In commemoration of its 50th anniversary, the university's giant costumed figures created in 1988, known as Gegants, have returned to the UAB. Members of the Colla gegantera of Molins de Rei, in charge of restoring the giants, were also in charge of parading them during the Festa Major which took place on 9 November.
On 31 October the UAB will celebrate its annual Bicycle Day. As part of the Sustainable and Safe Mobility Week, the university offers activities for the whole university community.
All Catalan universities give support to the initiative of creating an independent committee for mediation, dialogue and reconciliation launched by the Barcelona Bar Association and other civil society entities.
Today, 17 October, the UAB held a demonstration in front of its different teaching centres in protest of the imprisonment of Jordi Sánchez and Jordi Cuixart. Rector Arboix affirmed that the UAB "will always be in favour of dialogue and the reinforcement of democracy".
From 23 to 29 October the International Open Access Week is celebrated, a yearly initiative in which open access is promoted in the academic and research sectors. The UAB Library Service has prepared different activities in celebration of this week.
The UAB's Sustainable and Safe Mobility Week will take place from 23 to 27 October, with mobility-related activities every day for the entire community. Some of the activities will serve to compensate hours for members of the administration and services sector.
The agreement includes working on specific collaborations in the mental health field with the aim of improving services, prevention policies, patient care and awareness-raising among society, as well as focus on research in this area.