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Alternet Conference 2025 – Early Bird Registration and Call for Abstracts

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The Alternet Conference 2025, dedicated to the theme “Achieving Transformative Change for Biodiversity”, coorganised by CESAM and the Alternet network, will take place from 13 to 16 May 2025 at the University of Aveiro. The event will bring together experts, researchers, and policymakers to discuss innovative approaches and science-based solutions to global biodiversity challenges. Early […]

5 Feb

CESAM Researcher Writes for Nature on the Metabolic Cost of Colour Change in Octopuses

Rafael Duarte, researcher at CESAM and the Department of Biology (DBio), a specialist in animal ecology and physiology, authors an article in Nature on the metabolic costs of colour change in octopuses. Recognised for his expertise and contributions to the study of animal pigmentation and colouration, Rafael Duarte was invited by Nature to write an […]

5 Feb

ScienceCast Season 2 Premieres on Thursday, 6 February, at 18:00

The second season of ScienceCast, the podcast that puts science at the heart of the debate, premieres this Thursday (6 February) at 18:00. The first episode of this new season features Amadeu Soares, Full Professor at the University of Aveiro and Director of the Centre for Environmental and Marine Studies (CESAM), one of Portugal’s leading […]

29 Jan

“ScienceCast” Nominated for Best Podcast of the Year at the Podes Festival

The podcast ScienceCast – Uma conversa com Ciencia, a project by the production company PlaySolutions Audiovisuais in partnership with the Associated Laboratories CESAM and CICECO, both from the University of Aveiro, has been nominated for the Best Podcast of the Year award in the Science, Technology, and Education category at the prestigious Podes Festival. Launched […]

28 Jan

CBE-JU: Boosting the Circular Economy and Bioeconomy in Europe

A report titled Recommendations from the Scientific Committee of CBE-JU was recently published on the website of Circular Bio-Based Europe (CBE-JU). The report was prepared by the institution’s Scientific Committee (SC), coordinated by Helena Vieira (Coordinating Researcher and ERA Chair Holder at CESAM/DAO). This report presents proposals to strengthen the circular economy and industries based […]

23 Jan

CESAM will organize workshop on marine lipidomics with funding from EuroMarine

Researchers Felisa Rey, Diana Lopes and Rosário Domingues from CESAM and the UA Department of Chemistry obtained funding from EuroMarine (European Marine Research Network) to organize a foresight workshop on marine lipidomics at the University of Aveiro. OMALI | Omega MARine LIpids – Enhancing the exploration and analysis of marine-derived lipids for healthy and sustainable […]

23 Jan

CESAM hosts INSECTERA project meeting

On January 21st, a meeting took place at the University of Aveiro within the scope of the INSECTERA Mobilizing Agenda, where CESAM researchers presented the results of the first entomofertilizer application campaign in old Van Zeller & Co vineyards, located in Valença do Douro. Representatives from the company Ingredient Odyssey (IO), coordinator of the INSECTERA […]

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