PhD Thesis defenses

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The conference entitled "Tenim realment dret a desconnectar-nos? El context actual del dret a la desconnexió" [Do we really have the right to disconnect? The current context of disconnection rights] is organised by the UAB Alumni as part of the conference sessions of the Occupational Relations Alumni Network (Xarxa Alumni de Relacions Laborals). The conference will be offered online on 24 January at 6:30 p.m. 

Montserrat Solé, lecturer of the UAB Department of Public Law and Legal History Studies, and the Area of Occupational Law and Social Security, will be in charge of directing the session. Also participating will be Xavier Solà, lecturer of the Area of Occupational Law and Social Security and Secretary of the Department of Public Law and Legal History Studies, and coordinator of the alumni network.

The session will serve to discuss issues related to work and a permanent connection to ICT devices, problems with constant connectivity and alternatives to disconnect within a digital working environment.   

Place: Online event

Date: Wednesday 24, January2024 - 18:30h

End date: Wednesday 24, January2024 - 20:00h

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Intersectionality seeks to explain how race, ethnicity, class, gender, sexual orientation, disability, religion, age and other characteristics intersect and overlap with each other and affect the experiences of individuals or groups.

Discrimination in the form of "intersecting inequalities" based on a person's age, country of origin, disability, level of education or sexual orientation is a key determinant of both exposure to and experience of inequality at work. An intersectional approach is particularly useful when addressing how women are constructed as vulnerable subjects.

With this starting point, and under the title of "Women at Work: vulnerabilities, sexual harassment and reproductive health from an intersectional perspective", the AFIN research group of the UAB and the Human Resources, Work and Employment (HRWE) research group of the West England University (WEU) called upon their scientific community to produce potential research results on the topic "Intersectionality of women's vulnerabilities in the workplace" in the form of a reverse conference, from 24 January to 26 January.

For more information please visit: Conference programme

Place: Centre AFIN, UAB Bellaterra campus (Carrer Vila Puig s/n)

Date: Thursday 25, January2024 - 09:00h

End date: Friday 26, January2024 - 18:00h

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Lecturers Roser Nadal, Silvia Fuentes and Bernat Soler will occupy the expert's seat in this week's Science Carriage, which makes the journey from the Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, departing at 10:42 am to Plaça Catalunya. You will also find them on the return journey from Plaça Catalunya, departing at 12:28 p.m. until arriving at the university.

Nadal and Fuentes, who hold degrees in Psychology and are lecturers in the Department of Psychobiology and Methodology of Health Sciences, together with Soler, lecturer in the Department of Physics at the UAB, will talk to train passengers about individual differences when confronted with stress.

All three lecturers have participated in the podcasts of the Science Carriage, which can be consulted at this link.

Place: Science Carriage, FGC. UAB-BCN, 10:42 a.m. - BCN-UAB 12:28 h

Date: Thursday 25, January2024 - 10:40h

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PhD thesis defense

PhD in Social and Cultural Anthropology

Place: B7/052 Graduation Hall - Faculty of Arts and Humanities

Date: Thursday 25, January2024 - 16:00h

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Julio Mario Hoyos and Juan Carlos Moreno, authors of the book on key aspects of science investigation entitled Las claves de la investigación científica, will be presenting their book on Thursday 25 January at 7 p.m. at the Documenta bookstore in Barcelona. The volume is published by the UAB Publicacions as part of the scientific dissemination series "El espejo y la lámpara" [The Mirror and the Lamp] and focuses on the main methods used in research and how knowledge is organised and administered within the science sector. Speaking at the event will also be Daniel Rico, director of the UAB Department of Art and Musicology and director of the "El espejo y la lámpara" book series, and Álvaro Serrano, graduate in biology from the UAB and PhD student at the UB.

Place: Documenta, Barcelona (Carrer Pau Claris 144)

Date: Thursday 25, January2024 - 19:00h

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The Centre for Sociological Studies on Everyday Life and Work (QUIT) of the UAB co-organises the conference entitled "Democracy at Work through Transparent and Inclusive Algorithmic Management" as leader of a consortium of five partners including the Centre for Social Innovation (Austria), the University of Copenhagen, Employment Relations Research Centre (Denmark), WZB Berlin Social Science Centre (Germany) and the Centre for Social Sciences, Hungarian Academy of Sciences (Hungary).

The meeting will take place on 26 January, from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., in Madrid. It will discuss the results of the INCODING project, funded by the European Commission's Directorate-General for Employment, Social Affairs and Inclusion, focusing on the challenge posed by algorithmic management and the use of AI for social actors, managers and workers.

Aida Ponce del Castillo, researcher at the European Trade Union Institute (ETUI), will give the opening lecture and Óscar Molina, lecturer at the Department of Sociology at the UAB, will give a presentation on the INCODING project. The day will continue with four sessions in which the results of the project in the manufacturing and platform sectors will be presented, and two round tables will be opened with representatives of the social agents.

The event will be conducted in English, but simultaneous English-Spanish interpretation will be available. Attendance is free of charge, but registration is required by 19 January.

Place: Office of the Representation of the European Commission in Spain, Madrid (Paseo de la Castellana 46)

Date: Friday 26, January2024 - 09:00h

End date: Friday 26, January2024 - 16:00h