🎤🤝Opening remarks by Director Umberto Lombardo set the tone for dialogue, interdisciplinarity & shared responsibility. This was followed by Panagiota Kotsila’s session on care, gender & wellbeing, linking prizes, survey & training into a coherent strategy. We should do #BraveScienceInAChangingWorld

❄️ Keynote by Ksenija Hanaček: On Thin Ice. Drawing on 7 years of research, she unpacked Arctic extractivism, geopolitics & infrastructure, situating Greenland’s future within histories of colonialism & environmental injustice.

After the coffee break by the ICTA-UAB Management Team, 🔬 Scientific Highlights of 2025 showcased ICTA-UAB’s research excellence. Ten short talks highlighted influential papers across oceans, land, cities, consumption & policies —combining top journals with real-world impact.

From ocean deoxygenation and Arctic plankton to heat justice, post-growth economics, and climate pledges, the session made visible how ICTA-UAB research travels across disciplines—and beyond academia.

📌 Maria Pastor provided an update on the María de Maeztu Unit of Excellence (MdM-3), outlining recent developments, upcoming milestones & key organizational issues relevant to the ICTA-UAB community.