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Alternet 2025 – CESAM hosts key biodiversity conference in Aveiro
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From May 13 to 16, the University of Aveiro is hosting the European Conference of the Alternet Network, dedicated to the theme “Achieving Transformative Change for Biodiversity.” Organized in partnership with CESAM – Centre for Environmental and Marine Studies, the event aims to be a leading forum for discussing scientific and policy responses to the […]
Deep-diving cetaceans threatened by ingestion of marine macro-litter in Iberian Atlantic waters
The ingestion of macro-litter by marine mammals feeding in the depths of the Atlantic Ocean off the Portuguese and Spanish coasts poses a serious environmental threat. This is the conclusion of research conducted by the Centre for Environmental and Marine Studies (CESAM/DBIO) at the University of Aveiro, which highlights the increasing danger of ocean plastic […]
Professor Amadeu Soares elected Director of CESAM for a four-year term
The Centre for Environmental and Marine Studies (CESAM) of the University of Aveiro held its electoral process on May 5, 2025, to appoint its first Director, following recent amendments to the internal regulations that replaced the role of Scientific Coordinator with that of Director. The voting took place in CESAM’s meeting room and saw active […]
Rui Rocha shares his vision for sustainable aquaculture on ScienceCast
Rui Rocha, researcher at the Centre for Environmental and Marine Studies (CESAM) and Professor in the Department of Biology at the University of Aveiro, was this week’s special guest on ScienceCast, a podcast produced by Playsolutions Audiovisual dedicated to science communication, with CESAM as an institutional partner. In this episode, Rui Rocha discussed his journey […]
University of Aveiro hosted meeting and workshop of the COST Action “DSS4ES”
The University of Aveiro (UA), through the Department of Environment and Planning (DAO) and the Centre for Environmental and Marine Studies (CESAM), hosted a working meeting and a stakeholder workshop on April 28 and 29, as part of the COST Action “DSS4ES – Decision Support Systems for Environmental Services.” This COST Action, which aims to […]
REPORTAGEM CESAM: science with impact on society
With “REPORTAGEM CESAM”, the CESAM (Centre for Environmental and Marine Studies) launches a new audiovisual series that follows research projects with direct societal impact, carried out by researchers from CESAM and the University of Aveiro. Each episode, lasting between 3 and 5 minutes, highlights interdisciplinary studies with practical applications — from supporting the development of […]
CESAM: L’Oréal award boosts research in sustainable agriculture
Sara Peixoto, a researcher at the Centre for Environmental and Marine Studies (CESAM) and the Department of Biology (DBIO) at the University of Aveiro (UA), developed a pioneering study on the compatibility between natural biostimulants and pesticides, with the goal of promoting more sustainable agriculture. This work was carried out under the MicroStimulus project, funded […]
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