A pioneering study by Hugo Rebelo and Tiago Lapão is shedding light on the behaviour of bats that have made one of the world’s most beautiful libraries — the Library of the National Palace of Mafra — their home.
The new PróMEL project seeks to promote sustainable development and biodiversity conservation in Gorongosa and Chimanimani National Parks in Mozambique.
The new video takes us to the heart of the Azores and the richness of the Laurissilva forest. Decades of ongoing research have made it possible to track the trajectory of biodiversity on the islands and understand its variation.
CE3C researcher is the first representative from Southern Europe to take up the position in the institution's nearly 40 years of existence.
The provisional results published by Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia (FCT) once again place CE3C in a position of excellence, acknowledging the path it has followed to date and the vision it has for 2025-2029 period.
The Chair in ‘Sustainability of Subterranean Ecosystems - Loulé’ is coordinated by CE3C researcher Ana Sofia Reboleira and is focussed on three main areas: Science, Education and Nature Conservation.
CE3C envisions a safe and sustainable future where scientific knowledge fosters ecological resilience, biodiversity, and the health of ecosystems and all living beings, ensuring a thriving planet for the generations to come.
The 11th Frontiers in E3, CE3C's Annual Meeting will be held from October 10–12 in the Azores, under the theme “Shifting Tides: Building a Healthy Future in an Unstable World.” This year’s meeting calls us to navigate the fragile balance between humanity and the environment through cross-disciplinary and collaborative research. In a time of deep uncertainty, we come together to forge resilient pathways for a healthier future.
Extended deadline: Register and submit abstracts by July 25
A study coordinated by CE3C researcher Inês Catry, involving dozens of colonies and more than 500 white stork nests in Alentejo and Algarve, concluded that 91% of nests contained materials of human origin. Featured article in Público newspaper.
Study details all the valuable contributions spiders make to ecosystems, highlighting the importance of restoring, preserving or imitating the natural processes of these eight-legged creatures. Article signed by CE3C researcher Pedro Cardoso featured in Público newspaper.
A Portugal-Brazil study shows that young people's access to and preference for ultra-processed foods is challenging the daily lives of communities, their traditions, and their socio-ecological profile.
CE3C researcher César Garcia was the latest interviewee in Wilder's ‘Researchers for Nature’ series, where he discusses his career, his research in the field of bryophyte taxonomy, and his role as curator of MUHNAC and coordinator of the Botanical Gardens Centre at the University of Lisbon.
The new programme is out — with three exciting new courses on the list!
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Azores, Cape Verde, and Mozambique: winners of the CE3C 2025 Participatory Budget will address ecosystems and species from the Atlantic to the Indian Ocean.
It is vital that we look at ecosystems in an integrative approach, understand the impacts of global changes on their functioning and share the knowledge acquired with new generations of scientists, with society and decision-makers.
CE3C is building a prosperous and sustainable future based on science, education and knowledge transfer.
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CE3C is home to over 400 researchers, working together in 39 groups, clustered in 4 thematic lines. Get to know the knowledge we help build every day, its diversity, and how we integrate it to respond to today's pressing issues.
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Like lichens, CE3C works symbiotically with different academic partners, both in Portugal and internationally, that span across various scientific domains and contribute to increase the collective impact on society.
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With recognised skills that span theory and practice, CE3C researchers dedicate an important part of their time to train new generations of scientists, knowledge transfer and to empower multiple fields of activity in society.
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Estudo pioneiro de Hugo Rebelo e Tiago Lapão está a desvendar o comportamento dos morcegos que fazem da Biblioteca do Palácio Nacional de Mafra a sua casa.
22 Jul 2025
O Laboratório Associado CHANGE marcou presença ativa no Encontro Ciência 2025, de 9 a 11 de julho, no campus da Nova SBE, em Carcavelos.
14 Jul 2025
O investigador CE3C Hugo Rebelo esteve à conversa com Vasco Matos Trigo para o ScienceCast, podcast da PlaySolutions - Audiovisuais que conta com o apoio do CESAM da Universidade de Aveiro.
10 Jul 2025
From 02 Sep 2025 until 06 Sep 2025
Location: Colégio do Espírito Santo, Universidade de Évora
From 22 Sep 2025 until 26 Sep 2025
Location: Centro Interpretativo de Angra do Heroísmo, Angra do Heroísmo, Terceira Island, Azores, Portugal
From 09 Oct 2025 until 02 Feb 2026
Deadline for Applications: 12 Sep 2025
Location: Room 2.2.31, C2 Building, Faculdade de Ciências da Universidade de Lisboa; some sessions may be in mixed format, in person and online, using the Zoom platform
We produce science that crosses all levels of biological organisation, from organisms up to ecosystems, both natural and anthropogenic
We raise relevant questions and apply innovative techniques to answer them
We investigate fauna and flora and their relationship with their environment
We design models build scenarios and predict changes
We produce knowledge and develop tools to understand the impact of global changes on biodiversity and on human health and well-being
