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The ULL inaugurates its 5th Conference on Canarian Diversity and Sustainability, focusing especially on volcanology

Tuesday April 14, 2026 - 13:29 CEST

The Fifth Conference on Canary Islands Biodiversity and Sustainability The University of La Laguna's exhibitions will be inaugurated tomorrow, Wednesday, April 15th, at 6:00 PM in the garden area of the Central Building. Throughout the afternoon, two exhibitions focusing on the volcanic origins of the Canary Islands will be opened, among other activities.

The event is expected to be attended by the Vice-Rector for Culture and University Extension, Isabel Karely León Pérez; the Vice-Rector for Sustainability and Infrastructure, Marta Domínguez Herrera; and the Councillor for Promotion and Local Development, Environment, Health, Mobility and Transport of the San Cristóbal de La Laguna City Council, Jesús Domingo Galván Delgado.

Following the formal opening, at 6:15 p.m. the event will move to the La Capilla Cultural Space to inaugurate the photographic exhibition proposed by the Marine Botany research group (BOTMAR-ULL), consisting of a selection of images of the most recent lava flows of the Tajogaite Volcano on the island of La Palma.

At 6:45 p.m., the mural currently being created in the corridor adjacent to the Central Garden will be presented. It is titled "Endemisms" and was created by student Airam Saavedra as part of the "Mural Painting" course in the Fine Arts Degree taught by Professor José Otero.

And then, at 7:00 p.m., the Paraninfo-Pablo González Vera Art Hall will host the opening of the second planned exhibition, entitled "From the Big Bang to Tinguatón, the last volcano of Lanzarote".

To close this opening, the Paraninfo will host a free concert starting at 7:30 p.m. by Lula Mora. Their debut album, “Hogar” (Home), is a journey through words and silence that speaks of migration, belonging, and identity, but also of love, roots, and resilience. The voices of Sara Caride and Silvia Izquierdo intertwine over a soundscape that blends the organic and the electronic, folk and indie, poetry and raw emotion.


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