published on January 28, 2025
In addition to our researcher Sara Peixoto (CESAM/DBIO), researchers Andreia Pereira (University of Porto), Joana Sacramento (Nova University of Lisbon), and Raquel Boia (University of Coimbra) were also awarded the L’Oréal Portugal Honorary Medals for Women in Science 2022. Each of these scientists will receive 15,000 euros to further develop their research projects. As Sara […]
This Tuesday, May 9th, the researcher from CESAM/DAO, Teresa Nunes, participated in the program “Sociedade Civil” on RTP2 to discuss the topic of air pollution. During her participation, the expert addressed various topics related to air pollution, such as chemical composition, particle size in the air, and the different effects on human health. She emphasized […]
From left to right: Prof. Amadeu Soares (CESAM), Dr. Jorge de Sampayo, Consul-General of Portugal in Cape Town, his wife Mariana de Sampayo, and Dr. Joaquim Ferreira (CESAM) Credits: CESAM The documentary “ECOMARE – Research and Rescue of Marine Species,” co-produced by CESAM and Play Solutions – Audiovisual Productions, won the first prize (Gold Award) […]
Michael Russo and Ana Ascenso, CESAM/DAO PhD students, have recently received scholarships from the Luso-American Foundation for Development (FLAD). These scholarships aim to internationalize the scientific knowledge produced in Portugal by supporting the presentation of the work of researchers based in Portugal in the United States. In these presentations, Michael Russo (CESAM/DAO) will address the […]
From July 5th to 7th, 2023, the annual science and technology meeting in Portugal will take place at the University of Aveiro, with the theme “Science and Ocean Beyond the Horizon.” The researcher Helena Vieira (CESAM/DAO) and holder of the ERA CHAIR BESIDE Chair at the University of Aveiro is the commissioner of the event. […]
The MSCA Doctoral Networks aim to train entrepreneurial, innovative, and resilient doctoral candidates capable of tackling current and future challenges and converting knowledge and ideas into products and services for economic and social benefit. There are three different implementation modes: Standard Doctoral Networks (DNs), Joint Doctorates (JDs), and Industrial Doctorates (IDs). The project outcomes are […]
In the final days of the oceanographic expedition AKMA3, the team of researchers aboard the ship ‘Kronprins Haakon’ discovered a mud volcano in a crater approximately 300 meters in diameter at the bottom of the Barents Sea (Norway). Such mud volcanoes are rare in this Arctic region, with only one other known, the ‘Håkon Mosby’, […]
On May 12th, the new 70 approved COST Actions in the latest call (2022) were announced. Cristina Pita (CESAM/DBIO) is the proposer of one of these actions, the COST Action “Rethinking the Blue Economy: Socio-Ecological Impacts and Opportunities”, which aims to rethink the blue economy in two distinct ways: Firstly, by assessing the impact of […]
What are the most suitable areas in Ria de Alvor for bivalve and gilt-head seabream aquaculture in the face of climate change? A research team from the Center for Environmental and Marine Studies (CESAM) at the University of Aveiro (UA) has answered the question raised by many producers in an area particularly sensitive to sea […]
In partnership with the University of Aveiro, the Institute for Nature Conservation and Forests (ICNF, I.P.) is conducting a study to better understand the general perception of society regarding issues associated with stray animals, such as abandoned animals or those born without an owner. The Institute for Nature Conservation and Forests (ICNF, I.P.) and the […]