ICTA-UAB researcher Jeroen van den Bergh publishes in Nature Climate Change a study in which he proposes a new economic theory compatible with the fight against climate change.The “agrowth” proposal comes up as an alternative to the opposing economic strategies of “green growth” and “degrowth”.
Researcher Marta Martín Flix, lecturer of the UAB Department of Cell Biology, Physiology and Immunology, received one of the Fundació Dexeus Salut de la Dona 2016 research grants, a call which this year reaches its 13th edition.
Six UAB research projects will receive a total of €576,056 of the 1.6M Euros the RecerCaixa programme awards to promote scientific research of excellence in Catalonia in the fields of social sciences and health.
Mercedes Unzeta, emeritus professor of the Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology of the UAB, was awarded a prize in the institutional event commemorating International Women's Day on 8 March at the UAB.
A series of activities will be held on campus during this month in commemoration of International Women's Day. This year's institutional ceremony was held in honour of the career path of chemist Mercedes Unzeta.
Juan Luis Arsuaga, co-director of the excavations at Atapuerca, will give a conference to inaugurate this year's second semester at the Faculty of Biosciences on Thursday 23 February. The conference forms part of the events celebrating ten years since the faculty first opened.
The Director for International Cooperation of the Directorate General for Research and Innovation at the European Commission presented the EC objectives in this field on Tuesday 14 February at 9 a.m. at the auditorium (Sala d'Actes) of the Rectorat building.
Delegates from different institutions and countries will talk on the proposals available for students and graduates interested in work placements and work experiences in the European Union. The event will take place on 15 and 16 February in the Aula Magna of the Faculty of Communication Studies.