Livia Madurerira, director of CETRAD, was interviewed by the ECO newspaper in a special feature on Portuguese forests, highlighting the ECOFOR project of which CETRAD was a part. Livia Madureira warns of the need to invest in forest prevention and management in a sustainable and efficient way and emphasises the importance of solutions to guarantee the future of Portuguese forests.
The CETRAD SummerSchool took place between 16 and 18 May on the UTAD campus.The summer school had several presentations aimed at innovating and generating impact from society-engaged science.The interventions allowed the participants moments of collective learning and proved to be very dynamic and interactive with the audience.
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…
Lina Lourenço-Gomes, Professor at the University of Trás-os-Montes and Alto Douro and researcher at CETRAD, was interviewed for the 90 Seconds of Science programme.She outlined the profile of the Portuguese sparkling wine consumer. Link: http://tinyurl.com/y6pmyzm6
UTAD, through the CETRAD, will organize next ESEE 2025, the 27th European Seminar on Extension & Education, in Vila Real, Portugal. CETRAD researcher Lívia Madureira will chair the ESEE steering Committee between September 2023 and ESEE2025. ESEE will be back to the UTAD after 34 years, where CETRAD founders Artur Cristóvão, José Portela, and Alberto…
A significant milestone in research into human dynamics in contexts of isolation has been reached with the approval of the project ” HD-ENVI- A Social Network Approach to Human Dynamics During a 100-day Isolation and Confinement Study”. Led by Professor Pedro Quinteiro (CETRAD), this innovative project will investigate how the perception of social isolation, paranoid…
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…
