Dissemination of youth culture through ICT
Neurona FEST
Dissemination of youth culture through ICT
Neurona FEST is a festival with the desire to transmit knowledge. It hopes to inspire students of the Universitat de València by initiating contact with disseminators and influencers from different areas of knowledge. With this goal in mind, the Office of the Vice-Principal for Culture has launched this project that falls within the 3rd edition of the Cultuviva festival.
We live in an economy of attention. We are constantly receiving messages and stimuli from a wide variety of sources. On the internet, there are tens of thousands of ‘content creators’. So many, in fact, that we have to filter all of this content in order to detect what is most advantageous. Neurona FEST applies its own filter, selecting creators capable of articulating interesting messages based on scientific criteria to offer UV students, quality creators who speak their native language.
Universities generate knowledge. Disseminating this knowledge is in their DNA. Neurona FEST aspires to awake the spirit of dissemination among the student body. We hope that contact with established Instagrammers and YouTubers, with millions of followers and subscribers, will inspire our students. We hope they will consider entering into this difficult but appreciated would of social media dissemination.
When, where and how?
The 1st edition of Neurona FEST will take place from 1 to 7 October throughout the four Universitat de València campuses: Blasco Ibáñez, Tarongers, Ontinyent and Burjassot. On each campus, there will be a meet-and-greet session with the influencers that will end with a performance.
These individuals were selected and divided among the campuses based on the degrees studied at each one. So, students will have the opportunity to hear influencers speak about the subject areas studied on each campus and be inspired.
First, they will talk about their areas of specialty, followed by an interview-style segment with a moderator who will ask them a series of questions, such as: why they decided to start a social media profile, how they select and create content, what difficulties they have encountered, as well as other questions that might interest the students and inspire them to become content creators.
Festival Director Bernardo Carrión
Programme for the 1st Edition of Neurona FESTDissemination of Youth Culture through ICT |
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TUESDAY, 1 OCTOBER BLASCO IBAÑEZ CAMPUS
FACULTY OF GEOGRAPHY AND HISTORY 11:00am - PALMIRENO HALL Meet-and-greet with Lorena Gascón - @lapisocologajaputa Area of knowledge: Psychology Moderated by: Carme Bort Free entry, limited capacity
12:00pm - PALMIRENO HALL Meet-and-greet with Miguel Ángel Cajigal - @Elbarroquista Area of knowledge: History Moderated by: Vicent Baydal Free entry, limited capacity
FACULTY OF LANGUAGE STUDIES, TRANSLATION AND COMMUNICATION 6:00pm - SANCHIS GUARNER HALL Meet-and-greet with Pau García Solbes - @elPachinko Area of knowledge: Journalism Moderated by: Voro Contreras Free entry, limited capacity
7:00pm - SANCHIS GUARNER HALL Meet-and-greet with Marwán - @marwanoficial Area of knowledge: Music and poetry Free entry, limited capacity
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WEDNESDAY 2 OCTOBER TARONGERS CAMPUS
FACULTY OF TEACHER TRAINING 10.30pm - VESTIBULE Meet-and-greet with Carlota Hernández - @profesenapuros Area of knowledge: Teacher training Moderated by: Mikel Labastida Free entry, limited capacity 11:00am (1 October) - VESTIBULE Inclusive dance performance of the Bucles Festival Con Toni Aparisi and Anna Mateu
FACULTY OF LAW
12:00am - VESTIBULE Meet-and-greet with Amparo Salom AND Mª Luisa Llambés - @ahacerpunyetas Area of knowledge: Justice Moderated by: Laura Ballester Free entry, limited capacity
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THURSDAY 3 OCTOBER ONTINYENT CAMPUS
11:00am - AULA MAGNA Meet-and-greet with Miguel Assal - @miguel_assal Area of knowledge: Physical Activity and Sport Sciences Moderated by: Olga Briasco Free entry, limited capacity
12:00pm - AULA MAGNA Meet-and-greet with Esther Gómez - @mienfermerafavorita Area of knowledge: Nursing Moderated by: Bernardo Carrión Free entry, limited capacity
1:00pm - PLAZA FUNDACIÓ ONTINYENT CAMPUS Concert by a local group La Trocamba Matanusca @latrocambamatanusca Free entry, limited capacity |
MONDAY 7 OCTOBER BURJASSOT CAMPUS
ETSE-UV 12:00pm - JOAN PELECHANO HALL Meet-and-greet with Laura Toribio - @laura.toribiosc Area of knowledge: Astrophysics and mathematics Moderated by: Montse Català Free entry, limited capacity
5:30pm - OUTSIDE THE MUSEUM OF NATURAL HISTORY Meet-and-greet with Francesc Gascó Lluna - @Pakozoic Area of knowledge: Palaeontology Moderated by: Eva María Marcos Free entry, limited capacity
6:30pm - OUTSIDE THE MUSEUM OF NATURAL HISTORY Meet-and-greet with Pol Bertrán - @PolBertran Area of knowledge: Astronomy Moderated by: Julián Giménez Free entry, limited capacity
8.00pm - OUTSIDE THE MUSEUM OF NATURAL HISTORY Concert by Tenda - @tendagrup Area of knowledge: Music Free entry, limited capacity
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AMPARO SALOM @a.hacer.punyetas Amparo Salom is Magistrate of the Court of First Instance nº 3 of Torrent and has more than 20 years of experience in a wide variety of courts, including mixed, first instance, commercial, criminal and in the Provincial Court. Her career is defined by her commitment to justice and equity, and she is especially known for being ferocious defender of women’s rights and equality. She has worked as an international consultant on topics relating to gender-based violence for the Spanish Agency for Cooperation and Development in Panama, which reflects her experience and leadership in this area. Furthermore, she is actively involved in legal outreach on social media, using platforms like Instagram and TikTok where her profile ‘A hacer puñetas’ (To hell with it) has more than 40,000 followers. Amparo Salom’s content aims to demystify the reality of the legal system and address topics such as equality, mediation, legal independence and gender-based violence. |
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ESTHER GÓMEZ @mienfermerafavorita Esther Gómez, born in Madrid in 1993, is a young nurse with a passion for democratising access to health information. Specialised in out-of-hospital emergency care, and with several master’s degrees in oncology patient care and school nursing, she began her journey in social media outreach in 2018, quickly reaching a large audience. During the pandemic, she founded the association titled ‘Acortando la distancia’ (Shortening the distance), which raised more than €600,000 in 24 hours to virtually connect patients and families. After the pandemic, she was involved with various media and combined her career in health care with teaching, becoming a lecturer and director of several master’s degrees. In 2021, she became an adjunct professor at the Autonomous University of Madrid. In 2022, she founded the agency ‘Sanitalent S.L.’ and published her first book De la cabeza a los pies (From head to toe). |
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FRANCESC GASCÓ LLUNA @Pakozoic Francesc Gascó, known as ‘El Pakozoico’, is a Spanish palaeontologist and disseminator born on 29 February 1984 in Valencia. He holds a degree in Biology and a PhD in Palaeontology from the Autonomous University of Madrid with a specialisation in palaeohistology of fossil archosaurs. His work includes dinosaur and crocodile bone analysis to study their biology. Gascó is known for his ability to communicate scientific knowledge in an accessible way through his blog and YouTube channel El Pakozoico, where he mixes scientific popularisation with pop culture. He is the author of Eso no estaba en mi libro de Historia de los Dinosaurios (That wasn’t in my Dinosaur History book) and has established an extensive community of followers. He also has launched ‘Operación Thor’ to improve his physical condition, integrating crossfit into his life. Francesc promotes inclusive science and helps shed light on the work of scientists through social media |
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LAURA TORIBIO @lauratoribio Laura Toribio San Cipriano is a member of the cosmology research group CIEMAT, where her work is focused on creating three-dimensional maps of the universe by calculating the redshift of millions of galaxies and identifying objects in large cosmological mappings. She completed her doctoral thesis at the Instituto Astrofísica de Canarias and studied the chemical composition of HII regions in galactic discs in galaxies in the local universe. Laura holds a degree in mathematics from the University of Salamanca and worked as a telescope operations technician in the Teide Observatory. In addition to her research, she is dedicated to science popularisation and has given numerous lectures at events and conferences. In 2021, she was runner-up in the Famelab science monologue competition. She is currently a collaborator on the radio programme Serendipias on channel SER and organises the dissemination of the basic research department at her research centre. |
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LORENA GASCÓN @lapsicologajaputa Lorena Gascó holds a degree in psychology from the Universitat de València. She continued her studies with a Master’s Degree in Teacher Training and General Health Psychology. She later specialised in mindfulness and compassion and completed her training to be a Trained MSC (Mindfulness and Self-compassion) Teacher, in which she took three levels of Centred Therapy in Compassion with Gonzalo Brito, protégé to Paul Gilbert. Since she began practicing psychology, she has trained in different companies and has shared her knowledge of mental health on social media. In February 2020, she began the account @lapsicologajaputa on Instagram, with which she seeks to spread psychology in an incisive and humorous way to all audiences. She has published the books Querido cerebro, ¿qué coño quieres de mí? (Dear brain, what the fuck do you want from me? and Deja de tratarte como el culo (Stop treating yourself like shit). |
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MARÍA ISABEL LLAMBÉS @a.hacer.punyetas María Isabel Llambés is Magistrate and Dean of the Courts of Vila-real, currently in charge of the Court of First Instance and Instruction noº 4 of this district. With more than 20 years of uninterrupted practice in different judicial courts in Carlet, Villena, Requena, Denia and Vila-real, she has buiolt up a solid track record in the judicial field. She is also a professor of the Undergraduate Degree in Law at UNED in Vila-real and actively participates as a lecturer and trainer. Her passion for justice has led her to begin a judicial outreach account on social media, ‘A hacer puñetas’ (‘To hell with it’), which has more than 40,000 followers on Instagram and TikTok. Through her platforms, Llambés address the day-to-day reality of a courthouse and demystifies the role of a judge, promoting a the vision of ‘open courts for open minds’. |
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PAU GARCÍA SOLBES @elPachinko The alcoyano Pau García Solbes is a journalist and a professional travel content creator. Graduated in Information Science and the specialisation of Journalism, he has collaborated with many media and social networks in topics related to travels and tourism. He has actively written for more than 16 years in QuéVerEnTusViajes.com and he posts videos in his social media under the nickname "elPachinko". We are talking about one of the most influencing travel content creators in Spain. He is also a founding member of Comunitat Valenciana Travel Bloggers. What's more, he is co-author of many books about travelling. He was the winner of the award to the best travel blog in 2016 awarded by American Express. Father to two children, he has a special weakness for Japan — hence “el Pachinko”–, and, travels apart, he loves the NBA, Game of Thrones, all type of series and the nerd world in general. |
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MARWÁN Marwán Abu-Tahoun Recio, born in Madrid on 5 March 1979, is a Spanish singer-songwriter and poet of great renown. Son of a Palestinian father and Spanish mother, Marwan is well-recognised in both artistic spheres. He began his musical career in 2004 with his first album Principio y fin (Beginning and end) and has released other acclaimed albums such as El viejo boxeador (The old boxer) in 2020. In his poetic career, he has written books such as Todos mis futuros son contigo (All my futures are with you) published in 2015 and Los amores imparables (Unstoppable loves) published in 2018. Marwan has sold more than 200,000 books and his poetry has been translated into various languages. He is also an activist for various social causes, specifically those related to human rights and the situation in Palestine, where he has supported charity concerts and worked with organisations such as UNRWA. His ability to connect with his audience through his lyrics and his activism has made him an important figure in the contemporary artistic scene. |
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MIGUEL ASSAL @miguelassal Miguel Assal is a recognised SAMU emergency agent and lecturer. He holds a degree in Physical Activity and Sport Sciences (CAFD). His passion for education and outreach on the topics of first responders, emergency services, prevention and safety has led him to establish a strong community of more than 10 million followers on social media in less than three years. Thanks to his dedication and communication skills, he has managed to develop a powerful personal brand and acquire extensive experience in the management and running of different social media platforms. Furthermore, Miguel is the author of the book and show SALVAR VIDAS (SAVING LIVES), a project that aims to educate society in the key components to saving lives in emergency situations. His goal is to dismantle the myths that endanger lives and ensure that civilians are better prepared to act in critical moments. |
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MIGUEL ÁNGEL CAJIGAL @elbarroquista Miguel Ángel Cajigal Vera, known as ‘El Barroquista’, is an art historian, cultural promoter and curator born in La Coruña in 1981. Specialised in heritage and museum education, he heads the Master’s Degree in Museum and Cultural Spaces Education at the Universidad Europea Miguel de Cervantes. His outreach work has gained much notoriety through his social media platforms on X (formerly Twitter) and Instagram, where he communicates with thousands of followers about art history in an accessible and entertaining way. He is a frequent collaborator on cultural outreach programmes such as El Condensador de Fluzo on TVE. Cajigal has published books such as Otra historia de arte (Another history of art) in 2021 and Otra historia de la arquitectura (Another history of architecture) in 2023, in which he offers a fresh perspective on the history of art and architecture. His work has been recognised with the EDE Award for Best Digital Educator in Spain in the category of History in 2022. |
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POL BERTRÁN @polbertran Pol Bertrán (Barcelona, 1996) is a scientific outreach expert in audiovisual content. He holds a degree in microbiology from the Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona and a Master’s degree in Scientific Communication from the University of Barcelona. He has held roles as editorial director of digital journals specialising in health and science. Currently, Beltran is mainly dedicated to content creation for his YouTube channel, which has more than 520,000 subscribers who follow his documentary videos about astronomy, physics and history. His approach combines his passion for science and film, and he has succeeded in addressing complex topics in an accessible and entertaining way. Bertran aims to meld his love for both disciplines in each of his videos, and his content has managed to become a reference in the popularisation of science in the digital world |
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CARLOTA HERNÁNDEZ @profesenapuros In 2015, two teachers and an illustrator joined forces to take action. Since then, they have created a large community of teachers and educative agents who share a unified vision in Profes en Apuros (teachers in trouble) and are enthusiastic about children and their processes. They firmly believe that another type of education is possible, one that is competency-based, more diverse, experimental and inclusive, adapted to the individuality of children and well-positioned to take on future challenges. With humour and warmth, these professionals do their bit by offering a wide range of activities, educational resources and training for teachers. Their approach is designed for teachers by teachers, with the aim of offering practical and creative solutions to improve the educative environment. They are not only Profes en Apuros but also Profes Papel Tijera and Profes Fuera de Clase, offering different proposals to transform education |
