The event, co-chaired by CE3C researcher Alice Nunes, was selected by an international panel of experts and received enthusiastic support from global institutions, including several regional chapters of the Society for Ecological Restoration.
CE3C begins a new cycle with the election of Sara Magalhães as Scientific Coordinator and the Executive Committee for the 2025–2029 term.
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.
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.
Publicado estudo sobre alternativas mais sustentáveis aos métodos tradicionais de extração de polifenóis para a sua aplicação a nível industrial.
Estudo internacional identifica a via molecular Dilp8-Lgr3 como elemento central na regulação da ovulação espontânea em Drosophila melanogaster.
Este trabalho reforça a necessidade de melhores práticas científicas e de bem-estar animal.
Este estudo contribui para o conhecimento da espécie e destaca o potencial das alterações cromáticas como bioindicador.
Uma destas espécies agora descoberta (do género Scytodes) possui características que inspiraram a personagem e história do Homem-Aranha
Uma destas espécies agora descoberta (do género Scytodes) possui características que inspiraram a personagem e história do Homem-Aranha
The new programme is out — with three exciting new courses on the list!
Get a head start and see what’s coming in the next academic year.
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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Artigo revela como as perceções dos produtores de arroz sobre as aves aquáticas influenciam os desafios de conciliação entre a conservação da biodiversidade e a produtividade agrícola.
02 Jun 2026
Publicado estudo sobre alternativas mais sustentáveis aos métodos tradicionais de extração de polifenóis para a sua aplicação a nível industrial.
28 May 2026
A qualidade do ar em Portugal está melhor, mas não chega. O que falta fazer para respirarmos melhor? Descubra mais neste episódio de Sociedade Civil com a participação do investigador CE3C Tiago Capela Lourenço
26 May 2026
11 Jun 2026
Location: Online
From 15 Jun 2026 until 19 Jun 2026
Deadline for Applications: 15 May 2026
Location: Museu Nacional de História Natural e da Ciência (MUHNAC)
16 Jun 2026
Deadline for Applications: 12 Jun 2026
Location: Gonça, Guimarães
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
