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Professor Amadeu Soares elected Director of CESAM for a four-year term

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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 […]

8 May

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 […]

7 May

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 […]

30 Apr

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 […]

30 Apr

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 […]

24 Apr

CESAM Research Coordinates an Innovative Coastal Erosion Monitoring System

Mira Beach was identified, over ten years ago, as a hotspot of coastal erosion in the central region of Portugal, which led, in 2017, to the establishment of a collaboration protocol with the Municipality of Mira and the University of Aveiro. A partnership of great importance for the Municipality of Mira, as stated by its […]

24 Apr

João Carvalho, researcher at CESAM/DBIO, on “Science Cast”: Ecology, Iberian Ibex Conservation, and the Role of Citizen Science

João Carvalho, researcher at CESAM/DBIO, featured in the latest episode of the “Science Cast” podcast In this episode, João Carvalho discusses his academic journey and the core themes of his research, which include landscape ecology, population dynamics of wild species, and biodiversity conservation. One of the highlights of the conversation is the Iberian ibex, an […]

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