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The seminar ‘Poverty and Territory, evoking the 50th anniversary of 25 April and reflecting on the future’ took place on 29 May.The event featured several testimonies that brought back some nostalgia and were very enriching for the event.We would like to thank all the participants who attended, both online and in person, as well as…

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.

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…

José Victorino C. Rosário, a PhD Student from CETRAD participated in the First National Meeting with Angolans Residing in the Diaspora held in Luanda from April 1st to 3rd, 2024. During his intervention, the PhD student in Agribusiness and Sustainability emphasized the importance of designing an agricultural knowledge and innovation system in Angola to enhance…

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…

The ENOTÉCNICA Wine and Vineyard Fair, held on February 7 and 8, featured innovation in Viticulture, Enology, Packaging, and other professional market issues, as well as wine producers, wineries, cooperatives, distributors, researchers, and journalists interested in discussing the job market and its subsequent professional areas with technology, automation, performance, and sustainability. The event encouraged 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

CETRAD organised an Open Class entitled The Various Dynamics in Rural Well-being Research on the 27th of January at UTAD. The session clarified what the multifaceted concept of well-being means and explained why it is an important policy focus today. The speakers from CETRAD’s Data for Low-density (D4LD) project discussed the state of the art…