Dissemination
Science communication highlighted at UAlg in international SEA-EU session
The University of Algarve will host, on April 14, from 9:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m., at the Teresa Júdice Gamito Amphitheatre, Building 1, Gambelas Campus, a session open to the academic community dedicated to science communication. This event takes place in the scope of the in-person meetings of Work Package 6 (WP6) – Dissemination and Impact of the European University of the Seas Alliance (SEA-EU).
This session is part of the international meetings that will bring together, at UAlg over two days, communication specialists from the nine SEA-EU partner universities, with the aim of sharing best practices, projects, and strategies in institutional communication and science communication.
The programme will begin with a welcome session featuring the Vice-Rector for Sustainability Sciences, Vânia Sousa, and the host of the meeting, Manuel Célio Conceição, a faculty member of the School of Humanities and Social Sciences and researcher at CIAC – Research Centre in Arts and Communication. This will be followed by an update on the work carried out in the scope of WP6, presented by Irene de Andrés Márquez, SEA-EU Communications Officer, and Manuel Célio Conceição, coordinator of Science Communication within the Alliance.
One of the key moments of the morning will be the talk “Science Is for Everyone — But Only If We Make It So!”, delivered by Cristina Veiga-Pires, a faculty member of the School of Science and Technology at UAlg and Executive Director of the Algarve Ciência Viva Centre, inviting reflection on the role of science in society and the importance of making knowledge accessible to all.
The session will also include presentations of several science communication projects developed within the Alliance, namely: “SEA-EU Falling Walls”, by Umair Najeeb Mughal from Nord University, Norway; “SYREN Project”, by Ana Matias from the University of Algarve; and “Science Comes to Town”, by Tonka Petričević from the University of Split, Croatia.
The morning will conclude with a Q&A session, fostering dialogue between participants and the audience.
Participation is open to the entire academic community, offering a unique opportunity to engage with international initiatives and reflect on current challenges in science communication.
This session follows the in-person meetings of WP6 tasks (Tasks 6.1, 6.2, and 6.3) of the SEA-EU Alliance, whose programme continues on April 14 and 15 with internal working sessions among delegations from partner universities, including review and planning meetings. It also includes social and cultural activities organised by the University of Algarve, notably a visit to Culatra Island (Culatra 2030 project).
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