Activities
Wednesday, March 13 2024
Dia · Setmana
13:00
"Virtual Biodiversity" to study endangered, rare and protected plants
Description:
Through virtual reality glasses, one can learn about three protected and endangered plant species of the natural park of Cap de Creus: the herbaceous plant Sèseli del cap de Creus (Seseli farrenyi), endemic to this natural park, the spurge olive (Cneorum tricoccon) endemic to the Mediterranean basin, and blue bindweed (Convolvulus siculus), in a vulnerable situation in Catalonia.
This event is the final phase of a teaching innovation project coordinated by Sandra Saura Mas, lecturer of ecology at the Faculty of Biosciences and CREAF researcher. The project is funded by the Coordination of Training and Teaching Innovation of the Institute of Education Studies and the Training Unit of the UAB. This project has succeeded in creating three 3D models of endemic and endangered plants of the Mediterranean basin, in order to make them freely available to students to work on during subjects dealing with the relationship between humans and nature. This has been possible thanks to the collaboration with the OpenLabs of the UAB, specifically the Digital Lab.
The Virtual Biodiversity project makes it possible to find 3D models of threatened plant species free of charge on the internet. With the result of this project, more traditional formats such as 2D herbariums or collections of living organisms, normally exclusive and located in inaccessible places that sometimes imply the death of the collected plants, have been renewed. New supports and media have been created that are more attractive, closer and more effective for learning and totally respectful with the life of other living organisms.
Place: UAB Digital Lab (Journals Hall, Library of Humanities)
Date: Wednesday 13, March2024 - 13:00h
Thursday, April 11, 2024
09:00
Seminar on "Disciplinary crossroads: between the history of science and environmental history"
Description:
On 11 and 12 April, the seminar "Disciplinary crossroads: between the history of science and environmental history" will take place in the iHC building (Institute of History of Science at the UAB), organised by the doctoral students Max Bautista (UCLouvain), Carolina Granado (iHC-UAB) and Héctor Isern (iHC-UAB). The seminar features both local and international researchers in environmental history and history of science to facilitate academic dialogue in cycles of talks with a focus on elucidating plausible relationships and intersections between disciplinary fields. Key points of discussion will include temporality, geographic scale, thematic concerns and methodological approaches, with a special emphasis on addressing environmental activism in contemporary ecosocial crises.
The following researchers will speak at the event on the following schedule:
- Thursday 11 April 2024
9:00 - 10:00
Max Bautista, Carolina Granado, Héctor Isern and Carlos Tabernero, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona. "Welcome, presentation and contextualisation of the Seminar".
10:00 - 11:00
Lino Camprubí, University of Seville. "History of the oceans: confluences between the history of oceanography and the history of the ocean environment".
11:00 - 11:30: Coffee break
11:30 - 12:30
Sarah Dry, University of Cambridge. "Time is a resource, how should we spend it? On history, climate and activism".
12:30 - 1:30
Sarah Hamilton, University of Bergen. "Scientists, activists, and science activists: control over Knowledge in Histories of Environmental Activism".
1:30 - 3:30: Lunch break
3:30 - 5:00
Marco Armiero (Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona) and Gregg Mitman (University of Wisconsin, Madison). "A passion for entry. Disobeying borders as an intellectual project"
- Friday 12 April 2024
9:30 - 10:30
Judit Gil-Farrero, University of Zaragoza. "Historical research on environmental issues: an interdisciplinary route".
10:30 - 11:30
Santiago Gorostiza, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona. "Beyond the disciplinary trenches. War at the crossroads of environmental history and history of science".
11:30 - 12:00: Coffee Break
12:00 - 12:30
Agustí Nieto-Galán, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona. "A fruitful alliance: history of science and environmental history at UAB".
12:30 - 1:30
Closing remarks and open round table discussion.
For more information and/or to register: max.bautista@uclouvain.be
Join in person or online using this link.
Place: Institut d'Història de la Ciència (iHC). Carrer Can Magrans s/n, module C, Bellaterra.
Date: Thursday 11, April2024 - 09:00h
End date: Friday 12, April2024 - 13:30h
Organiser: Max Bautista Perpinyà (UCLouvain), Carolina Granado Torres (iHC-UAB) and Hèctor Isern Alsina (iHC-UAB).
E-mail: max.bautista@uclouvain.be
Thursday, June 27, 2024
13:00
"Is global warming accelerating? Are we in time to stop it at 1.5, 2 or 3°C?"
Description:
Pep Canadell, executive director of the Global Carbon Project (GCP) and head of research at the Australian National Science Agency (CSIRO), will give this conference, which has been organised by the UAB and CREAF, of which Canadell is, respectively, alumnus and scientific advisor.
Greenhouse gas emissions, which come mainly from fossil fuels and agricultural systems, continue to grow and the increase in their atmospheric concentrations has been accelerating in recent years. This continued increase jeopardises reaching the targets set in the 2016 Paris Agreement: the progressive reduction of greenhouse gases until 2050, when net zero emissions (matching what is emitted with what is captured) would have to be achieved to limit global warming to well below 2°C, preferably 1.5°C above pre-industrial levels.
In his lecture, Canadell will address questions such as: Is global warming accelerating, as some experts suggest? Will we be able to achieve the goal of stopping it at 1.5°C or, at least, of not exceeding the 2°C set by Paris? What efforts are needed and by whom? What are the dangers of not achieving this?
The Global Carbon Project (GCP) is an organisation made up of dozens of international scientists from more than 90 institutions that has been providing detailed information on natural and anthropogenic carbon dioxide sources and sinks every year since 2006. Its reports are a reference source for the World Meteorological Organisation (WMO) and the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), which reports on climate change caused by human activities.
The conference is open tot he general public and will include the collaboration of the Catalan Biology Society through its Vallès Regional Section.
Place: Faculty of Science and Biosciences (conference hall)
Date: Thursday 27, June2024 - 13:00h
Organiser: UAB and CREAF
Thursday, October 3, 2024
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
Thursday, October 10, 2024
10:42
Science Carriage Expert's Seat: Let's talk about renewable energies
Description:
Cristina Madrid is researcher at the Institute for Environmental Science and Technology (ICTA-UAB). Her research focuses on the evaluation of sustainability of political strategies and technological investigations. The UAB Science Carriage Expert's Seat will serve to talk with train passengers on the alternative energy sources available and the advantages and challenges in implementing these new energies.
The journey will begin at 10:42 a.m. on the FGC train travelling from the Universitat Autònoma to the Plaça Catalunya station.
Place: FGC Universitat Autònoma station
Date: Thursday 10, October2024 - 10:42h
Organiser: UAB and FGC
Thursday, October 17, 2024
09:28
Science Carriage Expert's Seat: talks about what to do with discarded clothing
Description:
Gemma Morell holds a degree in Industrial Design Engineering from the Elisava Faculty of Design and Engineering of Barcelona, and a master's degree in Interdisciplinary Studies in Environmetal, Economic and Social Sustainability. Her research is centred on the environmental evaluation and quantification of the recirculation processes of used textile and the need to rethink consumption in this industry.
The journey will begin at 9:28 a.m. on the FGC train travelling from Plaça Catalunya to the Universitat Autònoma station.
More information: https://www.uab.cat/ca/cultura-cientifica/vago-combustibles-fossils
Place: FGC - Plaça Catalunya station
Date: Thursday 17, October2024 - 09:28h
Organiser: UAB and FGC
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