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published on June 08, 2026
CESAM researchers contribute to the first European Seagrass Restoration Recommendations
The CESAM researcher and professor at the Department of Biology of the University of Aveiro, Ana Sousa, was part of the expert group invited to develope the European Seagrass Recommendations 2026, the first Europe-wide scientific consensus document dedicated to the protection, monitoring, and restoration of seagrass meadows. The document was published on 1 June 2026 […]
Paulo Baganha from CESAM/DGEO on “90 Segundos de Ciência”: How technology helps monitor coastal erosion
The “90 Segundos Ciência” programme highlighted the work of Paulo Baganha Baptista, a researcher at CESAM/DGEO, dedicated to monitoring the impacts of storms and other extreme events on coastal erosion. In the episode, the researcher explains that, throughout the last maritime winter, the succession of storms created a growing need to collect more consistent data […]
Microplastics are accumulating in large quantities on Praia da Barra
Microplastic pollution — tiny plastic particles measuring less than five millimeters — is now recognised as one of the greatest environmental threats to the oceans. However, there is still little information about its distribution and characteristics on Atlantic Ocean beaches. To address this lack of knowledge, a team of researchers collected 33 sediment samples at […]
World Oceans Day: CESAM science at the service of public policy
World Oceans Day is marked on 8 June. In a year in which the international message invites society to reimagine its relationship with the ocean, CESAM — Centre for Environmental and Marine Studies of the University of Aveiro highlights the role of science in supporting more informed, integrated and sustainable national and international public policies. […]
CESAM researcher shows how Space helps monitor coastal erosion
Paulo Baganha Baptista, a researcher at CESAM/DGEO, was one of the invited speakers at the session “My beach seen from Space”, part of the 6th edition of the “Space on Wednesdays” programme, an ESERO Portugal initiative dedicated to showing how space science and technology are present in everyday life and can help address concrete societal […]
CESAM research strengthens the fight against resistant bacteria with new photosensitizing molecules
Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) is currently one of the greatest threats to global health and could cause 10 million deaths per year by 2050 if no action is taken. A study from the University of Aveiro (UA) highlights the urgent need for new solutions, exploring an innovative approach to fighting bacteria through therapeutic alternatives to traditional […]
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