II Conference on Knowledge Transfer in Social Sciences and Humanities
An event to explore how research in the social sciences and humanities can be transformed into real impact through services, networks, and strategic collaborations. It is an opportunity to learn about transfer instruments, share success stories, and generate new opportunities between universities, the public sector, and businesses.
Auditorium of the Rectorate of the UAB (UAB Campus)
Parc de Recerca UAB, vicerectorat d’Innovació, Transferència i Emprenedoria de la UAB i la xarxa AccessCat
Following the success of the first edition, the Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona is hosting the second Conference on Knowledge Transfer in the Social Sciences and Humanities. The theme of this year's conference is 'From research to impact: services, networks and transfer routes in CSH', and it will provide a platform for reflection and the sharing of experiences on how to transform research into social, institutional and economic impact.
The conference is organised by the UAB Vice-Rectorate for Innovation, Transfer and Entrepreneurship, the UAB Research Park and the AccessCat Network. It focuses on the services, instruments and transfer support structures offered by the UAB to research groups in the social sciences and humanities, as well as the networks, collaboration mechanisms and standardisation frameworks that facilitate knowledge valorisation.
The session will address knowledge transfer from a broad perspective, moving beyond classic models of technological commercialisation to highlight the diversity of existing pathways in the field of CSH, including public–private collaboration, collaboration with administrations, industrial doctorates, research agreements and contracts, participation in tenders, and methodological development and standardisation processes.
The programme includes:
- A presentation of the UAB's transfer support services and units.
- The role of R&D networks.
- A showcase of success stories demonstrating real-life collaboration with companies and public administrations.
- A specific intervention on standardisation as a strategic tool for transfer and impact.
The conference is aimed at research staff, transfer and research management personnel, institutional managers, public administration agents, companies, and social entities interested in collaborating with the university.
It is an opportunity to learn about available resources, generate new connections, and promote transfer in the social sciences and humanities.
Programme
10:00 h – 10:20 h I Institutional opennes
- Lourdes Puigbarraca, Deputy Director General of Transfer and Knowledge Society of the Department of Research and Universities of the Generalitat of Catalonia
- Rosa María Sebastián, Vice-Rector for Innovation, Technology Transfer and Entrepreneurship
10:20 h – 11:00 h I Units and support for the UAB Knowledge Transfer Service
11:00 h – 11:40 h I R&D&I networks as drivers of technology transfer:
- 11:00 – 11:10: The strategic role of networks in the research ecosystem – Nadal Bayà Fons, Head of the Knowledge Transfer Unit at the Agency for the Management of University and Research Grants
- 11:10 – 11:20: AccessCat, the Catalan Network for Innovation in Accessibility – Anna Matamala, Director of AccessCat
- 11:20 – 11:30: CLARIAH-CAT, the Catalan multidisciplinary network for the digital humanities – Maite Melero, Director of CLARIAH-CAT
- 11:30 – 11:35: Online research, opportunities offered by CLARIAH-CAT – Joan Anton Barceló, Researcher at the Department of Prehistory, UAB
11:40 h – 12:10 h I Coffee break
12:10h – 12:30 h I The academic world and the public sector: collaboration and co-creation to tackle challenges
- 12:10 – 12:20: Co-creation and transfer: the ACCOUNTED proof of concept in education policy, presented by Antoni Verger, from the Department of Sociology at the UAB
- 12:20 – 12:30: Science and technology for the benefit of all, by Miquel Domènch, from the Department of Social Psychology at the UAB and a member of the Xarxa AccessCat
12:30h – 13:00 h I Transfer capabilities, methodologies and tools:
- 12:30 – 12:40: SCRIBAL, presented by Mireia Farrús, from the University of Barcelona and the AccessCat Network
- 12:40 – 12:50: Urbametrics, presented by Alexandra Bretones, from the Department of Geography at the UAB
- 12:50 – 13:00: PlanAccess: Methodology for communicative accessibility, by Blanca Arias Badia, from the Department of Translation and Language Sciences at the UPF and a member of the AccessCat Network
13:00h – 13:25 h I Collaboration between universities and businesses: developing joint solutions:
- 13:00 – 13:05: Industrial doctorates as a tool for knowledge transfer, by Beatriz Ferrús Antón, Director of the UAB Doctoral School
- 13:05 – 13:15: The industrial doctorate between UAB and TÜV RHEINLAND SPAIN, by Roser Martínez, from the Department of Public Law and Historical-Legal Sciences at UAB
- 13:15 – 13:25: PREHISTORIPIRINEUS – Xavier Roda, Department of Prehistory, UAB
13:25 h – 13:35 h I Special session: normalisation as a tool for transfer
- Anna Matamala, from the Department of Translation and Interpretation and East Asian Studies at UAB
13:35 h – 13:50 h I Time set aside for discussion and questions
13:35 h – 14:00 h I End of the day
- Rosa María Sebastián, Vice-Rector for Innovation, Transfer and Entrepreneurship at UAB
With the support of
