CETRAD researcher attended the 4th ESP Europe conference held in in Heraklion, Greece, 10-14th October 2022. Ecosystems services empowering people and societies in times of crisis was the broad conference theme. Lívia Madureira presented the communication “Ecosystems services supply by agriculture: using choice experiments to estimate trade-offs between monetary and non-monetary incentives”.
The 24th of November, the anniversary of the renowned Portuguese scientist, Rómulo de Carvalho, has been celebrated as the National Day of Scientific Culture. This year, CETRAD’s team also joined the nationwide Science and Technology Week by organising a public discussion on rural quality of life. A wide variety of stakeholders, from local business owners…
Researcher Alberto Akiki is developing an innovative study on einkorn wheat, promoting healthy food and sustainable agricultural practices. 🍞🌱The project was selected to receive support from the Research Infrastructures (RI) services of the European consortium AgroSERV, which promotes research into agri-food sustainability and the agro-ecological transition. UTAD SocioEconomics, through CETRAD, is collaborating in this initiative,…
For all innovators, entrepreneurs and wine enthusiasts! 🍷 We invite you to take part in the Sogrape Impact Hack, a unique competition that seeks to revolutionize the wine industry for a more positive and sustainable future. 👉 September 21, 2023 👉 From 8am to 8pm 👉@ Espaço Casa Ferreirinha (Vila Nova de Gaia) In this…
Research on the reception of refugees in low-density territories (TBD, 2017-2024), carried out at CETRAD, was presented at the 1st Meeting on Challenges and Policies for the Integration of Migrants, held at UTAD on 17 January 2025. Four central ideas can be deduced from this research: (i) the existence of structural problems, especially at the…
In the 2024 edition, the jury of the Centre for Iberian Studies – Research, Innovation and Territory (CEI-IIT) award distinguished the project ‘Evaluation of the potential of the Zamorano-Portuguese Jacobean Way’, by Xerardo Pereiro (UTAD; CRIA), Luís Vale (Instituto Piaget) and Octávio Sacramento (CETRAD-UTAD). The award ceremony took place on 31 October 2024 at the…
Through a recent collaboration between the European Space Agency (ESA) and SpaceX, a team of researchers, led by Dr Judith-Irina Buchheim from the University of Munich, has had its research proposal approved for the ‘Fram2’ mission. This mission, which includes the despatch of a Dragon capsule, will enable the collection of crucial data by the…
