On 8 March, the UAB's Physical Activity Service (SAF) opens its doors to celebrate International Women's Day with activities designed especially for women. Registration is free and allows visitors to attend all of the day's programmed activities.
The UAB ranks 31 worldwide in Veterinary Medicine and is amongst the top 100 univeristies of the world in 15 more disciplines, according to the QS World University Rankings by Subject.
Dr Hortènsia Curell, from the Departament de Filologia Anglesa i de Germanística, coordinates the UAB team that is part of a consortium, led by the Universitat Rovira i Virgili, which is currently developing a game-based app to improve the ability of university students to read academic English.
The largest study of ancient DNA ever conducted demonstrates that the spreading of new types of pottery styles from the Iberian Peninsula to the centre of the continent were not due to migratory movements, but rather expresses the development of new forms of communication between regions. The study included the participation of UAB researchers Roberto Risch and Ignacio Soriano.
The Interuniversity Council of Catalonia (CIC) has announced a new call for the Serra Húnter Programme which will be open until 20 April. The UAB offers eight tenure-eligible lecturer positions.
On Tuesday 6 March the UAB organised an institutional celebration of International Women's Day, which this year paid homage to Professor Montserrat Solsona. Different activities have been held on campus throughout the week, all dedicated to 8 March.
The UAB opens a new period in which members of the univeristy community can participate in the “Bike to the UAB” challenge. All kilometres biked by participants from 15 February to 15 March will be registered.
The first archaeological project in Egypt to be fully directed from the UAB, under the guidance of Professor Joan Oller, finalised its first campaign of excavations. It was conducted under the "Sikait Project" and focused on an extensive site dating back to the Roman era.
Dr Carme Riera, professor of the Department of Spanish Studies at the UAB, has been selected to receive an honorary doctorate from the University of the Balearic Islands after being nominated by the Spanish, Modern and Classic Philology Department.