Student Academic Conference 2025 (SAC)

Finding ways to protect and promote social well-being, cohesion and resilience is currently crucial to preventing and managing conflict. All fields of knowledge have valuable contributions to make in thinking about how we can care for society in times of conflict.

Conflicts not only disrupt the social and economic order, but also affect mental health, human relationships and the very fabric of the community. On the other hand, crises can stimulate innovation in the care and protection of society. For example, new technologies can improve health management in emergencies, aid communication in times of crisis, and support social and economic reconstruction in the aftermath of conflict. At the same time, these same technologies can exacerbate inequalities, increase the vulnerability of certain groups and challenge social cohesion.

The word care comes from the Latin cura, curae, meaning 'to look after, to take care of, to worry about'. From the same root cura we get words like cure, procure, curious. Caring transcends all disciplines. To truly care for society, we need to rethink care in every possible area: in the home, in science, in politics, in law, in health, in urban planning, in the arts, in technology, and in each of us.

Information of interest: 

• Free congress for all undergraduate students at Spanish universities. 
• Activity awarded 1 ECTS for UIC Barcelona students. 
• Certificate for all participants who have made a contribution to the congress and attended until the awards ceremony 
• Acknowledgements for the winning papers