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Workshop A Permanent Vegetable Garden. This fall!
More information and registration form
Key areas of interest include analysing the direct and indirect costs associated with different modes of transport and the ways in which they affect the local and regional economy in terms of efficiency, equity and sustainability.
The session is free, but registration is mandatory, subject to validation.
Climate Change Summit | Ethical Assembly, Lisbon 2-3 Oct
This edition will be the largest to date, with 150 confirmed speakers, 70 sessions and 1000 participants.
Learn more here
The Alt Protein Project (APP, https://gfi.org/the-alt-protein-project/) has arrived at the University of Lisbon! APP is a global student movement dedicated to promoting education, research, and innovation on the topic of alternative proteins.
To join the team or stay up to date with events and opportunities LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/the-university-of-lisbon-alt-protein-project Instagram: @ulisbonaltprotein Mail: ulisbonaltprotein@gmail.com
A day to learn about home mushroom production, from theory to practice! Each participant takes with them a mushroom kit produced this afternoon and also all the knowledge to do it again autonomously!
Registration in @HortaFCUL or @DilenaFungi
Registration form: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScMVog1tGy1ZzEPHNgE9bwuU6uVejilyGb6HEvY1-YMwHstnA/viewform?usp=sf_link
The Lisbon City Council, through the Department of Innovation and Strategic Sectors, is a partner of the European Hub-In project, whose objective is to regenerate historic districts of the city through innovation and entrepreneurship, with the pilot historic area we are working on, Colina do Castelo.
More: Lisbon - Hub-In (hubin-project.eu)
3rd edition of the Workshop on Health, Dance and Ciências in Sustainable Quality of Life
Participation is free, subject to prior registration.
A year and a half later, PermaLab's new agroforestry is lush and vibrant, ready to receive the most curious visitors. However, we need your help so that this ecosystem does not lose its strength!
Agroforestry Management and Autumn Pruning Workshop
Trainer: Manuel de Sousa Botelho
Date: September 28 (Saturday) Time: Morning 9:30 am -1 pm; Afternoon 2:30 pm - 6 pm (with shared lunch time),
Meeting point: Permalab, FCUL, Campo Grande - see here!
Workshop Price List*: 15 euros (Normal); 10 euros (Student)
Registration form: https://forms.gle/41VCdJbnNtaaBPbv6
PremiValor Consulting, the Chamber of Faro and the partners of the H2O & SUSTAINABILITY INNOVATION HUB are pleased to present the H2O & SUSTAINABILITY SUMMIT 2024 (https://www.h2o-sustainability-hub.com/) that will take place on the 8th and 9th of October 2024 at the University of Algarve – Campus da Penha, in Faro.Participation in the H2O & SUSTAINABILITY SUMMIT 2024 is an excellent opportunity to attend presentations by national and international speakers on the topic of Water, Sustainability,
The University of Lisbon (ULisboa) through RedeMOV, an interdisciplinary thematic network in the area of smart urban mobility, awards the ULisboa-RedeMOV 2024 Award with the aim of distinguishing the best master's and doctoral final works carried out at the University of Lisbon related to the theme of smart urban mobility.
All those who meet the conditions established in the Regulation may submit their application by filling out the Application Form, which must be sent with a digital copy of the final work to the email gp@reitoria.ulisboa.pt.
Applications until September 15, 2024.
3rd edition of the Faz pelo Planeta Movement seeks people committed to the environment
This year, in addition to the applications of individuals, the challenge extends to associations/NGOs, start-ups and micro-enterprises and larger companies that develop projects that protect the environment and inspire the entire community to follow that example.
Applications until September 30th. The winners will be announced in November.
Applications can be submitted on the Movement's website, where it is possible to consult more information about the initiative. Participate in www.fazpeloplaneta.pt or share the challenge with someone who might apply.
CIÊNCIAS gives value to recycling!
Together we are adopting practices that have an impact, not only on the environment, but also on our quality of life.
On World Recycling Day, CIÊNCIAS informs that on campus we have 145 recycling points and since January 2023, 4 tons of plastics and 32 tons of paper have been collected.
Already in 2024 we have managed to collect almost 1 ton of food waste.
With the effort of the entire CIÊNCIAS community we managed to preserve 720 trees and the amount of plastic collected is equivalent to 3200 t-shirts!
Mário Ruivo Award - Ocean Generations (4th edition) - Applications until 15 September
In the 2024 edition, dedicated to the theme "The Ocean and Climate Change", it is intended to raise awareness of the Ocean-Climate nexus, the close relationship and interdependence between the Ocean and the terrestrial climate system, crucial to understanding and addressing climate change. The films submitted by the young filmmakers will be evaluated in four categories - Message, Creativity, Scientific Culture and Future.
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.