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Faculty of Sciences of the University of Lisbon joins the new Institute for Sustainable Development
CIÊNCIAS is part of the consortium that, under a memorandum of understanding signed on April 9 at the Palácio dos Marqueses de Pombal in Oeiras, will lead to the creation of the future Institute for Sustainable Development—an innovative initiative that brings together the Oeiras City Council, several schools and the Rectorate of the University of Lisbon itself (FCUL, ISEG, IST, ISA), as well as the intermunicipal company TRATOLIXO.
Belmiro de Azevedo Foundation Award 2025 – Applications open until 30-04-2025
The award aims to support the implementation of high-merit, high-impact projects that follow the highest national and international standards, in the field of biodiversity conservation, restoration, and monitoring in Portugal.
Study carried out within the scope of the Master's Degree in Energy and Environmental Engineering at CIÊNCIAS, focusing on:
"Evaluation of Energy Sufficiency Measures: User Perception and Experimental Validation"
April 10 – A Unique Experience in Urban Agriculture and Renewable Energy
Raiz Vertical Farms celebrates the inauguration of its Concept Farm at CIÊNCIAS. It will be an afternoon dedicated to sustainability, innovation, and the future of urban food production, bringing together enthusiasts of food, technology, and the environment.
Find more information and the full program here: Growing the Future: Growing the Future: Celebração da Inovação na Agricultura Urbana | Faculdade de Ciências da Universidade de Lisboa
Energy School | University Students - Applications open until April 30
Only when we are all involved will a swift and fair energy transition be possible.
Many future careers will revolve around this topic, and you don’t need to be a technician or engineer—just creative and driven to implement a project that can make a difference locally and even globally.
Find out more at: University Project | Energy School
On March 7, FCULresta hosted the first in-person meeting of partner organizations that make up the newly established Network of Mini-Forests of Portugal.
The event venue also served to celebrate the four-year anniversary of the CIÊNCIAS mini-forest—the first documented in the country and a pioneer in adapting the Miyawaki method for restoring Mediterranean ecosystems in urban areas with a Mediterranean climate. More importantly, it was an opportunity to reflect on the positive impact this project has had across Portugal.
To mark the occasion, an RTP news team was on-site to cover the discussions and the visit.
Currently, the Network of Mini-Forests of Portugal includes 40 mini-forests, facilitated and monitored by six associations: 2adapt (in partnership with CIÊNCIAS), The Biggest Mini Forest (Algarve), Ilhas de Biodiversidade (Lisbon Metropolitan Area), Forest Impact (Cascais and Évora), URBEM (Lisbon), Nativawaky (Algarve)
CIÊNCIAS wins top prizes in the competitions of ULisboa's 1st Sustainability Meeting!
On March 11, the 1st Sustainability Meeting of ULisboa took place, with the main objective of promoting a constructive discussion on ULisboa's sustainability strategy and highlighting best practices from the Schools presented by Student Associations.
The Pedagogical, Cultural, and Social Action Department of aefcl, represented by coordinator Marta Ferreira, in collaboration with the President of ecosocialfcul, Mariana Viais, and the President of oficinadasenergias, Mário Vilas, showcased CIÊNCIAS sustainable initiatives through the presentation of the winning poster and video.
Also at this event, Margarida Santos-Reis, Deputy Director of SCIENCES, presented RedeSustenta, and David Avelar, from SCIENCES and co-founder of 2adapt, participated in the Sustainability 360º roundtable discussion.
In an interview with Green Savers, António Alexandre and David Avelar talk about the Miniforest at Ciências ULisboa: "After 3 years, we have a survival rate of approximately 70% for the originally planted species."
DOMUS - Sheltering and Getting to Know Biodiversity of CIÊNCIAS Up Close
Opinion survey on the diversity of wild species on the ULisboa campus, as a way to promote closer interaction between the community and the existing animal biodiversity, and to raise awareness of the value of biodiversity and its importance in building more sustainable cities with a better quality of life.
Applications until 25-04-2025
Consortium of Schools of Biodiversity and Natural Sciences opens a new call for 20 research grants. The Doctoral Programme in Biodiversity, Genetics and Evolution of SCIENCES, with strong involvement of cE3c, is one of the doctoral programmes covered
Source: HortaFCUL
HortaFCUL celebrated 15 years of existence last year. Since the initial letter sent to the Board in 2009, requesting an opportunity to develop a community permaculture project on campus, it has come a long way to establish itself as a center of knowledge and a source of valuable social and environmental tools, not only for Ciências ULisboa, but also for many other national and international projects and institutions. More about here. HortaFCUL's 2024 activity report is available for reading.
We all see umbrellas that are improperly abandoned, everywhere, as soon as autumn-winter begins!
Have you ever stopped to question whether there is a better solution to avoid wasting these resources?
The Faculty of Sciences of ULisboa has 2 (two) collection points available, where you can leave the damaged umbrellas that you find on your way.
Later the Eco-Social Nucleus and AEFCL will hand them over to R-Coat so that they can work their magic and reuse these resources to make new products such as raincoats and hats!
You can find these collection points in the C5 building, in front of the HortaFCUL stand and also at the entrance of the C6 building, next to the globe!
FCUL's CiclOficina helps bike users repair their bikes for free and create a culture of using bicycles as urban transport. CiclOficina is for everyone and aims to involve bicycle users in their repair, thus allowing progressive learning.
Every Wednesday from 18:00 to 20:00 in Building C3, floor 1, Science ULisboa.
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SOCLIMPACT (www.soclimpact.org) is a research and innovation project from Horizon 2020 that aims to model and assess the impacts of climate change and the ways of adapting to climate changes, for case studies covering 11 islands and European archipelagos. Ciências ULisboa, through FC.ID, was the Insular Focal Point for the Autonomous Region of the Azores and coordinated the work package for creating the Adaptation to Climate Change paths.