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 ERC grants for CE3C researchers Sara Magalhães and Inês Fragata triggered the creation of a pioneering new infrastructure in the country.
Your 30 minutes of Ecology, Evolution and Environmental Changes, always on the same day, at the same time. Find the next one in our agenda!
The initiative helped consolidate the Portuguese community working on biodiversity genomics, uniting various areas of research towards a common goal.
Join us on April 7, 2025, at 14h00 (Lisbon time) for an in-person E3Talk by Hannes Svardal (University of Antwerp) at the FCiências.ID Amphitheatre. Discover how sex-linked chromosomal inversions and introgression influence speciation in Malawi cichlids, driving recombination suppression and adaptive diversification.
Join us on April 4, 2025, at 11h (Lisbon time) for a fascinating lecture with Stéphanie Bedhomme (Centre d'Écologie Fonctionnelle et Évolutive, CNRS), exploring the fitness effects of mutations across environments and the role of microplastics as vectors for pathogenic bacteria. Don’t miss this opportunity to engage with cutting-edge research in microbial evolution and environmental health.
The curious subterranean fauna that lurks in the depths of the Vale Telheiro cave in the Algarve has reached the summit of worldwide recognition. Today, the cave continues to be eagerly explored by CE3C researcher Ana Sofia Reboleira under the Barrocal-Cave project.
The abstract submission deadline is fast approaching: April 15, 2025! Don’t miss the chance to be part of FloraMac 2025, taking place from September 22-26, 2025, in Angra do Heroísmo, Terceira Island, Azores, Portugal. The conference will focus on the latest research in Macaronesian flora and plant macroevolution, promoting collaboration and knowledge sharing among experts in the field.
Submit your abstracts by May 16, 2025, for the 21st International Meeting on Frankia and Actinorhizal Plants / 1st International Conference on Neglected Legumes, happening July 14-17 in Lisbon.
Pedro Simões, investigador do CE3C, defende ensino da Evolução no ensino básico em artigo de opinião no Público.
The Consortium of Natural Sciences and Biodiversity Schools (CEBiCNa) is offering 20 PhD Research Grants for nationals of Portuguese-speaking African countries and Timor-Leste.
Applications open from 3 February to 25 April 2025.
Think Tank Nature+ reúne especialistas do Laboratório Associado CHANGE e outras entidades relevantes para discutir futuro do restauro ecológico em Portugal
Novo estudo revela as longas viagens do maçarico-de-bico-direito e os locais que utiliza para repousar: à porta de Lisboa, o Estuário do Tejo é um dos seus abrigos.
Estudo uniu as ribeiras do Sado aos corredores de um Museu em Madrid para descobrir um novo endemismo português. Equipa coordenada por Ignacio Doadrio (MNCN, Madrid) integra ainda as investigadoras Silvia Perea (MNCN) e Carla Sousa Santos (MARE).
Apelo liderado pela investigadora CE3C Tiziana Di Lorenzo foi publicado na revista Science, dois dias depois do Parlamento Europeu ter dado luz verde para a revisão das normas de avaliação da qualidade da água.
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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Episódio do programa Biosfera com a participação do investigador CE3C Francisco Petrucci-Fonseca.
15 Mar 2025
Reportagem Especial SIC sobre a conservação do lobo-ibérico em Portugal, com entrevista aos investigadores CE3C Helena Rio Maior e Francisco Petrucci-Fonseca.
16 Feb 2025
Pedro Simões, investigador do CE3C, coassina um artigo de opinião no Público sobre a importância do ensino da Evolução no ensino básico, no âmbito da comemoração do Dia de Darwin.
14 Feb 2025
03 Apr 2025
Location: Room 2.2.15 - Faculty of Sciences of the University of Lisbon & Online
04 Apr 2025
Location: FCiências.ID Amphitheatre, Ciências ULisboa & Online
From 07 Apr 2025 until 11 Apr 2025
Deadline for Applications: 07 Mar 2025
Location: Faculdade de Ciências da Universidade de Lisboa, Campo Grande, 1749-016, Lisboa
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
