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ICTA-UAB
WELCOME GUIDE
1. Getting to know ICTA-UAB ………………………………………………………….………………..……1.1. What is ICTA-UAB?..........................................................................................1.2. ICTA’s research areas …………………………………………………………………….…….......1.3. Who works at ICTA-UAB?...............................................................................1.4. Decision-making organisms……………………………………………………….………..…...
1.4.1. ICTA-UAB’s Management Team…………………………………………………….…1.4.2. ICTA-UAB’s Council Board……………………………………..………………………...1.4.3. Permanent Board.................................................................................1.4.4. PhD students Council……………………………………………………………………....1.4.5. Research Board.....................................................................................1.4.6. Postgraduate Board..............................................................................
2. Starting the PhD Programme……………………………………………………………………………..2.1. Responsibilities and opportunities as a PhD student……………………………..……
2.1.1. Thesis……………………………………………………………………………….……..……….2.1.2. Attendance at meetings…………………………………………………………..……..2.1.3. Presentations at conferences………………………………………………..………..2.1.4. Project collaborations……………………………………………………………..………2.1.5. Teaching assistance……………………………………………………………..………….2.1.6. Networking with international research groups…………………..………….2.1.7. International PhD – Research outside ICTA-UAB…………………..…………
2.2. How to…………………………………………………………………………………………..……......2.2.1. Register and pay the annual fees………………………………………………..…..2.2.2. Submit documents after admission……………………………………………..….2.2.3. Prepare for the annual evaluation……………………………………………….....2.2.4. Receive credit for your activities…………………………………………..……......
3. What does ICTA-UAB offer you?...........................................................................3.1. Who works in the building?..........................................................................
3.2. Opening hours and access to the building………………………….…………..3.3. Is it possible to have my own locker?................................................3.4. What can I do in my office? Does somebody pay for it?................... 3.5. How do I get an e-mail address?........................................................3.6. How do I get access to computers?...................................................3.7. Can I use the meeting rooms?...........................................................3.8. How and when can I deliver administrative documents?..................3.9. Basic principles for using the kitchen………………………………………...…..3.10. Where can I get office supplies?.......................................................3.11. Who can access the parking lot? How?.............................................3.12. Did you know we have showers?......................................................3.13. How do I download software?..........................................................3.14. Where can I see what is happening at ICTA-UAB?...................................3.15. How can I use the phone?.................................................................3.16. How do I print and scan?...................................................................3.17. How do I send letters abroad?..........................................................3.18 Where can I find ICTA-UAB’s researchers?........................................3.19. Are there internal mailing lists?........................................................3.20. Maintenance or emergency issues?..................................................
4. What does UAB offer you?...............................................................................
Welcome to ICTA-UAB!
With this document, we aim to help you discover the basics of the PhD programme, ICTA-UAB’s structure, etc.
Note that this is only related to ICTA-UAB and general aspects, and that each research group might have different specifications and your supervisors should provide this information.
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Getting to knowICTA-UAB
1.
ICTA-UAB is the Institute of Environmental Science and Technology and it belongs to the Autonomous University of Barcelona (UAB).
ICTA-UAB's MISSION is to promote and carry out research, and to train researchers who
can contribute to our understanding of the environment and meet the challenges posed by the interaction between society and the environment.
ICTA-UAB's GOAL is to become one of the leading European centers in environmental
studies, distinguished by its international focus, multi-disciplinary background and cooperation between various stakeholders within the framework of sustainability based on social civil responsibility.
The dynamics of developing university studies in Environmental Science, approved by the UAB in 1992 and ratified as an official university degree programme in 1996, generated the need for a centre which would be open to students and professors alike and also serve as a useful and flexible instrument for communication between public authorities, private companies and society in general.
The Centre for Environmental Studies (CEA) - forerunner to the present ICTA - was set up in 1996 with these objectives in mind:
• A place of exchange, debate and discussion for researchers from different disciplines.
• Promote interdisciplinary research in environmental science along with the various departments and research groups involved.
• Foster research programmes on different aspects of the environment and related areas.
• Collaborate with training in environmental science, coordinating and promoting Master and PhD study programmes as well as further training in this area.
• Create links between university and society to favour and promote dialogues across sectors of society and discussions about the environment and territory.
• Provide a framework for research, academic and technical counselling and methodological tools to deal with the management of the environment and society at different levels.
1.1 What is ICTA-UAB?
The Institute of Environmental Science and Technology (ICTA-UAB) was accredited as a ‘María de Maeztu’ Unit of Excellencein 2015 (MDM-2015-0552) by the Spanish Ministry of Economyand Competitiveness (MINECO). The award is the highestinstitutional recognition of scientific research in Spain. Thisprogramme, which aims to recognise excellence in stableresearch centres and includes a grant of 2 M€ over four years,confirms ICTA-UAB as a leading research institute focused onenvironmental science and global change.
ICTA-UAB is implementing a Strategic Research Programme(2016-2019) intended to consolidate its scientific capabilities,contribute to the leadership of Spanish research and act as aninternational pole of attraction for talent. The plan addressesmajor global environmental and sustainability challengesrelated to anthropogenic climate change, focusing onestablishing the current state of knowledge on climate changeand its socio-economic impacts, and on putting forwardtransformative solutions at the local and regional levels. ICTA-UAB researchers follow a trans-disciplinary approach thatranges from the natural sciences to engineering and socialsciences.
1.1 What is ICTA-UAB?
”María de Maeztu”Unit of Excellence 2016
3. Technology, Environment & Society
Agricultural sustainability and waste management
(Xavier Gabarrell; [email protected])
Energy and integrated environmental assessment(Mario Giampietro; [email protected])
Industrial ecology(Gara Villalba; [email protected])
Life-cycle analysis and eco-innovation(Joan Rieradevall; [email protected])
Science and technology studies(Louis Lemkow; [email protected])
ICTA-UAB conducts advanced research in 20 specific areas of environmental sciences, covering natural, social and engineering aspects. Our aim is to promote a better understanding of environmental dynamics, problems and their causes, as well as of policies and strategies to stimulate a socio-technical transition to a sustainable economy.
1.2 ICTA-UAB’s research areas
1. Earth & Life Sciences
•Aerobiology, entomology, atmospheric transport and health (Jordina Belmonte; [email protected])
•Climate and environmental biogeochemistry(Antoni Rosell; [email protected])
•Conservation, Biodiversity and Global Change(Martí Boada; [email protected])
•Earth System Modeling(Eric Galbraith; [email protected] )
•Environmental radioactivity(Pere Masqué; [email protected] García-Orellana; [email protected])
•Marine ecology and management(Sergio Rossi; [email protected])
•Ocean acidification(Patrizia Ziveri; [email protected])
•Palaeoclimate and ocean dynamics(Peter Graham Mortyn; [email protected] Ziveri; [email protected] Rosell; [email protected])
2. Social Environmental Sciences
•Business environmental management & CSR(Maria Rosa Rovira; [email protected])
•Cities and environmental justice(Isabelle Anguelovski; [email protected])
•Ecological economics and political ecology(Giorgos Kallis; [email protected] Martínez Alier; [email protected])
•Environmental and climate economics(Jeroen van den Bergh; [email protected])
•Environmental geography and water governance(David Saurí; [email protected])
•Laboratory for the Analysis of Socio-Ecological Systems in a Global World(Victoria Reyes; [email protected] Corbera; [email protected])
•Science communication and environmental education (Isabel Ruiz Mallén; [email protected])
•Transport, mobility and the environment(Carme Miralles; [email protected]).
DirectorXavier Gabarrell [email protected]
ManagerMaica Nogales [email protected]
PhD issuesCristina Duran [email protected] Noyola [email protected]
Grants and national projectsSílvia Martínez Sinibaldi [email protected]
Grants and international projectsVeronica Colombo [email protected]
Economic affairs and building managementLola Aguilar [email protected] Bernat Bertomeu [email protected] del Pino [email protected] Drouin [email protected] González [email protected] Jiménez [email protected] Jiménez [email protected] Martín [email protected] Puigdomènech [email protected] Sans [email protected] Viana [email protected]
Technical issues(PCs, Internet connection, GIS)Marta Borrós [email protected] Baeza [email protected]
CommunicationIsabel Lopera [email protected]
1.3 Who works at ICTA-UAB
1.4. Decisions-making organisms
“The Direction office is located on the
ground floor, next to the
administrative department
ICTA-UAB’s Management Team
Director: Xavier Gabarrell Durany [email protected]
Secretary: Jordi Garcia Orellana [email protected]
Deputy Director of Postgraduate Studies: Antoni Rosell Melé [email protected]
Scientific career: Giorgos Kallis [email protected]
PhD Coordination: Antoni Rosell Melé [email protected]
MdM Director: Patrizia Ziveri [email protected]
Master JEMES coordination: Maria Rosa Rovira [email protected]
ICTA-UAB’s Council Board
Its COMPETENCES are: development and approval of ICTA-UAB’s normative, election of the director, approval of management, scientific and academic decisions, etc.All PhD researchers with an ICTA-UAB affiliation participate in the Council, butother collectives are also represented.
In the case of PhD STUDENTS, 20% of the students belong to the Council Board and aim to present the ideas, concerns and proposal of the students. This, currently, corresponds to 6 students who attend the bi-monthly meetings of the Council Board.
The students encourage you to PARTICIPATE: Petra Benyei ([email protected]) is currently representing the PhD students.
For more information about what you can do, please subscribe to the PhDs´mailing list: [email protected].
You are encouraged to participate. For more information about who is currently representing you and what you can do, please send an e-mail or subscribe to the PhDs’ mailing list:
1.4.3. Permanent Board
The Permanent Board is composed of the management team, 4 academics elected by the Council Board, the coordinators of the Environmental Science degree and the post-graduate program, the coordinators of ICTA-UAB’s research groups, 1 PhD student, 1 Master student and 1 PAS member. This organism meets at least once per trimester and carries out the competences assigned by the Council Board.
decisions
1.4.4. PhD students Council
Students from different research groups are actively interacting with each other, especially since we all moved to the new ICTA-UAB building. Because our activities and time schedules vary every so often, they decided to meet at lunch
time ONCE A WEEK. These meetings are open to everyone, and are normally
arranged beforehand so that everybody is aware of them.
During meetings, they get to know each other, exchange ideas on common areas of research, discuss the proposals and decisions they would like to support at Council and Permanent Boards, etc. By doing so, the student representatives can contribute to ICTA-UAB meetings on behalf of the entire collective.
Also, the agendas and agreements are sent out to all students via mailing list.
1.4.5. Research Board
The Research Board is composed of the Deputy Director of Research, all ICTA-UAB members with a doctorate to the ICTA-UAB, 1 PAS member and 1 Research Support Technician.
1.4.6. Postgraduate Board
The Postgraduate Board is composed of the Deputy Director of Postgraduate Studies, the coordinator of the studies and 1 student.
Starting the PhD Programme
2.
ICTA-UAB’s PhD programme is the PhD in Environmental Science and Technology.
Students registering after October 2013 are evaluated according to the RD 99/2011, which established a set of requirements for every student in the PhD programme.
In this section, you can find a brief description of what you can face during your formation period. Section 2.2 additionally provides some guidance on basic things you have to know to progress on your PhD.
2.1. Responsibilities and opportunities as a PhD student
2.1.1. Thesis
The main and final product of a PhD is the doctoral thesis. The years you spend doing your PhD will be devoted (although not solely) to developing your thesis. When applying for the PhD, you will need a research topic that will constitute the framework of your research. You will not be alone in this process: you will be supported by 1 to 3 supervisors, who will check on your progress and meet you when they/you see fit.To complete the PhD, you are required to submit at least 1 scientific paper according to the UAB regulation. However, at ICTA-UAB you are expected to publish an average of 2 papers. These publications will be part of your thesis document. Also, you might contribute to other publications outside the scope of your thesis, which is indeed very interesting to broaden your knowledge, experience and expertise.
Besides the follow-up meetings that you might arrange with your supervisor(s), youmight be asked to attend other types of meetings. You might have to conductinterviews outside the UAB with experts, focus groups or other research collaboratorsfor data gathering, networking or discussion. You might feel that you are wasting a lotof time. Bear in mind that these are essential for introducing yourself, obtaining certaindata or organizing the tasks you have to do.
2.1.2. Attendance at meetings
2.1.3. Presentations at conferences
Another way of communicating your research is a CONFERENCE CONTRIBUTION.Research papers are very detailed and provide information that readers would likereview for complementing their own studies. In contrast, conference contributions arevery useful to share experiences with researchers from all over the world and to findways to collaborate with each other. In this sense, there are 2 main types ofcontributions: poster and oral communications.Depending on the budget (registration can be rather expensive), you might be allowedto attend a conference. If you are not, there is also the possibility that anotherresearcher from your group may present your contribution on your behalf.
Projects are the basis of every research. They provide the budget and tools to obtainand communicate data. However, you might find different situations:• Your contract is based on a project, so your thesis focuses on the project’s scope.• You have been awarded a grant, but the topic you work on is based on an on-going
project.• You have been awarded a grant and have a certain research topic, but also
participate in other projects within and/or beyond the scope of your thesis.
These collaborations might entail a series a workshops and meetings with other projectpartners, field work, trips to other cities, etc. and should be discussed with yoursupervisor.
2.1.4. Project collaborations
Interaction with RESEARCH groups outside of ICTA-UAB is very important. You will findthat your group works together with other universities or research institutes.
This is essential for getting funding and projects, but also for envisioning your researchquestions from different perspectives.
2.1.5. Teaching assistance
Depending on the type of grant that you have, you might be required to TEACH ACERTAIN NUMBER OF HOURS. However, ICTA-UAB is not a department, but a researchinstitute. As such, it is not able to provide students with teaching hours.
This competence belongs to the university departments. If you need these hours, youhave to plan with your supervisor in advance. Normally, you can be assigned some
LESSONS at the department your supervisors belongs to (if he/she does belong to one)and receive a signed statement of your collaboration.
2.1.6. Networking with international research groups
You might get the chance to do research abroad for a certain period of time before you
finish your PhD. If you wish to obtain an INTERNATIONAL MENTION on your PhDcertificate, this is typically a period of, at least, three months.
The opportunity to do this stay might vary depending on different factors, includingbudget, travel grants, availability and/or research interests.
2.1.7. International PhD – Research outside ICTA-UAB
2.2. How to...
2.2.2 SUBMIT DOCUMENTS AFTER ADMISSION
A few months after the admission and the enrolment, thePhD coordination will ask you to follow
4 NEW PROCEDURES.
These are:
a) Commitment document: Here you state the agreements between you and your supervisor(s).
b) Activities document: Here you enumerate the mandatory and optional activities (conferences, papers, teaching, projects, others) that you will complete during the program.
c) Research plan: A brief summary of your research methods and planning of your thesis.
d) Code of good practice: It is understood as a code of values and principles that inspire its activities and adhered to by all those taking part in them.
https://www.uab.cat/web/study/phds/after-registration-1345680674229.html
2.2.1 REGISTER AND PAY THE ANNUAL FEES
After receiving the admission letter, you will be asked to REGISTER.Here’s how to:http://www.uab.cat/web/study-abroad/phds/enrolment/first-year-registration-1345691030261.html
The academic year starts in October 1st, so every year you must pay the fees by this date, at the Doctorate School or online.If you do not, you will not be enrolled in the PhD program and you will not be evaluated.
2.2. How to...
2.2.3. PREPARE FOR THE ANNUAL EVALUATION
Each year, you will be asked to present your progress to an evaluation committee.
This committee will always be the same for each student and depends on their area of expertise. The committeewill decide whether the student may or may not continue in the programme. This decision will be based on a reportsubmitted by your supervisor(s) and your presentation.
KEEP IN MIND: The evaluation is normally in June/July (1st and 2nd years) and September (3rd years and above).You can only change your evaluation day ONCE if you can’t attend.
2.2.4. RECEIVE CREDIT FOR YOUR ACTIVITIES
Once you fulfil one of the activities (attending a conference, for instance), you must obtain a certificate or aproof of completion.
Then, you have to upload it to an online application.
In addition, you have to upload the agenda of follow-up meetings with your supervisor(s) as well as a scannedcopy of the commitment document, activities document and research plan.
This application must be accessed by your supervisor to approve the documents you uploaded.
Further information can be found herehttps://ddd.uab.cat/pub/recdoc/2016/145862/Petit_phddocument_a2016m1.pdf
What does ICTA-UAB offer
you?
3.
Two institutes share this building: ICTA-UAB and ICP (which stands for Catalan Institute of Paleontology).
This is how the building is distributed:
Floor -2 Shared storage rooms
Floor -1 Shared parking lot and dressing room
Floor B Shared kitchen and meeting rooms. Administrative Department and Direction are ICTA-related.
Floor 1 ICTA-UAB office rooms
Floor 2 Institut Català de Paleontologia (ICP) office rooms
Floor 3 ICTA-UAB and ICP labs
Floor 4 Agrourban lab (ICTA-UAB) and free spaces.
3.1. Who works in the building?
3.2. Opening hours and access to the building
From 8 am to 8 pm (Mon-Fri) there is free access to the building.
You have to check in and out at the reception every day. You can stay until 10
pm or come earlier once you get your fingerprint access. This will also grant your
access on the weekends and selected holidays (you will be asked whether you
want to come on holidays or not). To do that, ask the administrative department.
3.3. It is posible to have my own locker?
PhD students have their own closets and drawers in their offices, which
can be locked when they are away.
Master students have the option of owning a locker while they are
enrolled. Lockers are located on the ground floor (Floor 0), at the
working corner. To get a locker and a lock, please ask at the
administrative department.
You are only required to present your ID or passport to obtain the lock,
which must be returned by the end of the academic year.
3.4. What can I do in my office? Does somebody pay for it?
Once you are assigned an office room, there are
different facilities available. You have your own
desk with computer, drawer, lamp and closet.
There are normally 3 PhD students per office room
(unless you share your desk with more students).
Junior researchers are generally located on the first
floor above the seminar rooms and in the middle
compartments on the first and third floor.
Supervisors pay for the place you are using: the fee
is about 400€/year/researcher.
In terms of UTILITIES, there is diffuse
refrigeration/heating through the floor and ceiling.
The only thing you can do is switch on the fan and
open/close the upper windows (they also work
automatically) using the control panel on the left-
hand side of your door (Figure 1).
For using the fan, 1 means strong ventilation and 3
low ventilation (see the round panel in the middle).
On top, you can set a degree change in the room’s
temperature, but it will only adjust to the
temperature parameters of the building. At the
bottom of the panel, there are the buttons that
open and close the upper windows.
3.5. How do I get an e-mail adress?
Because you are registered in the PhD program,you automatically get an e-campus address, whichis the student’s e-mail. You can access with yourNIU (University Identification Number) andpassword.You get the institutional mail (uab.cat) once yousign your contract with the UAB.
Yes, you can use the meeting rooms.Reservation is required. To that, contact theadministration department ([email protected])and indicate the room, date, duration and reason. 3meeting rooms are equipped with laptop andprojection system, 2 rooms have an IPvideoconference system and 2 rooms only provide ablackboard.
3.7 . Can I use the meeting rooms?
To use the computers you have to yoursupervisor’s permission. Entering the computerrequires that you have a NIU and password, whichare associated with your contract.
For more information, please ask the technicaldepartment ([email protected]).
3.6. How do I get access to computers?
For invoice payments, conference registrations, flights, etc. you must contact the administrative department.
All documents must be original, not scanned. The required documents will be provided by the administrative staff once you contact them. Note that documents must be submitted within 6 months after making the payment. You will receive the money back in 2-3 months time.
3.8. How and when can I deliver administrative documents?
Administrative department
OPEN HOURS: Monday to FridayFrom 11.30 a.m. to 13.30 p.m. From 3 p.m. to 4 p.m.
FridayFrom 11.30 a.m. to 13.30 p.m.
Room: Z/009Telf: 93.586.87.77
Every user has to CLEAN and DRY their own plate, glass and cutlery after using
them, and then put them away in the drawers or take them home. If you wish to
minimize the use of kitchen paper, you can wait till they dry but then put them
where they belong to!
This also applies to all kitchenware. And also take care of CLEANING THE SINK after
you use it!
Users must RECYCLE; indicative signs will be placed in each bin.
On FRIDAYS, in rotating shifts, there will be one person in charge of emptying the
fridge. The names of the person responsible will be randomly selected from the list of fridge users.
If you do not use the fridge please communicate it to someone from the kitchen commission
(Francesc Baró, Petra Benyei, Cristina Duran) o to ICTA manager ([email protected]).
All crockery and kitchenware found un-stored at 17h WILL BE WITHDRAWN from
the kitchen. Talk to your colleagues to enforce these rules if you don’t want to be
without plates, glasses or pots! THE SINK.
3.9. Recommendations for a smooth functioning of the kitchen
Please use as LITTLE SOAP as possible for cleaning cooking equipment and tools.
The water treatment system does not supp ort large amounts of soap. Otherwise,
we risk that the system is damaged.
For the same reason, do not pour ANY OIL INTO THE SINK
Use the SMOKE EXTRACTOR to minimize odors.
RESPECT FOOD placed in the fridge and associated equipment belonging to
colleagues.
Return glasses and cups belonging to ICTA-UAB after use outside the kitchen.
Do not throw food in the TOILET and do not wash any dishes in the toilet sink.
The right to use the kitchen will depend on the appropriate use of this space
following the above mentioned rules.
3.9. Recommendations for a smooth functioning of the kitchen
3.10. Where can I get office supplies?
Yes, you can use the meeting rooms.Reservation is required. To that, contact theadministration department (and indicate the room, date, duration and reason. 3meeting rooms are equipped with laptop andprojection system, 2 rooms have an IPvideoconference system and 2 rooms only provide ablackboard.
If you need a pen, notebook, folders or anyother type of office material, please ask theadministration department and they willprovide you with it, when available.
3.11. Who can access the parking lot? How?
If you would like to park a car or bike insidethe building, please ask the administrationabout the usage policies.
3.13. How do I download software?
Specific software that you might need for your researchis purchased by your supervisor most of the times.However, there are basic programmes such asWindows 2010, SPSS, etc. that are offered to UABpersonnel by UAB itself. They can downloaded from thedrive soft$ available in My Computer (\\sicl1v01)(S:).
3.12. Did you know we have showers?
There are showers on Floor -1. These primarily servepeople who come by bike and need a shower beforestarting to work as well as the maintenance staff. Youcan also use them asking the administration forpermission.
3.15. How can I use the phone?
When you are assigned an office room, you will automatically see your phone extension on the phone’s screen. To call other colleagues at UAB, you only have to type the extension number (last 4 digits). If you have to call outside the UAB, you have to enter the full number, beginning with a zero. Example: 0935555555
NOTE: International calls are not supported.
ICTA-UAB has a webpage: http://www.uab.cat/ictaHere you can see the latest news, activities, seminars, thesis presentations, staff profile, research areas, etc.
There is also an intranet website where you can find internal information. http://ictaweb.uab.cat/intranet/login.php
You can read the news in the monthly NEWSLETTER.You can subscribe here: http://ictaweb.uab.cat/newsletter.php
ICTA-UAB has an active Twitter account: https://twitter.com/ICTA_UAB
Contact with Communication Department by sending an email to [email protected]
3.14. Where can I see what is happening at ICTA-UAB?
3.16. How do I print and scan?
There are 2 printers you can use: one on Floor 1, and another on Floor 3. They are located on the floor’s central area. Additionally, there is a scanner available on Floor 1.
Important notes:
PRINTING
Before printing from your computer, you must have administrator rights on your computer. If you don’t, please contact the technical department.
Z-icta1-bn and z-icta1-color refer to the printer on Floor 1, whereas Z-icta3-bn is the one on Floor 3. “bn” means black and white and is the recommended option.
If the printer blocks and there is a red light on the screen, please follow the instructions. Normally there is paper stuck inside the engine.
If there is no paper, you can look at the little closets next to the printer. If there are no boxes left, the administration department will provide you with one.
If you want to pick up your printouts but they are not on the tray: (1) check the closets, where there are printouts people forgot to collect; (2) try printing again.
SCANNING
The scanner can be used to send files to your e-mail address.
Photocopies can’t be made. You have to scan and print from your computer.
When scanning, assign a name and owner to the document; otherwise it won’t work.
3.17. How do I send letters and parcels abroad?
It is possible to send letters and parcels abroadthrough ICTA-UAB. You can prepare the documentin the envelop (with no stamp) and deliver it to theadministration department, who will send it to theappropriate entity.All the mail you may receive will be delivered inyour mailbox, located in the first floor, next to theprinter.
3.19. Are there internal mailing lists?
Once you are at ICTA-UAB, you will automaticallybe added to the centre’s mailing list. You willreceive news about new staff, seminars,conferences, important events, etc.In the case of students, there is a mailing list ([email protected]) where studentsdiscuss recent events, propose activities, sendmeeting agendas, etc. You can send an e-mail tothis list to be included in the thread.Also, depending on the research lines, there areother internal lists such the Ecological Economicsgroup. For more specific details, please refer toyour supervisor or other members of theseresearch lines.
The UAB’s emergency number is 2525. You willfind it on your phone. The development of theSelf-protection Plan is in progress.
If you have problems with your room or otherfacilities, you can turn to the reception (8777) orthe maintenance service of the building (8700).
3.20. Maintenance or emergency issues
3.18. Where can I find ICTA-UAB researcher?
ICTA-UAB’s webpage provides a comprehensive listof all the personnel, including their e-mails, phonenumber and office number:
http://ictaweb.uab.cat/personal.php?setLanguage=en
What does UAB offer you?
4.
Here are some links that can be useful while spending your time at the UAB.
• International Welcome Point http://www.uab.cat/web/mobility-
international-exchange/international-welcome-point/international-
welcome-point-1345680336078.html
• UAB Libraries Webpage: http://www.uab.cat/web/libraries-
1096481772970.html
• Library Services Webpage: http://www.uab.cat/web/services-
1259912752364.html
• Health Welfare Service (free) Webpage:
http://serveiassistencialdesalut.uab.cat
• Computing Service (free) Webpage: http://158.109.192.8/
• Languages Service-UAB (subsidized) Webpage:
http://www.uab.cat/uab-idiomes/
• Reprography Services (private): inside Faculties and in Plaça Cívica
• Center of Educational & Teaching Resources Webpage:
http://crd.uab.cat/
• Physical Activity Service - SAF (private)* Webpage:
https://saf.uab.cat/
• Restaurants (private) Webpage: https://www.uab.cat/web/servei-de-
restauracio-uab-1345703317945.html
*You can benefit from discounts during your first year and if you bring a friend, he or
she gets a free subscription for a month.
Acknowledgements
ICTA-UAB would like to thank Anna Petit and Esther Sanyé for developing the content of this welcome
guide. We also thank Sarah Eggleston and Jérôme Guiet for his help with language editing.
