and entrance to one session costs eight euros.
Place: Faculty of Arts & Humanities (Sala de graus)
Date: Wednesday 15, May2024 - 17:00h
Link:
Thursday, May 16, 2024
09:00
Conference of the UAB Artificial Intelligence Interest Group
Description:
The conference aims to be a meeting point for researchers and groups to meet and explore common interests in order to create a network with a multidisciplinary approach in which Artificial Intelligence acts as a common axis.
Programme:
9 a.m. Presentation of the conference by Vice-Rector for Innovation, Transfer and Entrepreneurship Rosa M. Sebastián as an initiative to create a multidisciplinary AI interest group.
9:15 a.m. Presentation of attendants
9:45 a.m. Presentation of the EU's legal framework on AI by Faculty of Law Dean Susana Navas.
10:15 a.m. Presentation of three AI initiatives at the UAB:
Fernando Vilariño (Department of Computer Science): Chair in Cruïlla d’Intel·ligència Artificial en Música i Arts.
Pilar Dellunde (Department of Philosophy): Artificial intelligence and robotics to improve the quality of life of people.
Pol Llonch (Department of Animal and Food Science): CowTalk: listening to cows with the help of Artificial Intelligence to assess their well-being.
11 a.m. Networking + coffee break
11:30 a.m. Closing session
Please register to attend here: https://forms.gle/aGU9ULM1rgkxpMc16
Place: Eureka building (Sala polivalent)
Date: Thursday 16, May2024 - 09:00h
End date: Thursday 16, May2024 - 11:30h
Organiser: Vice Rector's Office for Transfer, Innovation and Entrepreneurship and Parc de Recerca, UAB