José Rosário, a PhD student at the University of Trás-os-Montes e Alto Douro and a researcher at Cetrad – Centre for Transdisciplinary Development Studies, is developing a model to facilitate the adoption of sustainable agricultural practices in sub-Saharan Africa.
https://www.90segundosdeciencia.pt/…/ep-1818-jose-rosario/
Two researchers from CETRAD participated in the University of Stavanger “Design Thinking for Transdisciplinary Research” course, aiming to implement methods for creative problem-solving geared towards fostering innovation by harnessing designers’ sensibility and methods. Through ‘frame creation’, Design Thinking (DT) seeks problem-solving by deeply understanding contextual values and themes related to tradition and innovation, paving the…
Lívia Madureira attended the 14 th European Farming Systems Conference (IFSA – European Group), held at the University of Évora, Portugal from 10 – 14 April 2022. held at the University of Évora, Portugal, and hosted by the Mediterranean Institute for Agriculture, Environment and Development (MED) The main focus of the conference was Farming Systems Facing Climate Change and Resource…
On May 31st, The Centre of Transdisciplinary Development Studies (CETRAD) at the University of Trás-os-Montes e Alto Douro (UTAD), organized a workshop on the implementation of transdisciplinary approaches to rural development. Several Ph.D. students, postdocs and university professors from different backgrounds participated in a discussion. Lívia Madureira, Professor at UTAD and Director of CETRAD, opened…
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…
Transdisciplinarity, co-creation and territorial intelligence The CETRAD (Centre for Transdisciplinary Development Studies), in partnership with the Doctoral Programme in Development, Societies, and Territories (DeST), is pleased to announce its Summer School 2024 on Transdisciplinarity, Co-Creation, and Territorial Intelligence. The event will take place from May 16th to May 18th, 2024 at the UTAD campus. Transdisciplinarity, co-creation, and territorial intelligence are key…
This Wednesday is the last GEIT session of 2023.Once again, we will be welcoming colleagues from Brazil: Andréia Tecchio, Valdete Boni and Giovana Paludo Giombelli, from the Federal University of Santa Catarina and the Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul, who will be speaking on:Basket of territorial goods and services: theoretical and methodological frameworkDate:…
